D'Angelo Russell keeps growing a little here and a little there, enough to catch the attention of Lakers Coach Byron Scott.
It hasn't merely been his surge on offense. There's been other progress the last few weeks.
Scott criticized Russell last month for messing around too much at practice. It wasn't taken seriously enough, Scott thought.
"He works harder in practice now," Scott said Thursday after the team's morning shoot-around. "I think the light for him has kind of come on. Before we start practice, he's a little bit of a clown at times, he has his fun, which is great.