They were without Anthony Davis and a shrewder in that game.

Afterward, LeBron James talked about needing to make some adjustments in eighties absence.

Take a listen.

They're doing their part and more every time we're on the floor.

We're all trying to protect each other and bring each other up, not on the floor every single night.

You know, it doesn't matter if you're making shots or not.

You know, we are gonna hold each other accountable.

Um, and everybody's just picking up in eighties absence.

And obviously it hasn't been, you know, and wins last two games.

But, you know, we're gonna keep on working our habits on, continue to be great for one another.

I'm not settling on what I am or who I am at that point in time being able to be able to adjust my teammates being able to just thio, I guess the you know, the coaching staff in a system that we wanna play at that point in time.

So I think that's what it all boils down to.

And, uh, you know, right now is another.

Another challenge for me to be able to adjust, You know, not having a D for a long period of time or something that we haven't had over the last year and a half.

And now it's time for me to just again and see ways.

I could be even more effective to help this team win ballgames, because that Z, that is the sport that we're in, we're in the winning business, and I've always been a winner.

So, um, it's time Thio click into that so interesting stuff there from LeBron Ramona.

What adjustments do you expect to see from LeBron With a D out right?

He doesn't need to do anything different.

He's doing everything.

What he what does he look?

He this is You know what he's doing right now.

He's saying, I'm gonna doom or even though he's already doing everything, and I think probably Laker fans cringe when he says that, because that probably means he's gonna take over even more than he has been.

Um, look, what can he dio?

I think he's been trying to set people up more if he's been trying to get his teammates, so he could be a little more selfish.

You wanna be a little more selfish, Okay, you could go to be a little more dominant, but like Perk, you know how Braun is like he's just being a good teammate right now.

He's saying, It's on me, not you.

But the truth is like they're one.

Alex Caruso shot away at the end there from from winning that game against Miami, they weren't that far off.

Well, I will say this from being on teams with LeBron James.

He's going to trust his teammates and he's going to continue to pass the ball.

But from what I got from that post game interview is that he's going to be more aggressive offensively because his teammates having stepped up and been making shots.

So those points of points per game is going to go up for LeBron James.

Those shot attempts per game is about to go up for LeBron James because he's gonna pass the ball.

But if they're not going to cash in and knock down shots, he's gonna say, you know what?

I'm going to take over and that's what he do.

I've seen him do it numerous of times.

on plenty of occasions when teammates wasn't producing, he just elevated his game even more.

So.

I'm expecting a couple of 40 point nights.

I'm expecting a couple of 50 point nights from LeBron James.

Why Anthony Davis is out?

Well, it's funny, though.

Perk that you mentioned that because it's not just his point totals that go up in a case where Anthony Davis is out.

You look at the numbers of his minutes per game.

You look at the numbers of his touches per game, if you look at the time period before Anthony Davis had that initial injury, he was ranked 50th 50th in the N B A in minutes per game, which is what you want for your 36 year old superstar that you are trying to keep fresh and a short after a shortened offseason going into another postseason run.

Now, since a D first started getting out of the lineup 1st, 1st in the league in minutes per game is touches have shot up to.

That is something that the Lakers are going to have to monitor.

I know that obviously LeBron would still like to win M v p, so that campaign is gonna be on going through eighties absence.

I know that the Lakers that you could say seating is an important, but they do want to end up in the top half of the bracket, and there are some seating issues there.

He will still need to be that driving force for the Lakers, and they will just need to balance his minutes so that he is not, you know, sitting on empty in the tank when they need him most in the playoffs.

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