Do the Lakers have a No.2 option?
With the less than a minute to go and the score tied in Sacramento, the Los
Angeles Lakers are trying to stave off a 15-point comeback attempt by the King
s
and groined out a road win. LeBron James is hundreds of miles away in Los
Angeles after straining his groin two nights prior at Golden State.
Second-year forward Kyle Kuzma glad steps into the void, taking the ball on th
e
left wing and shrugging off a Josh Hart screen. Kuzma dribble the ball back an
d
forth, measuring the distance between himself and fellow 2017 draftee Justin
Jackson's 6-foot-11 winspan. On the forth dribble, the young Laker gathers,
step back behind the 3-point line and swishes the shot through with 41.2
seconds left.
"I want those shots," Kuzma said afterward, acknowledging the possession
despite the Lakers ultimately blowing the game. "I work really hard on my game
,
super confident, especially in moment like that, I always want the ball."
Of couese, he won't always get the ball in that spot when James is around.
Lakers coach Luke Walton has repeatedly called James the "best closer in the
game" and the team's clear No.1 option.
But as James rehabs an injury that has him sidelined indefinitely ,
the question is:
Who is the Lakers second option?
Resource from ESPN News
隨著時間剩下不到一分鐘， Lakers 追平比數並且想試圖阻擋 Kings 的反擊—盡全力想
拿下客場一勝。
在 Golden State LeBron 扭傷他鼠蹊部的兩個晚上之後，他在 Los Angeles 的數百英哩
之外。
二年級前鋒 Kyle Kuzma 很高興有這個機會可以補上先發位置，他拿到球走向左側翼而且
不理會 Josh Hart 的掩護。
Kuzma 來回運球並目測與 Justin Jackson 的距離 — 6尺11吋的臂展，2017年選秀進來
的?
Kuzma 四次運球之後，緊接著step back 在三分線之後，然後在剩下41.2秒時
快速出手完成投籃。
(這是在說 12/27 對上 Kings 的主場第四節後半段的情況。)
https://youtu.be/YSWO4LsHV10
12/27 Lakers v.s. Kings Highlight
「我需要那一球。」 Kuzma 在之後說道 — 僅管 Lakers 最後失去了比賽勝利，不過他
還
是承認這一點。
「我比賽總是特別努力、擁有超級的自信，尤其是那樣的時刻，我總是想要球。」
當然，如果 LeBron James 在場上的話，他不會總是在那個位置拿到球。
Lakers 教練 Luke Walton 一再強調稱 LeBron 為「最佳的追分球員」，也是 Lakers 明
顯的第一選擇。
但是當 LeBron 在恢復他的傷以及無限期的缺陣，Lakers 的問題是：
誰是 Lakers 最佳的第二選擇？
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