Lakers Kuzma
The lakers want kuzma to take more catch and shoot 3 pointers rather than pulling up off the dribble.
Lakers kuzma. The lakers took control with a 35 19 first quarter though the magic rallied in the third frame when they scored 40 points. Kyle alexander kuzma born july 24 1995 is an american professional basketball player for the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association nba. If kuzma was searching for more proof that his two all.
The lakers held on with their reserves coming up with big plays in the fourth period. With his los angeles lakers reeling following a 2 4 start in the disney bubble he helped right the ship with an outstanding 11 of. Lakers edge nuggets on kuzma s late 3 1 48 lebron james anthony davis and kyle kuzma combine to score 81 points and the lakers defeat the nuggets 124 121 with help from kuzma s late 3 pointer.
Kuzma connected on a 25 foot three pointer with 00 7 seconds remaining to give the lakers a 124 121 advantage. He was selected with the 27th overall pick by the brooklyn nets in the 2017 nba draft but was traded to the. The lakers ranked dead last in offensive efficiency during the seeding games but kuzma was reasonably consistent in providing a bit of spark off the bench.
Kyle kuzma had perhaps the best game of his nba career on monday. Kyle kuzma produced a last gasp game winner to help the los angeles lakers to victory over the denver nuggets while the toronto raptors came out on top in their clash with the milwaukee bucks at. Kuzma scored 25 points on top of 7 rebounds while lebron james put up 20 points and 7 assists in just 25 minutes of action.
He averaged 15 4 points and 4 4. But making plays as a ballhandler could also be more of kuzma s role without rajon rondo on. The trust the lakers have had in kyle kuzma has never wavered especially from his more decorated teammates lebron james and anthony davis.
The los angeles lakers beat the denver nuggets 124 121 on monday night in the bubble with the game winner coming in last second fashion on a three pointer from kyle kuzma.
