While James backed Westbrook by saying, “just his presence … his presence on the floor helps us,” he detailed how the point guard’s turnovers affect the Lakers on both ends. “He was kicking himself a lot tonight with his turnovers, especially in the first half,” James said of Westbrook turning it over seven times before halftime. “Cleaned up in the second half, only had two in the second half, and it resulted in us being able to get shots. And when we get shots, we’re a really good team. What has really hurt us this year is when we turn the ball over a lot, and not able to set our defense, where we’re really good in half court, have teams run it out on us.