James’ efficiency helped the Lakers to a snug victory, with Anthony Davis scoring 40 factors of his personal.
Requested what the facet hoped to achieve from James’ absence, Redick mentioned: “Simply hoping that he was getting an excellent thoughts and physique reset.
“I performed 15 [seasons] and was emotionally, mentally, bodily drained, fried. I put the whole lot I had into this recreation. I had nothing left.
“For guys like him and the Tom Bradys of the world, the Roger Federers of the world, it is exhausting to understand having that degree of sustained excellence for therefore lengthy, due to the toll that it takes on all of you, not simply your physique.”
Elsewhere, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 143-133 due to the eightieth triple-double of Luka Doncic’s profession.
The Slovenian put up a season-high 45 factors with 13 assists and 11 rebounds.