Bronny James led the Lakers in points and assists off the bench.
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 118-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks but their rookie player, Bronny James stole the show with a career-high performance. It was the sixth game in eight nights for the Lakers, who played without LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Austin Reaves also sat out with a sore ankle.
Bronny James got his longest runway of the season and the rookie guard stepped up for the Lakers with a career-high 17 points. The 20-year-old was on minutes restriction during an eight-game stretch where he shot 15-for-26 from the field.
Dalton Knecht scored 17 points and Gabe Vincent added 9 but couldn’t help in the offense as the duo shot 8-for-26. Milwaukee outscored Los Angeles 34-19 in the first quarter and Lakers didn’t recover through out the game.
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James tallied 17 points, three rebounds, five assists, three turnovers and one block while shooting 7-for-10 from the floor and 2-for-4 from 3-point range. He led the Lakers in points and assists off the bench.
During the first half, James dropped an incredible full-court pass and it made headlines on social media. He had eight points, three rebounds and one assist while shooting 3/4 from the field in his first 12 minutes.
James averaged 1.6 points per contest while shooting 26.3% from the field and 22.7% from the three-point range before playing against the Bucks.
Score: Lakers 89, Bucks 118
| Minutes Played | 30 |
| Points | 17 |
| Rebounds | 3 |
| Assist | 5 |
| Steals | 0 |
| Blocks | 1 |
| Turnovers | 3 |
| FGs | 7-10 |
| 3Ps | 2-4 |
| FTs | 1-1 |
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