On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the New Orleans Pelicans. It featured the man the team was trying to trade for, Anthony Davis, as well as a player they traded away, Julius Randle. Both played quite well. However, LeBron James and company were able to pull away with the victory. Here's a look at the top five player performances for this game.
LeBron James - Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron mentioned before that he's activated his "playoffs intensity" earlier than usual. It seemed to be on last night as the King scored 33 points, gave out 10 assists, and grabbed six rebounds. His highlights included sweet dunks and a crazy one-leg three he hit as the shot clock was expiring.
33 PTS | 6 REB | 10 AST@KingJames & the @Lakers win at home! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/AaK7NvmywC
— NBA (@NBA) February 28, 2019
Brandon Ingram - Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron had help in this victory and Brandon Ingram was one of the players who contributed. Ingram finished his night with 23 points, six rebounds, and four assists to help out in the victory.
đ„ Brandon Ingram continued his hot play of late, dropping 23 points with 6 rebounds #LakersWin pic.twitter.com/zdCWArl1zX
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 28, 2019