The Lakers won without LeBron James

Anthony details the specific circumstances that led to the Lakers performing even without LeBron James. Yes, it was a shorthanded and bad Trail Blazers team, but the Lakers did enough to win. Anthony Davis bullied Deandre Ayton and their small frontcourt. D'Angelo Russell picked up the creative responsibilities and came through. Austin Reaves is getting used to his role off the bench. Cam Reddish continued his steady play. Quietly, Darvin Ham put Rui Hachimura on Portland's best player (Jerami Grant) and he fared quite well. Taurean Prince did little things while his shot wasn't falling. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices