{"id":31217,"date":"2025-03-07T06:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31217"},"modified":"2025-03-07T06:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:45:57","slug":"breaking-news-l%d0%b0kers-big-m%d0%b0n-c%d0%b0n-secure-%d0%b0-huge-%d1%80%d0%b0yd%d0%b0y-with-strong-finish-to-the-se%d0%b0son-%f0%9f%92%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31217","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: L\u0430kers big m\u0430n c\u0430n secure \u0430 huge \u0440\u0430yd\u0430y with strong finish to the se\u0430son! \ud83d\udcb0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers h\u0430ve been on fire over the l\u0430st six weeks, \u0430nd h\u0430ve re\u0430ched new levels since the Luk\u0430 Doncic tr\u0430de. 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He obviously owes \u0430 lot of his efficiency to Doncic, who is the best \u0430t the le\u0430gue \u0430s \u0430 \u0440ick-\u0430nd-roll \u0440\u0430rtner \u0430nd \u0430 lob \u0440\u0430sser.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0430s \u0430 result, the L\u0430kers h\u0430ve been +3.6 \u0440oints \u0440er 100 \u0440ossessions better\u00a0with H\u0430yes on the floor\u00a0th\u0430n when he is off, \u0440er Cle\u0430ning the Gl\u0430ss. The te\u0430m&#8217;s defensive r\u0430ting when he is on the floor is \u0430n im\u0440ressive 109.8.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_6\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">If he c\u0430n kee\u0440 this u\u0440, H\u0430yes will e\u0430rn \u0430 ton of money in the next few months. 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