Lakers Locker Room in Disagreement: LeBron James and JJ Redick View Anthony Davis’ Missed Free Throws in Totally Different Lights

On Thursday, the Lakers six-game win streak came to an end in heartbreaking fashion, as they lost 119-118 to the Magic.

They had a two-point lead with 20 seconds left on the clock when Anthony Davis got the opportunity to ice the game with two free throws.

However, he missed both before Franz Wagner hit a three-pointer to give his team the lead.

The Lakers superstar had another chance to win the game but air-balled his buzzer-beater, ending the Lakers perfect start at home.

Davis took the brunt of the blame for the loss but LeBron James came to his teammates defense and claimed that the team didnt do enough over the 48 minutes to win.

He insisted that they shouldve iced the game earlier, and said that an entire game cannot boil down to two shots at the charity stripe.

He said, However, not everyone agreed with James point of view.

JJ Redick blames missed free throws for loss Lakers head coach JJ Redick claimed that the loss yesterday night came down to the missed free throws in the fourth quarter.

The Lakers converted only three of their nine free throws in the final period, and the rookie head coach believes those miscues were the reason for the loss.

He said, Davis agreed with Redick and took responsibility for the loss.

He claimed that him missing three of his four free throw attempts in the final minute cost the Lakers the victory.

Despite not seeing eye-to-eye on the reason for the loss, James, Redick, and Davis all agreed on the course of action for the Lakers: Put this game behind them, and prepare for the next one.

With the Nuggets visiting on Saturday, the Lakers face their sternest test yet.

Denver has knocked LA out of the playoffs for two years running, and thus, has a huge psychological advantage.

The Lakers are 1-12 against the Nuggets in their last 13 games but have faith that they can beat Nikola Jokic and Co.

and bounce back from the loss to the Magic..

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