D’Angelo Russell Excites Twitter Regardless of Lakers’ Loss to Knicks With out LeBron James

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 12:  D'Angelo Russell #1 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes to the basket during the game on March 12, 2023 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Though the Lakers took a step again in its push to climb up the Western Convention after dropping to the New York Knicks 112-108 on Sunday evening at Crypto.com Area, D’Angelo Russell placed on a present in one other large primetime efficiency.

In simply his second sport again from harm for the Lakers, Russell poured in 33 factors to associate with eight assists and 5 rebounds within the loss. He simply did not get sufficient help for the win, specifically from his fellow star Anthony Davis, who struggled for a lot of the evening.

Davis completed with simply 17 factors on 8-of-18 taking pictures, although he did pull down 16 boards. In the meantime, New York’s two stars of the evening, Julius Randle and RJ Barrett, mixed for 66 factors and had been simply an excessive amount of for the Lakers to deal with.

Russell additionally scored 28 factors with 9 dimes within the Lakers’ earlier sport, a win over the Toronto Raptors. He is been one of many workforce’s finest gamers since being acquired forward of the commerce deadline from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

If Los Angeles completes its playoff push, it’s going to be thanks largely to the play of Russell.

And Twitter wished to provide the previous All-Star his props.

NBA @NBA

D’ANGELO RUSSELL CAN’T MISS.

He is 12-14 on ESPN 🤯 pic.twitter.com/bfh5Agu57p

Chris Manning @LD2K

DLO completely cookin.

Richard Sherman @RSherman_25

D’Angelo Russell is HOOPING!!!!! @Lakers

LakeShowYo @LakeShowYo

D’Angelo Russell main the Lakers to the playoffs pic.twitter.com/oNIe5rn9Hn

LakeShowYo @LakeShowYo

my grandpa had Jerry West
my dad had Magic Johnson
I’ve D’Angelo Russell

Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports

Someplace Marcelo Huertas is watching D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle duel with a large smile

Noah Camras @noahcamras

The Lakers want to increase D’Angelo Russell earlier than he hits free company. He is an ideal match on this workforce.

Lakers (21-2) @onlytaron

D’Angelo Russell proper now pic.twitter.com/nCvFbu3cYd

With the loss, the Lakers fell to 33-35 and, with the bunched-up nature of the Western Convention, had been knocked out of the play-in spots and the playoff image. They sit proper behind the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, who’re the tenth seed.

The workforce will attempt to keep afloat and within the image with out celebrity LeBron James, who remains to be anticipated to overlook some extra time with a foot tendon harm.

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