LeBron James put the Lakers on his back once again as the team tried to beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the first time since Tyronn Lue became the head coach. However, it ended up being the 10th consecutive loss to their cross-town rivals for the Lakers, as the Clips walked out of the Crypto.com Arena with a 133-115 win.
LeBron James put up 46 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block in just 32 minutes on great efficiency. James made a career-high 9 three-pointers and had this performance on 0 turnovers. The Lakers stood no chance against the healthy Clippers, prompting fans to lament another iconic LBJ performance gone to waste.
Final score from DTLA pic.twitter.com/QgoKTbH8le
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 25, 2023
LeBron the greatest we’ve ever seen it’s really not worth debating anymore.
— Colb (@___Colb___) January 25, 2023
LeBron dropped 46 and it still wasn’t enough… pic.twitter.com/IqpZPYKgOD
— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) January 25, 2023
In his 20th season, @KingJames sets a new career-high with his 9th 3-pointer of the night 👑 pic.twitter.com/T1mKOU5Kte
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 25, 2023
Russell Westbrook just singlehandedly killed any momentum the Lakers had. Clippers now on an 8-0 run.
— Lakers Daily (@LakersDailyCom) January 25, 2023
Clippers have won 10 straight games vs. the Lakers. pic.twitter.com/zaTORa0nVu
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 25, 2023
All this game proved is that
LeBron James is still the best player on the planet
you can’t judge us until Rui is on the team with AD
this game does not count at all in my book pic.twitter.com/dvasbkHl9E
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) January 25, 2023
trade you-know-who pic.twitter.com/XSRX5EmLr7
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) January 25, 2023
Trade Russ
— LA CEJA (@lacejadeLA) January 25, 2023
Westbrook pic.twitter.com/m00mVwSg97
— Isaiah 👑 (@HoodieIsaiah) January 25, 2023
https://twitter.com/WeniusXO/status/1618117559592845315
Clippers run LA 😭😭
— 𝒲𝒾𝑔𝑔𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒮𝒵𝒩 💫 (@WiggsOfAndrew) January 25, 2023
— Cheebz (@CheebznCrackers) January 25, 2023
One more trade rob pic.twitter.com/XHoHN9XRie
— 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟 💫 (@EliteLakeShow) January 25, 2023
We might never see another player at age 38 or in Year 20 do what LeBron is doing right now. It’s a shame that he’s doing it for a below .500 Lakers team, but everyone will hope this team looks much better by the end of the trade deadline.
How Can The Lakers Avoid This?
Obviously, having the entire squad back healthy will give them a better chance but it seems there are also major chemistry issues hurting the squad. Russell Westbrook looked increasingly disengaged and broke the flow of momentum for the Lakers in the fourth when it looked like they could make a comeback, prompting Dennis Schroder and him to have an altercation on the bench.
Adding Rui Hachimura and AD will be good, but the lakers definitely need more trades to stop treading water. LeBron has proven he’ll play at a historic level anyway, so there’s no longer a point in waiting. Make the moves and maybe even throw in the first-round picks for it to be significant enough to move the needle.
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