For the first time in over 10 years, the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the Western Conference Finals. Not since the days of Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol have the Lakers won at such a high level. And the historic nature of the win, as well as the bad years that Lakers fans endured before getting back to this point, was the main talking point from LeBron James after his Lakers finished off the Houston Rockets with their second straight series in win five games.
James, as a historian of the game but also a historian of sports, knows that this type of drought is something Lakers fans aren’t used to and he made it his “responsibility” to get the Lakers back to winning at a high level.
Lakers’ LeBron James after reaching Western Conference finals: “I am a winner & I’ve always been a winner…. I understand what the Laker faithful were going through the last decade, not being in the postseason or competing for championships. I took that responsibility as well.” pic.twitter.com/NBAIBiMfxq
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) September 13, 2020
LeBron showed up a very high level in the close out game, finishing with 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. In addition to LeBron, the Lakers had five other players score in double-figures.
