LeBron James tries to pull Lakers teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out of his funk in intense moment
Caldwell-Pope didn't score but contributed with 4 rebounds and assist
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}LeBron James’ intense desire to win reared its head Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers were playing the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of their playoff matchup.
With the Lakers up eight points in the fourth quarter, the TNT broadcast caught James getting into the face of teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. James was telling the guard he wanted him to shoot the ball.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Caldwell-Pope didn’t have a great shooting night. In 31 minutes, he was 0-for-4 and didn’t take a free throw. He didn’t score any points but managed to secure four rebounds, one assist and one steal.
The Lakers still managed to win 109-102. Anthony Davis led the way with 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. James added 23 points, four rebounds and nine assists.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Both players responded to the video after the game. Caldwell-Pope didn’t appear to be deterred by James’ intensity as he wrote a few prayer and 100 emojis on his Instagram Stories.
James added to his own Instagram Stories: "Nothing but love and respect bro!!!"
Los Angeles and Phoenix are now tied at one game apiece in their playoff series. The Suns entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed and the Lakers needed to win a play-in tournament game to earn the No. 7 seed in the playoffs.
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Game 3 is set for Thursday night at 10 p.m. ET.