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People said the Los Angeles Lakers’ brand couldn’t survive without a superstar. That claim always seemed dubious, but we’ll never have to find out because they have Lou Williams and Ivica Zubac:
Defense turns to offense as #Zublocka gets the hot-handed Lou Williams a good look from deep #LakeShow ( : ESPN) pic.twitter.com/UhhWnXeSeR
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 26, 2017
Lou Will hits a 3 on three straight possessions #LakeShow
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 26, 2017
( : ESPN) pic.twitter.com/fU2E8nhgfs
The whole thing was reminiscent of a certain other duo overcoming a large deficit in Portland, and Lou, Zu, and the super Lakers’ bench have combined to give them a chance to steal a game on the road.
Harrison Faigen is co-host of the Locked on Lakers podcast (subscribe here), and you can follow him on Twitter at @hmfaigen.