记者Ryan Ward报道，勒布朗·詹姆斯谈到湖人队的8场客场之旅时表示：“首先，我们别无选择。显然，我们刚刚经历了最残酷的赛程考验之一，7天内打了5场比赛。这对我们来说很艰难，而今晚是9天内的第6场。就像我说的，这是8场客场之旅的第一场比赛，能有一个好的开局很不错，希望我们能在周四继续保持。”

LeBron on Lakers’ 8-game road trip: “To start off, we don't have a choice. Obviously, we're just kind of coming off one of the most gruesome gauntlets of scheduling, playing a five in seven. That was tough for us and tonight was six in nine. Like I said, the first game of a road trip, of an eight-game road trip, it was good to get off to a good start and hope we continue on Thursday."