LeBron James had 28 points and Russell Westbrook contributed a triple-double to help the Lakers stop a four-game losing streak with a win over the Magic.
The Lakers, facing size disadvantages at almost every position, played with toughness, force, determination and speed to give coach“That’s what we have to be,” he said. “That has to be our identity. That’s what we’re striving for.”led the Lakers with 28 points, two shy of scoring 30 or more in an eighth consecutive game.
“I’m a hooper,” Westbrook said when asked about his bench role. “I can do anything, anytime, anywhere. Whatever’s asked of me is what I’ll do, and I’ll continue doing that [until] further notice.” “We all just have to play a little bit more and do a little bit more, and the responsibility goes on all of us. And Russ definitely picked it up,” James said. “I mean, obviously with the rebounding, we’re a team that lacks a lot of size, a lot of length, and we try to make it up just by being fundamentally sound and also being athletic. Kind of rebounding out of your own position. I think Russ has always done that in his career. He’s always rebounded outside of his size and his length.
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