Sending this bum ass nigga to the bench

Darvin Ham says that running the offense through LeBron in the starting lineup was "great."

He was also pleased with the Lakers' ball movement overall and ability to take care of the ball.

yea perfect from 3 and the free throw line

Very rare

Darvin Ham says that Anthony Davis, who played the entire second half, looked at him at the end of the third quarter and told him he wasn't coming out of the game.

Please man rui needs to play more
Minutes that’s all I’m asking Santa

Allan Houston

Steve Smith

Kyrie Irving

Lebron James

In NBA history, those are the only four players ever to have a game where they took at least 5 threes and 9 free throws without a miss.

LeBron on ending the four-game losing streak:

"We needed this win. We didn't want to end the road trip on a losing effort... To come in here against a team that has been playing extremely well throughout the season, it was a big win for us."

DLO on his move to the bench

DLo on AD declaring tonight a must-win:

"It's huge from one of our leaders to be vocal like that and as a group, we followed and had his back to get the win. LeBron comes out and performs the way he performs, it's huge. Huge for our group. Something we can build on, for sure."

Wait until ATL Reddish kicks in

Rui Hachimura on playing in a Christmas Day game on Monday:

"My first time. I've been dreaming about it. I'm excited. Are we going to have jerseys or no? Like a Christmas jersey?"

When informed there's no special uniform in store, he replied with a disappointed, "Awwww."

he’s playing a way lesser role than he was in ATL

I'm talking about him being aggressive on both ends of the floor

Give this man a christmas jersey now dammit

i wish there was a way for us to get Lauri

Lakers’ injury report for Christmas:

— Rui Hachimura and Jarred Vanderbilt are probable.
— Anthony Davis (left ankle sprain/bone bruise), LeBron James (left ankle tendinopathy) and Cam Reddish (left groin soreness) are questionable.
— Gabe Vincent is out.

you just got me tight even bringing this up

hed be an amazing fit next to AD

Ham talked pregame about the conversation he had with D'Angelo Russell about moving to the bench