Lakers Need Role Players to Rise to Occasion Against Thunder Back in LA

Lakers need role players to rise to occasion against Thunder back in LA

The Lakers’ second-round series against the Thunder is shifting from Paycom Center, widely considered one of the NBA’s loudest arenas.  That could be good news for the team’s role players.  Against the Thunder’s deep roster, the Lakers need everyone to make a positive contribution.  The Lakers’ Rui Hachimura was consistent in the first two games...

LeBron James Discusses Areas Lakers Need To Be Better Against Thunder

The Los Angeles Lakers are now down two games to none against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals. LeBron James and the purple and gold have actually played far better than many anticipated, giving the Thunder two great fights with a quality game plan on the road. But it hasn’t mattered toward the final result. L.A. has lost both games of the series by 18 points, even with holding a lead late in the third quarter in Ga…

LeBron James, Lakers still searching for full 48 minutes as series shifts home

The Lakers are down 2-0. The feeling is they are closer than it looks. Los Angeles dropped both games in Oklahoma City, including a LeBron, Lakers still searching for full 48 minutes as series shifts home, and now heads home needing a response. LeBron James said the effort has been there. The consistency has not. Getty “We played well in spurts,” James said, via SB Nation. “I thought we had some pretty good minutes… We were able to take a five-p…