LeBron James Pin Points How Depleted Lakers Can Overcome Their NBA Struggles

• LeBron James has said the Lakers will need to play error-free basketball because of the injuries they have
• The Lakers have been missing key rotation players including Anthony Davis who has been out for nearly a month
• The Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference with a 20-25 record

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another frustrating defeat to the Sacramento Kings, their fourth in their last five games.

LeBron James was on his usual tricks, scoring 32 points. The Kings went on an 8-3 run in the final minute of the game to win 116-111.

Apart from scoring 32 points, James added nine assists and eight rebounds and was on the floor more than any other Laker, playing for 36 minutes. However, he went 1-for-7 in the fourth, despite playing most of it.

The team is missing Anthony Davis for almost a month now with a foot injury. The 2020 NBA champions are also missing Lonnie Walker IV (knee) and Austin Reaves (hamstring).

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James on Lakers problems

After the game, James dissected the Lakers struggles. He said since the team is depleted, they will need to reduce errors in their game until their teammates get back, per SI.

"Until some of our big guys, some of our key guys get back... with AD, and AR and Lonnie, guys who are huge in our rotation, we have to continue how we played the last couple games. We're trying to play mistake-free basketball."

The Lakers last three losses came by four points in double overtime to the Dallas Mavericks, by one point against the Philadelphia 76ers and by five to a Kings team without Domantas Sabonis, per ESPN.

Darvin Ham's team have struggled to close out games recently, but they are missing key rotation players. They are 20-25 this season and have a tough run coming up.

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Who will pass James record?

Sports Brief earlier reported on James naming a few NBA players that could surpass his inevitable scoring record.

James named Kevin Durant the most likely player that can pass his record. However, he names players like Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Joel Embiid and others who could equal it.

James is expected to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in NBA's all-time scoring, which will be a groundbreaking achievement.