Watch: Dwight Howard With Rebound And Emphatic Put-Back In The Fourth Quarter

The Los Angeles Lakers struggled with their offense in the first five seeding games. The team clinched the No.1 spot in the Western Conference, but the struggles are still here. LeBron James joined the team for the game against Indiana. Was this enough? Dwight Howard pulled out an amazing rebound and his put-back tied the game.

Saturday evening was rough. It was rough and special at the same time. The Lakers died the best offensive output in one quarter as they had the perfect response to the Pacers in the second quarter of the match.

LA outscored Indiana 35-20 in the second quarter, tying the highest output for a quarter. This helped the team take a 59-54 lead in the halftime. In the second quarter of the game, the defense played its best role. Indiana had just 20 points. TJ Warren had 0 points in the second quarter after hitting 18 in the first one. King James finished the first half with 17 points. According to TNT’s Draymond Green, this was the king’s best performance in the Orlando bubble.

Dwight Howard better repeat this rebound in the postseason

The Lakers received a great boost off the bench. Quinn Cook was awesome. He scored 13 points in the first half and that’s not something you underestimate.

But, this wasn’t enough. The Lakers lost their game. This is their third straight loss. Will this change anything in the bubble? Of course not. The Lakers have secured their top spot in the West. Players will use the remainder of the seeding games to adjust their game and fix some of the damage. These losses help the team seal the holes in their gameplan.

Indiana was strong in this game, but the Lakers didn’t give up without a fight. The offense showed its tough side and hopefully, they will keep this pace in the deep postseason run.

LeBron and his teammates are getting ready for their postseason. LA hasn’t made the big game since the 2012-13 season. Well, there’s enough room for changes and players have already adjusted their game to the situation inside the bubble. One thing stands for sure. Dwight Howard is savage.