Only two games into the regular season the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers believe they’re a better team from last year in the bubble where they won their 17th NBA Trophy.
Lakers superstar LeBron James had nothing but great words to say about his new teammates in the Los Angeles Lakers Montrezl Harrell and Dennis Schroder.
LeBron on Lakers being "well balanced" and how the team can have "four maybe even five guys that can score in the 20s" on any given night: pic.twitter.com/LjOu9Sx9dM
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) December 26, 2020
New additions of Dennis Schroder from OKC and Montrezl Harrell from Clippers, have helped Los Angeles stay balanced and come out energized after a historically short offseason.
“Their ability to score, their ability to be efficient as well, just adds to our firepower that we have,” James told reporters after defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 138-115, on Christmas.
“It was great to see that tonight. They both felt and seemed comfortable with what we wanted to do and accomplish offensively. It was big for our team.”
LeBron James said Harrell and Schroder are very important for the Lakers and their presence “adds to the firepower’ the team has.
Montrezl Harrell had 22 points and seven rebounds and Schroder scored 18 points with six assists against Dallas.
Asked by ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, James didn’t hesitate to point out what the newest Lakers add to the team.
Talking to LeBron James after the Lakers blast the Mavericks on Christmas Day – he says it's a balance to both manage his minutes with the fact that "we want to win every game," but that the Lakers' new additions are giving the whole team energy: pic.twitter.com/6kocjX4QUD
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) December 26, 2020
“A lot of energy,” James said.
“A lot of energy that we needed, especially with the short layoff. They’re giving us a lot of energy, a lot of quickness, some young bodies and they’re hungry. They’re hungry to win a championship.”
