3/9/20
Welcome to the daily Laker, a Los Angeles Lakers fan podcast, today is Monday, March the 9th 2020. Every morning we bring you the latest news and highlights from the previous day. With a flashback of Kobe Bryant's legacy.
The Los Angeles Lakers get a win against the Los Angeles Clippers giving them back to back wins against the best team in East and the second-best team in the West
The final score had the Lakers with 112 points and the Clippers with 103 points
LeBron James finished with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists
Anthony Davis finished with 30 points and 8 rebounds
Avery Bradley was a huge boost to the Lakers offense by scoring 24 points
For the Clippers Paul George led the way with 31 points
Kawhii Leonard finished with 27 points
The Lakers next game will be at home against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday March the 10th at 7:30 pm
In other news
Patrick Beverly gave the Lakers credit for being the better team on Sunday but he still remained competitive when being interviewed. A reporter asked him about the challenges that Lebron James presents for defenses and he quickly interrupted him by saying "no challenge at all". When the reporter tried to re frame the question by asking what its like as a defender when Lebron is trying to force a switch, Beverly replied with "Not hard at all" (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28868370/patrick-beverley-credits-lakers-says-guarding-lebron-not-hard-all)
At 35 years old, Lebron James still plays basketball at a level that's up to par with the reigning NBA season MVP Giannis and reigning Finals MVP Kawhaii. This weekend games against the Bucks and Clippers were a statement from Lebron and the Lakers to the rest of the league that they will not be satisfied with anything short of an NBA title this season. The Lakers have clinched their 1st playoff appearance since the 2012-2013 season. (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28866416/how-lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-made-their-biggest-statement-yet)
Your mamba mentality for the day.
In the 1998 - 1999 season Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to be featured in a video game, that game was called NBA court side 98. (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/617324-kobe-bryant-was-his-nba-all-star-game-mvp-award-his-last-stand-as-a-star)
that is all the latest news and highlights for today. The daily laker is brought to you by brownlabmedia.com
