LeBron James put the crowd on its feet with a Wonder assist to D’Angelo Russell. Though the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 127-109 defeat against the Phoenix Suns, LeBron’s pass is the talk of the Town.
Toward the end of the 2nd quarter, The Phoenix Suns were leading 64-50 when LeBron James took charge of a counter-attack on the Suns. LeBron fooled the entire Suns team by pulling off a behind-the-back pass to D’Angelo Russell, who easily found the basket. It looked like time stood still and so did the entire Phoenix Suns team when LeBron James tore the defense apart with his pass. LeBron James has often talked about how passing is the most crucial part of his game, though some fans will beg to differ.
LeBron James is an underrated passer
Fans have always focused on LeBron James’ scoring prowess. But LeBron James’ former coach Erik Spoelstra has praised him for being a pass-first player ” A pass first guy who can lead the league in scoring….that’s pretty amazing” Spoelstra said after a recent Lakers loss to Miami.
Even at 39 years of age, LeBron James is showing no signs of slowing down. despite of Lakers performing poorly lately, LeBron James is not failing to thrill his fans. The Los Angeles Lakers are currently 10th in the Western Conference with 4 wins and 6 losses in the last 10 matches. The Lakers are going through some hard times but still, these fascinating moments are what gives fans hope of a better future.
LeBron James’ pass sets social media on fire
Fans just can’t get enough of the pass and wasted no time in praising “King” James.
“That play was genius af. Even if he unintentionally bobbled it, to know his cutter was still hitting the low block and none of the defense was dropping to cover is amazing. Top it all of with the fact that the pass was a behind the back 23-foot, bounce-pass laser and it puts the whole play up with LBJs all time assist” one fan commented
“Knows Russell is going to the left block, goes right to drag the defense a bit while acting casual so they think it’s about to be a set play, looks the defense off to think it’s going to reeves for an action and gathers the ball after slightly fumbling it to a perfect dime to Russell.He started looking off the defense to reeves almost before he crossed halfcourt” another user added
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