In Game 4 on Monday, D’Angelo Russell was well on his way not to just another poor outing for the Lakers this postseason but yet another woeful performance in the playoffs. While it’s been a relatively small sample size, Russell has struggled shooting the ball in the playoffs in his career.
But then, one of the most important moments of the game took place as Russell caught fire. With the Lakers trailing by seven, the offense in a rut and the game slipping away, D’Lo buried three straight 3-pointers in a 60-second span to pull the Lakers ahead, paving the way for them to win and take control of the series.