D’Angelo Russell is out tonight (non-Covid illness).

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what a game for dinwiddie

AD tonight:

36 points
15/21 FG
16 Rebounds
3 Assist
2 Steals
1 Block

Spencer Dinwiddie tonight:

26 points
8/11 FG
2/3 3PT
5 Assist
2 Blocks
1 Steal

Taurean Prince tonight:

14 Points
6/8 FG
2/3 3PT
2 Rebounds
1 Block

Darvin Ham praised Spencer Dinwiddie for his aggressiveness offensively.

"Tonight, he came out with that mindset and it worked out. We needed every bit of it."

Darvin Ham on the Lakers winning 101-94 the other night and then 150-145 tonight:

"We pride ourselves on being able to do both."

LAL scenarios representing what they’d need to pass one of the 3 teams ahead of them:

IF: LAL 9-2
THEN: PHX 6-5; DAL 6-6; SAC 6-6

LAL 8-3
PHX 5-6; DAL 5-7; SAC 5-7

LAL 7-4
PHX 4-7; DAL 4-8; SAC 4-8

LAL 6-5
PHX 3-8; DAL 3-9; SAC 3-9

Darvin Ham on Spencer Dinwiddie: “That’s the type of players he is, he’s multi-faceted. We’ve asked him to defend some high level perimeter guys, play-make, and be aggressive. Tonight, he did all three.”

Darvin Ham on finishing up the regular season playing 8 out of the last 11 games on the road:“You become more locked in with one another, more cohesive.”

AD, LeBron, Dinwiddie and Reaves are the first quartet of teammates to score 25+ points in an NBA game in over 3 years

AD: 36 PTS, 16 REB
LBJ: 26 PTS, 10 AST
Dinwiddie: 26 PTS (8-11 FGM)
Reaves: 25 PTS, 8 AST

LeBron on Spencer Dinwiddie's 25-point performance: "He was aggressive looking for his shot. Big time."

Austin Reaves added that he believes AD's IQ is an underrated aspect of his game.

"It's IQ and feel. I think his feel for the game is second to none."

Austin Reaves on Anthony Davis: “I just enjoy being his teammate. He makes life so much easier for everybody on the court. His dominance of the game on both ends of the floor.”

Austin Reaves:

"To put up 150, obviously you were doing something right on the offensive end... I think we were just playing downhill, physical and trying to get to the paint... Obviously got to be better defensively, but with the way they play, a win is a win."

150 is the most points scored in a Lakers game since 1987.

Every game is going to be different for me, I understood that when I signed here. And I’m looking forward to be a piece as we go forward.” Spencer Dinwiddie (26pts, 5ast) on his season-high with the Lakers.

LeBron on why he decided to start his podcast: "I feel like we was losing the essence of the game of basketball and the true meaning behind the game. ... I was getting very frustrated with the daily comparisons every single day. ... It's not good for the youth."

Injury report vs Bucks tomorrow

AD named player of the week

This 6 game road trip is the most important stretch in the season.

Very winnable games.

LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game at Milwaukee, per the Lakers.