With Anthony Davis being absent, Thomas Bryant was put in the starting lineup by the Lakers head coach Darvin Ham.
He responded by scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Bryant also made a game-winning dunk on a pass from LeBron James who turned the ball over, but managed to recover and find the open teammate under the basket.
“I knew if LeBron had an open lane I just had to make myself available, luckily it went my way right there and got the easy dunk,” the 25-year-old center said about the final play.
Bryant is averaging 9.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game this season.
