D'Angelo Russell

The Los Angeles Lakers was looking for their third straight win on their homestand against the Toronto Raptors. The Lake Show welcomed back starting guard.

He was the best player on the floor for the Raptors and it was not even close for three quarters. The NBA is on notice. He’s not a starting point guard for a team trying to get into the postseason. When the Lakers got him from OKC, he was a 6th man playing behind Chris Paul. This guy was in a zone and the Lakers had no answer for this one. In the third quarter, the Raptors had a 9-0 run to lose their halftime lead before Darvin Ham stopped the bleeding with a timeout. In the first quarter, the Lakers fell down 25-10 before both teams broke a sweat. The Los Angeles Lakers have finally gotten themselves a point guard not named LeBron James to run an offensive set smoothly. The Lake Show hit four shots in the third quarter. Maybe because he has overhauled this roster with players that just want to star in their roles and are not afraid to shoot the ball in the process. After AD blocks the shot an runs the floor, notice how quickly D’Angelo Russell reads the mismatch down low and gets the ball to him immediately. But Darvin Ham’s out coaching of Nick Nurse in a very underrated move concerning Anthony Davis sealed the deal and opened the offensive floodgates.

Russell, who missed L.A.'s previous six games with a sprained right ankle, scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter -- on 5-for-5 shooting -- to seal ...

"That's a sign of growth, and that's a testament to how deep and talented we are now." "I think it's a huge step in the right direction when a guy who has been putting up the type of numbers he's been putting up ... tonight we were able to come away with a win against a very good team with him only, what, eight points?" "I like staggering them, honestly, one of them out there at a time. "The shots he was hitting in the fourth, it was ridiculous. "I was just flowing, honestly," Russell said after the game, finishing 10-for-17 from the field with nine assists and five rebounds. And when it calls for it, to get them out there together. Schroder had 23 points and seven assists off the bench. We're looking to keep it rolling." It's fun when it goes in." "I'm just all out on this 3 that might turn this place upside down if it goes in. The Lakers are now 6-2 since the All-Star break and No.

Russell (ankle) produced 28 points (10-17 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 3-3 FT), nine assists, five rebounds and one steal across 31 minutes during Friday's 122-112 win over ...

[Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) with 28 points and nine assists over 31 minutes, and he shot efficiently with a 5-for-8 mark from deep. With LeBron James (foot) still weeks away from a return. Russell sat out each of Los Angeles' previous six games due to a sprained right ankle, but he didn't show any signs of rust or restrictions in his return to the court.

During the Friday night NBA slate, the Los Angeles Lakers achieved a 122-112 win over the Toronto Raptors. D'Angelo Russell posted 28 points and nine ...

In a game that featured several wild momentum swings, Russell scored 12 points and dished out seven assists in the first half. With a win over Memphis three days ago, the Lakers climbed to ninth in the Western Conference, and they are excelling without LeBron James. In their sixth win since the All-Star break, Russell and Schroder led an outstanding Lakers effort. “I just wanted to bring that energy and give them that.” “That’s a sign of how deep and talented we are.” Despite struggling against Toronto’s defense, Davis managed eight points and nine rebounds before Russell and the Lakers’ reserves took control and sealed the win.