Rui Hachimura on LeBron James’ pre-win message
As Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and his historic 10-point streak were recorded on Thursday evening, the result was a Rui Hachimura game winner against the Toronto Raptors, 123-120. Doc James had a game-winning sacrifice fly for the Lakers’ HachimuraThe 27-year-old spoke about the message the star told him just before the final game.
In the final play of the match, Austin Reaves would double up and pass the ball to James, and while he could have tried to get at least 10 points to keep his 18-year streak going, he passed to Hachimuri in the corner for a 3-pointer. An unselfish play resulted in the game-winner, and Hachimura revealed that it was James planned to give him the ball.
“I don’t even know, it was crazy, I’ve never had a game winner, but Bron told me right before this, he said, ‘I’ve got you, it’s going to come to you,’ so yeah, that’s it,” Hachimura said, via the NBA.
“I don’t know what it is, but that position, I knew it was going to come to me; I was ready,” Hachimura continued.
“Bron told me just before… he’ll get to you.”
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Lakers’ LeBron James on the right game
That’s safe to say James has no doubts that he will help the Lakers win on Thursday night, despite an impressive streak of 1,297 games of at least 10 points coming to an end. However, James always came through the moto making a real gamewhich finding an open Hachimura in the corner was.
“That aspect was always the dumbest, one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard, as far as making passes, making plays,” James said after the win, according to the Los Angeles Times. “We’re in the business of winning basketball games. I’ve just played the game that way my whole life. That’s what I was taught and I’ve won at every level I’ve played at by playing the game. So there was no reason for me to ever change once I got to this level.”
James finished with eight points to go along with six rebounds and 11 assists as Los Angeles is now 16-5, looking to carry that momentum into Friday night’s game against the Boston Celtics.
2025-12-05 16:07:00
