Bronny fights with shot as USC picks up win

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LOS ANGELES– With LeBron James watching, Bronny James battled with his shot for the first time this season but USC’s beginning backcourt of Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Collier shined to assist the Trojans win their second Pac-12 conference game in a row.Collier, USC

‘s freshman standout point guard, scored a career-high 26 indicate lift USC over Stanford, 93-79, at the Galen Center.Ellis, a senior guard, had 22 points, four helps and three takes while junior guard Kobe Johnson had 21 points, 5 helps, five takes and 2 blocks.Editor’s Picks

James, the oldest child of the Los Angeles Lakers’ star, failed to make a shot for the first time this season, going 0-for-4 from the field off the bench and snapping a two-game streak of scoring in double figures. However the freshman guard supplied a lift on defense with two steals while also drawing a charge to choose two rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes.James, who had missed out on simply two totally free tosses in his previous six games, went 2-for-5 from the line and finished with 2 points. This was James ‘seventh game back after missing over 4 months after suffering cardiac arrest in late July. The freshman underwent a procedure to treat a congenital heart defect.”He keeps enhancing,” USC coach Andy Enfield stated of James, who

has played under a minutes limitation while making his method back.” I believed he missed out on a number of easy shots tonight, missed some complimentary throws, which is OK, everybody does that. However he took the ideal shots, he played outstanding defense and he’s a big part of our team.” James didn’t let his shot impact his hustle. With 7:57 remaining in the first

half, James anticipated a timeout was coming and he leapt in front of Benny Gealer along the sideline to draw a charge. “Bronny [is] a very smart basketball player,”Enfield stated.

“And he plays hard every possession and defensively he assists us. He gets deflections, he can secure the ball on smaller sized guys and he’s strong enough to guard larger guys. Up until now, so great.” After losing five of 6 games, USC (8-7, 2-2)has now won two directly in your home. Ellis

, Collier, the top hire in this season’s freshman class, and Johnson are playing a few of their finest and most effective basketball of the season. The trio combined to make 11 3-pointers. James intends to find his shot versus Washington State in the house on Wednesday. “He makes winning plays,”stated Ellis, who made

6 3-pointers. “It is fantastic to have him on the flooring.

Whenever he remains in the game, he plays hard. We know we’re going to get that from him, so it’s simply terrific to have somebody that sparks us coming off the bench and providing us fantastic minutes, energy and impacting the game even when he’s not scoring. “