- ClutchPoints | Los Angeles Lakers News
Rui Hachimura gets brutally honest on what Lakers lack vs Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of getting swept out of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second straight season. LeBron James, Anthony Davis and company took another double-digit lead on Thursday night before Denver took complete control in the second half, marking the third straight game of the series Los Angeles went up by 10-plus points in an ultimately losing effort. Los Angeles is the only one to fall in each of them. Despite their penchant for building big leads against Denver, reality has clearly set in for the purple-and-gold in wake of Game 3.
- Lebron Wire
The Darvin Ham lineup move that hurt the Lakers more than any other
Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has gotten lots of criticism for his lineup choices, but one may have sabotaged the first half of the season.
- ESPN.com
Giannis and Wemby shone for Africa in Embiid's absence
Giannis Antetokounmpo was the star of the show among African players in March's NBA action, but Victor Wembanyama edged closer to joining him and Joel Embiid in the conversation for the best Africa-connected player in the league right now. Meanwhile, Rui Hachimura, Bam Adebayo, Pascal Siakam and Dennis Schröder were among the other players of African descent who had memorable moments in March.
All Players
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | C | |
| 10 | SG | |
| 3 | PF | |
| 26 | PG | |
| 20 | C | |
| 28 | PF | |
| 11 | C | |
| 0 | SG | |
| 23 | SF | |
| 21 | SF | |
| 4 | SG | |
| 12 | PF | |
| 15 | SG | |
| 5 | SF | |
| 1 | PG | |
| 2 | PF | |
| 7 | PG | |
| 35 | PF |