Lakers peaking at the right time, beat Bulls for another win as NBA playoffs approach

The Los Angeles Lakers have managed to show resiliency on and off the court, extending their winning streak to four straight games.

The Lakers are third in the Western Conference with a 41-25 record, trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.

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Coach JJ Redick credited the team for beginning to understand the importance of playing united during the stretch.

“It goes back to the human element and what they are comfortable doing as basketball players,” Redick said about his players before the Lakers’ 120-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

The team followed up that performance with a 142-130 win against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday and have won seven of its last eight games.

The trio of Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves has led the way for the team – but often not all at the same time.

LeBron James in action against the Bulls on Thursday.

“The human struggle to want what you want while also having the emotional maturity and recognition that you have someone next to you hasn’t been so clean, but losing a training camp and the start of the year (without James), then losing AR for a long stretch, I think we are starting to get it,” Redick said.

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“… thats just the nature of it and that’s the nature of every big three that’s played together and we are going to get there and I think we have seen some positive signs. With LeBron, I know he recognizes the importance of having Luka as the engine and all he really wants is to impact winning and I’ve said that now for the past two weeks, but we are going to get there.”

James is dealing with a right hip contusion and left foot arthritis, which caused him to miss the first three games during the streak, leaving Doncic and Reaves to take on a bulk of the workload offensively.

The trio was back on the court together Thursday, with Doncic falling just short of a triple-double performance. Doncic produced 51 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists against the Chicago Bulls.

Doncic received MVP chants in the final minutes of the fourth quarter when heading to the bench.

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