My NBA picks for Tuesday, January 21, also focus on the NBA player props of LeBron James and fade those of D'Angelo Russell. D'Angelo Russell is coming off a nine-point performance against the Thunder, during which he made just six field goal attempts in 24 minutes.
Lakers guard Austin Reaves gave major credit to his former teammate D’Angelo Russell for helping him deal with the LA scrutiny.
But for all the questions about the Lakers' offensive personnel and approach, their defense has been the much bigger issue. They got carved up by the Clippers in Sunday's defeat a
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves says it's cool to still be able to throw up lobs to LeBron James after watching him growing up.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent praised Austin Reaves for his recent play knowing the team needs to rely on him.
The Clippers have their own home and are forging a new identity, but can Intuit Dome handle two teams showing up in their vehicles? It was a problem before.
They have two future first-round draft picks and two second-round picks they can include in a potential trade before the deadline. On a recent episode of "Buha's Block," The Athletic insider Jovan Buha said he feels the team is trending toward making a smaller move rather than a bigger one (h/t Lakers Daily ).
Once the home city of the Los Angeles Lakers for 32 seasons and six NBA championships, the team returns to Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday, this time as the visitor.
Reaves' career-high meant a little more as it came against D'Angelo Russell, his former Lakers backcourt partner. When Russell was traded to the Nets recently, many analysts felt it was a sign of the Lakers choosing Reaves over the Ohio State product. As such, there was heightened pressure on both guards to perform on Friday.