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Dan Woike: Kyle Kuzma still searching for ways to fit in with Lakers this season

NEW ORLEANS - During the second half of the Los Angeles Lakers' game Wednesday, Kyle Kuzma put both his hands in the air to signal he was open behind the three-point arc. Nothing. He sped past his defender into the lane, a precise cut through the New Orleans defense. Invisible.

Frustrated because his teammates were not getting him the ball, Kuzma made sure he wouldn't be ignored.

At the next timeout, he hustled to the basketball, just to touch it, shooting a quick 10-foot baseline jumper as his teammates moved toward the bench.

With Anthony Davis

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