D'Angelo Russell credits career-best shooting to his son, Riley (2024)

Khobi Price @khobi_price
Final (2OT): Lakers 128, Bucks 124.
Lakers came back from down 19 in the 4Q to beat Milwaukee to start the six-game trip.
Anthony Davis: 34 points, 23 rebounds in 52 minutes. Austin Reaves: 29 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists. D’Angelo Russell: 29 points, 12 assists. – 10:41 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Final: Lakers 128, Bucks 124 (2OT)
One of LA’s best wins of the season. They improve to 40-32 and 6-4 w/o LeBron this season. AD had 34 points and 23 rebounds. AR had 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. DLo had 29 points and 12 assists.
Up next: at MEM tomorrow. – 10:39 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
DLo makes both free throws. LA and Milwaukee are tied 117-117. Timeout Bucks with 3.1 seconds left. – 10:16 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
DLo’s 3-pointer trims the deficit to 12 points, 94-82, with 6:56 left. Timeout Bucks. DLo is up to 23 points and 7 assists. – 9:35 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Third quarter: Bucks 88, Lakers 74
LA has struggled to close the last two quarters. AD has 18 points (on just 7-of-23 FGs) and 16 rebounds. DLo has 18 points and 7 assists. Austin Reaves has 13/6/5. Turnovers (10-7) and pace (20-2 edge in fastbreak points) have gone MIL’s way. – 9:19 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks have given up three offensive rebounds in the first three minutes of the second half and the Lakers have made them pay.
D’Angelo Russell hit two 3s during that time as well. Bucks still up, 63-55, with 9:01 left in the third quarter though. – 8:57 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Halftime: Bucks 58, Lakers 42
LA trailed by six points midway through the second quarter but was outscored 17-7 over the final 5:18. AD has 12 points (4-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs) and 9 rebounds. Rui Hachimura has 12 points and 5 rebounds. AR/DLo/Spencer are a combined 3 of 16 (18.8%). – 8:35 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
First quarter: Bucks 32, Lakers 16
LA is shooting 28% and is 0 of 6 on 3s. AD has 8 points and 4 rebounds. LA is struggling to get downhill and finish over the Bucks’ length. AR/DLo/Spencer are a combined 1-of-10. The ball isn’t pinging around how it normally does w/o LeBron. – 8:06 PM

L.A. improved to 6-4 this season without James — the first one of the 21-year veteran’s teams with an above .500 record without him since theMiami Heatin 2012-13. “I just think we’re an unpredictable team,” Russell said. “So depends on which team you get, depends on which team we are defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are better than others [some nights]. Some guys have bad nights. It just depends on what team we’re going to be. When we’re in full effect like tonight — obviously, no Bron — but, I think we’ll be hard to beat.” -via ESPN / March 27, 2024

When asked for his thoughts on his free agency future, Russell told HoopsHype he’d like to remain a Laker. “I’d love to be here and continue to give it a run and be where my feet are now,” Russell told HoopsHype. “Obviously, I’ve been on the other side of it, and I’ve been through the roller coaster of free agency and having to sit back and wait. I’m looking forward to not having to worry about that. I’ve been blessed enough to put myself in this position with my play. I’m definitely planning on taking advantage of that. When that time comes, I feel that everything will play out how it’s supposed to play out.” -via HoopsHype / March 27, 2024

“It’s definitely pressure,” Russell told HoopsHype when asked what it’s like playing in a potential contract season. “It’s something that can eat a lot of people up in the league. A lot of people can be too high at times and too low at times, which causes an emotional roller coaster through the ups and downs of the season. For me, I wanted to control that. I wanted to stay sane and stay even-keeled through the ups and the downs.” -via HoopsHype / March 27, 2024