After the Lakers victory against the Houston Rockets, much of the conversation was about the stellar performance of Austin Reaves and the second-quarter run the Lakers went on to blow the game wide open.
Yet, it was D’Angelo Russell’s defense that was consistent throughout the night and received praise from Anthony Davis.
“He had a little back-and-forth with Dillon Brooks that kind of got him going,” Davis said postgame. “We even talked about before the game that he wanted to guard him…He did a great job tonight. Deflection, steals, making the right plays.