The Los Angeles Lakers thoroughly dominated the Portland Trail Blazers from the jump in Monday's Game 4. They scored the first 15 points of the game and never let up, ultimately winning 135-115 to take a commanding series lead.
L.A. had its best offensive game of the bubble on Mamba Day, shooting 56.3% from the field and 17-for-39 (43.5%) from downtown.
The Lakers two best players, in particular, had it going. LeBron James posted a hyper-efficient 30 points and 10 assists, while Anthony Davis made plays all over the court and tallied a +37 in just 18 minutes (he left early in third quarter with back spasms—he said he's fine).
Despite the all-around stellar performance, James and Davis aren't satisfied with the state of their team.
“It's another win. We're not satisfied, not satisfied at all,” the Lakers star LeBron James said. “This game is over, and we have a great opportunity to close the series out…As good as we were tonight, we gotta be even better.”
“One thing about playing a team that's desperate: understand if they lose they go home. So we gotta be just as desperate as they are,” James added in regards to the Blazers, who find themselves in a 3-1 hole.
“I ain't satisfied.”
"Not satisfied at all." – @KingJames pic.twitter.com/IhZNXuJXcp
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 25, 2020
Davis, too, has no plans of letting up in Game 5 against a talented, prideful Portland squad.
“This team is not gonna go away,” Davis said. “This is team whose tough, who can score in bunches…They got three guys who can lead them to a win, as we've seen in Game 1.”
“We gotta keep fighting, get back in the film room and see what we can get better at. See what we excelled at, and try to get Game 5,” the Lakers big added.
"We gotta keep fighting, get back in the film room and see what we can get better at." – @AntDavis23 pic.twitter.com/OLb0Gc2Ejc
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 25, 2020
Game will be on Wednesday (9 p.m. ET on TNT).
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