The Los Angeles Lakers got back in the win column with their 107-97 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. While they are still dealing with injuries, Luke Walton’s team did welcome back Kyle Kuzma who had missed the previous two games with a lower back contusion.
Kuzma’s return was much-needed for the Lakers as he is undoubtedly the most offensively aggressive of the young core. That was on display in Dallas, though without much success as he shot just 4-of-20 from the field and finished with 13 points.
The poor shooting didn’t bother Walton however, as he believes just having Kuzma’s competitiveness out on the court rubs off on the rest of the Lakers, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“He was huge for us tonight.