With six 3s tonight, D'Angelo Russell (183) is now tied with Nick Van Exel (183) for the most 3-pointers in a season in Lakers franchise history.
Darvin Ham praised LeBron and AD for "setting the tone" for the group, understanding the importance of every game at this point in the season.
Darvin Ham on D'Angelo Russell's 3-point shooting:
"He's hands down the best shooter on this team, and we have a few. I want him to be as aggressive as possible... His prowess from the 3-point line is really elite and we need every bit of it."
Austin Reaves on tonight's win: "I think we just played the game the right way...Defensively we were connected 1-5 and I thought we collectively had a good performance overall."
Darvin Ham on D'Angelo Russell: "He has a green room, not a green light."
D'Angelo Russell's response:
"I appreciate him trusting me to that extent. It's nice to feel like I earned something like that and wasn't just given it."
D'Angelo Russell on tieing the record: "It's really cool to know that and to get credit for it. It's just really cool to get credit for your game."
Max Christie on being short of his career-high: "I thought about it for sure, but I didn't want to force it."
AD on Rui Hachimura: “he’s done a good job of shooting the ball. Looking to attack and guard some matchups. It’s nice to see him reading the double teams. He doesn’t pass the ball but he does a good job of going around the double team
Anthony Davis on LeBron James turning up his level of play with 65 pts on 25-for-37 shooting the last couple games: “It’s that time of the year.”
AD on Rui Hachimura: “he’s done a good job of shooting the ball. Looking to attack and guard some matchups. It’s nice to see him reading the double teams. He doesn’t pass the ball but he does a good job of going around the double team
i love how the whole team jokes about rui not ever passing the ball lmao
Lakers' Anthony Davis: "My vision is good. I'm still 20/15. I feel good about that. I can see clearly."
Lakers' Anthony Davis said doctors said he didn't need to wear goggles to protect his eyes, so he's opted against it. Davis: "I've been through that phase in high school. I'm out of that phase."
Anthony Davis on D'Angelo Russell breaking the Lakers 3-point record: "It's a big thing for him. Big thing for us as a team. Obviously, it's been a lot going on around DLo and just to be able to do that and us embracing him and he sees that, feels the love. That's good for him."