LeBron James Reacts To 124-115 Win Over Rockets

The Los Angeles Lakers needed to get back on their feet following a loss to Orlando that snapped a nine-game winning streak. After the win over House Rockets (124-115), LeBron James had some things to say.

“We hated the loss that we had the other night against Orlando,” said LeBron James who had 31 points and 12 assists. “So we had a couple of days to kind of just reshape, refocus and start the second half of the season the right way, and we did that tonight.”

This was the third loss for the Rockets who have dropped four of five.

“We’re just not playing well right now,” coach Mike D’Antoni said. “We haven’t played well for a couple of weeks. And the only way you can get out of it is play hard, keep your head down and just go forward.”

Harden Has Faith In The Rockets

However, James Harden who had 34 points, is confident the Rockets can break out of their funk.

“Everybody throughout the course of your career has been through some tough times and the only way you can get through them is continue to work and continue to go hard and mentally lock in and just try to be as solid as possible,” Harden said.

LeBron Impressed With Kuzma’s Work

LeBron James praised Kuzma’s work against Westbrook in the second half when he was held to 13 points, which helped Lakers win over Rockets.

“Kuz just kept his body in front of him and made him take tough shots,” James said. “He made a couple but Kuz made it tough on him, so that helped changed the game for us.”

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While Los Angeles were not in the lead in the first half, they used a 32-point third quarter to take a nine-point lead into the fourth.

The Lakers scored six points midway through the quarter, leading with 110-94. That sent many Rockets fans streaming for the exits while Lakers fans started chanting, “Let’s go Lakers.”

The Rockets did not get closer than seven points the rest of the way.

“We picked up our intensity,” Dwight Howard said. “Then JaVale got some big blocks, which got us out in the open court. So we’ve just got to make sure we continue to do that.”

With seven minutes left in the third, Westbrook and Anthony Davis both received technical fouls for jawing at each other.