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Robert Marvi

NBA Twitter reacts to Saturday’s great game by Lakers, LeBron James

LeBron James Lakers LA (Organization) DAngelo Russell Darvin Ham Thunder OKC

Coming into Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers had lost four games in a row and five of their last six.

After some guarded optimism earlier this month, they had fallen from fourth place to 10th place in the Western Conference. Fans were begging for all types of changes, from lineup adjustments to the firing of head coach Darvin Ham.

Ham did make a lineup adjustment for Saturday’s contest by moving the struggling D’Angelo Russell to the bench and having forward Jarred Vanderbilt return to the starting five. It worked, as the Lakers played with great energy and defeated the Thunder, who came in with the second-best record in the West, 129-120. LeBron James led the way with a very efficient 40 points.

Fans on X (formally Twitter) reacted to this excellent performance by the Purple and Gold.

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