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
随着时间剩下不到一分钟， Lakers 追平比数并且想试图阻挡 Kings 的反击—尽全力想
拿下客场一胜。
在 Golden State LeBron 扭伤他鼠蹊部的两个晚上之后，他在 Los Angeles 的数百英哩
之外。
二年级前锋 Kyle Kuzma 很高兴有这个机会可以补上先发位置，他拿到球走向左侧翼而且
不理会 Josh Hart 的掩护。
Kuzma 来回运球并目测与 Justin Jackson 的距离 — 6尺11吋的臂展，2017年选秀进来
的?
Kuzma 四次运球之后，紧接着step back 在三分线之后，然后在剩下41.2秒时
快速出手完成投篮。
(这是在说 12/27 对上 Kings 的主场第四节后半段的情况。)
https://youtu.be/YSWO4LsHV10
12/27 Lakers v.s. Kings Highlight
“我需要那一球。” Kuzma 在之后说道 — 仅管 Lakers 最后失去了比赛胜利，不过他
还
是承认这一点。
“我比赛总是特别努力、拥有超级的自信，尤其是那样的时刻，我总是想要球。”
当然，如果 LeBron James 在场上的话，他不会总是在那个位置拿到球。
Lakers 教练 Luke Walton 一再强调称 LeBron 为“最佳的追分球员”，也是 Lakers 明
显的第一选择。
但是当 LeBron 在恢复他的伤以及无限期的缺阵，Lakers 的问题是：
谁是 Lakers 最佳的第二选择？
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