LAKERS BENCH POSTS TEAM-BEST PLUS/MINUS!Lakers continue to get great play from bench even though two bench players are starting for Doncic and Reaves. In this game, although Vando, Jake, and Jax only scored 6 points, they grabbed 11 boards, dished out 2 assists, made 2… pic.twitter.com/3Y3tZyJoJD— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 22, 2026
Despite no Luka or Austin, the Lakers are back in the ‘everybody’s connected’ mode they were in in March when they won 16 of 18 with the 2 losses by only 10 combined points.
It’s a different world when you have to stop after the game and think in order to come up with the name or names of Lakers players who did NOT have good or great games?
The synergy and confidence the Laker are generating right now is legitimate championship caliber that deserves flowers for the coaches and players. Every game raises Lakers’ ceiling.