The Los Angeles Lakers secured two consecutive road victories against the Sacramento Kings. After defeating them 113-100 on Thursday and following it up with a 103-99 win on Saturday. After the second straight victory, LeBron James spoke to the media about the team’s recent success.
While talking about victories in a “hostile environment,” LeBron mentioned the factors that have helped them maintain their winning momentum. James credited the wins to attention to detail and defensive discipline.
“These two wins have been about us doing the little things. Because we’ve been unable to shoot the ball into the ocean. But we’ve been able to win these two games in this hostile environment because we’ve done the little things, and defensively, we’ve been on point,” James said.
"These two wins have been about us doing the little things." LeBron James with @LakersReporter on the back-to-back wins against Sacramento. pic.twitter.com/ZlxDj6d62F
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“Everybody taking individual challenges and their individual matchups and just good basketball all around—you know, it’s tough to beat a team twice in a row in their home gym You came out and set a big tone on the offensive end,” he added.
LeBron James Reflects On Lessons From Lakers’ Recent Success
LeBron James delivered another stellar performance, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a victory with 32 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. After the game, LeBron spoke about what the team has learned during their strong run.
“In order for us to win, we got to defend, and then, I mean our shots will our shots will fall. We get too many great looks where we’re playing offense. Damn good. We get to our plate. We get to our places, and on our sets we get to our shots,” LeBron said.
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The night wasn’t just about the win; it was also about history. After surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s most minutes played record, LeBron James surpassed Abdul-Jabbar to become the league’s all-time leader in 10+ point games. With 1,510 such games, James now holds the top spot, surpassing Abdul-Jabbar’s 1,509.
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