LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers brought plenty of energy against a tired Oklahoma City Thunder squad playing on the second night of the back-to-back. But perhaps no play accentuated that feeling quite like the last Lakers possession of the first half when LeBron threw down a monstrous slam dunk off an assist from Rajon Rondo.
The assist was Rondo’s ninth of the first half as he looked very much in control during his minutes on the court, perhaps the most in control he has looked since returning to the Lakers line-up earlier this month. James continued to show his explosiveness while Anthony Davis’ shooting was much improved on Tuesday night compared to his season averages.
LeBron didn’t have quite as great of a shooting night as he did against Atlanta but it didn’t matter quite as much in the first half of Tuesday’s game because Davis was so good from the outside, scoring 19 points to lead L.A. against Oklahoma City.
If the Lakers manage to hold on they will maintain their hold on the NBA’s best record while also matching the best start a LeBron team has had since 2016-17.
