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LeBron James had 50 points for the second time in three games to rally the Lakers to victory, leading coach Frank Vogel to say the NBA "has never seen a ...

"I just tried to stay in that zone as long as possible and hit a couple.'' "It was just about having those guys in there to win," Vogel said of his closing lineup. "When he had 47, I knew he was going to get 50, so that's why I went to try and get him the 3. Vogel pulled him with 8 minutes, 37 seconds remaining and kept him on the bench the rest of the way. It was the 14th 50-point game of James' career, tying Rick Barry for the sixth most all time, and his teams have now won their past 12 games when he has gone for 50 or more. And he did it in a variety of ways, starting the flurry with an 18-foot fadeaway, followed by an and-1 layup, then a pull-up 3 from 31 feet. It's just unbelievable the level that he's playing at." Doing whatever the team needs to win games. L.A. appeared to be heading toward another loss, down by nine early in the third quarter, when James got red-hot. So, that's what goes into it." They have the right to have any response they want," James said. "Listen, the Laker faithful knows when bad basketball is being played and they know when good basketball is being played.

The Washed King scored 50 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 122-109 victory over the Washington Wizards. At 37, he now is the oldest player in NBA ...

“I think what stands out to me is the league has never seen a player at his stage of his career do what he’s doing. I just tried to stay in that zone as long as possible and hit a couple.” The Los Angeles Lakers have won two games this week with one strategy.

LeBron James went out of his way multiple times on Friday night to specify that he's playing for Lakers fans, and trying to give them something to cheer ...

They know when you’re playing bad basketball, and they know when you’re playing good basketball, and it’s our job to go out there and play inspired basketball and good basketball for these fans that have seen so many great games, so many great performances and and so many greats over the years. The intent is in the eye of the beholder, with enough plausible deniability baked in for the various parties involved here to believe in or argue against any scenario. However, in the interest of complete fairness, James did also just seem particularly intent on re-ingratiating himself to Lakers fans after a rough season, and making it clear that he sees it as an honor to play for this franchise. So for me, being a part of this franchise, I feel like I just try to give them an opportunity to have memorable nights as well, and try to give them something to cheer for. At the end of the day, they’ve seen so many great teams, so many great individuals, so many great individual performances, so many great things in this building and over the course of this franchise’s history. Here is the full question, and his answer, so anyone can judge for themselves if they think James was sending a subtle rebuke to Westbrook for calling out Lakers fans:

Turns out, LeBron James is great, and when he's at his best, he'll lay waste to a nearly inert Washington Wizards defense. In a game between two of the ...

0 0 0 0 2 2 Malik Monk ran free on the perimeter and shot 5-7 from three-point range on mostly uncontested shots. He missed both his shots and had a turnover. - Deni Avdija had another bad game. James led the way, of course, with an efg of 84.0% and an offensive rating of 169. On offens e, the Wizards were okay. Turns out, LeBron James is great, and when he’s at his best, he’ll lay waste to a nearly inert Washington Wizards defense.

Talen Horton Tucker has turned it on as of late. The Lakers wing has apparently done so while battling a pretty significant injury.

That’s why LeBron James has had to drop a 50-point game not one, but twice over the past week to secure a couple of much-needed victories and pad their lead over the 10th placed New Orleans Pelicans. I’m just trying to play through it until the end of the season because we’ve got to get some wins,” Horton-Tucker said. I’m trying to play through it, (even if) it still hurts.”

Talen Horton-Tucker is playing hurt for the Lakers because he still wants to help the team make the best of this season.

Now, maybe Horton-Tucker is just too young and naive to feel hopeless about a season this lost. That Horton-Tucker revealed this after one of his better games of the season feels notable. I’m just trying to play through it until the end of the season because we’ve got to get some wins,” Horton-Tucker said.