For the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks, LeBron James was sidelined due to injury. In his place, guard D’Angelo Russell gave the team a fantastic performance in the 123–122 victory, setting the future Hall of Famer on fire.
Russell scored 44 points, more than any other player, and went 17 of 25 from the field and 9 of 12 from three-point range to lead the winning team. In the process, he pulled down six rebounds, nine assists, and eight points in the game’s last 73 seconds.
Russell made a floater with little over five seconds left in the game to give the Lakers a one-point lead.
D’angelo Russell: Return of The Floater.
Most underrated aspect of DLO’s Master Class vs the Bucks tonight?
He didn’t strictly settle for 3’s down the stretch.
He leveraged his own gravity & cut the Bucks up in Screen & Roll No Man’s Land-
Reviving his Long Lost Floater. FTW. pic.twitter.com/yiKoETadUk
— Lakers Legacy (@LakersLegacyPod) March 9, 2024
In order to preserve the victory, Spencer Dinwiddie stopped a jump shot by Damian Lillard during the Bucks’ next possession.
Spencer Dinwiddie. 🔒
CLUTCH. 🚫 https://t.co/4yS0sN5v1a pic.twitter.com/Wbo4VXs3ud— NBA (@NBA) March 9, 2024
Following the game, James celebrated Russell’s outstanding performance on X (formerly Twitter) by tagging his 28-year-old colleague and writing, “YEAAAAHHHH 9LO!!!”
YEAAAAHHHH 9LO!!! @Dloading 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 9, 2024
Los Angeles (35–30) maintained their lead over the Golden State Warriors as the nine-seed in the Western Conference with this crucial victory. They also defeat the third-place Bucks (41–23), one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
