Here's what LeBron James had to say after the Lakers-Suns game on Friday.

Following Friday night’s win over the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said he was surprised the team finished with a winning record.

defeat Phoenix Sun 121-107 on Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers The hopes of landing a 5-seed or 6-seed in the Western Conference and still very much alive heading into the final game of the regular season on Sunday.

The Lakers are 42-39 on the season and look like an organization that could miss the postseason for the second straight season with a winning record after starting the season 2-10.

While they could still finish in the Play-In Tournament and miss the playoffs entirely, the Lakers will at least be in the playoffs.

Following Friday’s game against the Suns, Lakers superstar LeBron James spoke about his team’s struggles this season and how Los Angeles ended.

“I was telling AD, he was like, ‘Man, after everything we’ve been through this season, can you believe we’re going to finish over .500 this season,'” James told reporters. Melissa Rohlin. “We’ve reversed this thing!”

It’s amazing to look at where the Lakers were at the beginning of the season and where they are now.

Then again, they went out and made a bunch of changes at the trade deadline in an attempt to change things up!

The additions of D’Angelo Russell, Jared Vanderbilt, Rui Hachimura and Malik Beasley have given the Lakers more depth at each position and finally both LeBron James and Anthony Davis are healthy.

Going 42-39 going into the final game of the season is a huge accomplishment for the Lakers, and even if they have to earn a playoff spot through the Play-In Tournament, they are still one of the most dangerous teams in the Western Conference. just now.

Los Angeles has won 17 of its 25 games following the win over the Suns, and since the beginning of March, the Lakers have Cleveland Cavaliers, Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns for the third-most wins in the league.

The Lakers are in prime time and as long as they stay healthy, they will be a headache for the teams they face in the postseason.


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