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00:00 Christian Wood is going to end up being one of the most important Lakers players this
00:03 season and his impact is already showing.
00:06 Real quick, make sure to read all of my work over at AllLakersSportsIllustrated and follow
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00:11 So it is super early in the season, but Christian Wood is already making his impact felt in
00:15 a very limited role.
00:16 Even though his shooting wasn't really there in Thursday's win over the Phoenix Suns, he
00:20 played a major role in shutting down a red hot Kevin Durant.
00:23 KD entered the fourth shooting 11 of 18 from the field and carrying the Suns even with
00:27 having no D book and no Bradley Beal.
00:29 However, he proceeded to go 3 of 10 in the final quarter en route to a Lakers win and
00:33 Christian Wood played a major role in shutting down and getting his hand up on almost every
00:37 shot that KD took.
00:38 Just take a look at these highlights.
00:40 Even though Wood's biggest question mark this offseason was whether he could contribute
00:43 positively on a team on the defensive end, these first two games have been a very bright
00:47 spot for him and Lakers fans should be very excited for him moving forward.
00:50 He also contributed 10 rebounds in 21 minutes in that win over Phoenix and this is a possible
00:55 playoff matchup that we're going to have later down the line.
00:57 I really think that him and Anthony Davis are going to become a great duo as the season
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