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The Los Angeles Lakers built a nine-point halftime lead over the Memphis Grizzlies mostly based on their stellar three-point shooting, but one of the most encouraging plays of the half came considerably closer to the basket:
Julius Randle throws it down with two hands! #NBAVote ( : @SpectrumSN, @spectdeportes & NBA TV) pic.twitter.com/LvYsLreuTF
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 4, 2017
That is solid and simple two-man game from Julius Randle and D’Angelo Russell. Randle just slips the screen, and Russell led him into an easy dunk with his bounce pass. Great stuff from the young duo.
Harrison Faigen is co-host of the Locked on Lakers podcast (subscribe here), and you can follow him on Twitter at @hmfaigen.