February 01 News Today, the Lakers beat the Knicks 129-123 in overtime in an away game.
After the game, Lakers forward LeBron James was interviewed.
Regarding Lei Hachimura’s starting performance today, James said: “He was aggressive from the beginning and played until the end of the game. We don’t want Hachimura to blend in, we want him to get out. We don’t want him to come in
Going forward with a lot of composure because that’s who he is, he’s a very calm, low-key, easy-going guy, but what he can do and what he can bring to our team, we need him to show us every night.
That. AD (Anthony Davis) said let him be aggressive from the start, he was aggressive from start to finish, he closed it off with that block. So, we have
He’s lucky, he’s a great piece of the puzzle.”
In this game, James played 43 minutes and scored 28 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on 11 of 25 shots.