Russ is so much better when he has full control. 33/10/8 with 3 steals and he shot 55.6% from the field adding just 3 turnovers.
The real telling stat from the game, Malik Monk played 39 minutes and the Lakers were +31 meaning they were -27 in the 14 minutes he was on the bench. Obviously Monk isn't that good, but his floor spacing and shooting helped a great deal. The Lakers need to stop these lineups where they don't have shooters on the floor. They need the guys to space the floor playing at all times. So when Lebron is back, they need to take out Jordan, not Monk, from the starting lineup.
