Basketball – NBA – The Lakers fall in Boston despite the return of LeBron James

Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum (37 points) spoiled the return to competition of LeBron James by beating copiously the Los Angeles Lakers (130-108). The great NBA classic between the Lakers and the Celtics, the two most successful franchises in history (17 coronations each), was marked on the night from Friday to Saturday by the return of injury of LeBron James, absent during the last eight matches (five losses). But the presence of the “King” did not change anything for the Californian franchise, badly embarked this season (9th of the Western Conference) and who bowed heavily to the Celtics yet still deprived of Jaylen Brown. read also NBA schedule and results The Lakers led by 14 units in the middle of the second quarter, carried by Anthony Davis (31 points), before collapsing on the return from the locker room: the second half, one-sided, saw the Celtics take the wide six minutes from the buzzer, on two long distance shots scored by Jayson Tatum (37 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals). The winger managed a great game under the eyes of legend Bill Russell (87), the greatest pivot in Boston’s history, installed in the front row with a cap bearing the image of Kobe Bryant. “It was unreal to see him there, watching me play”Tatum reacted.

Dennis Schröder, who refused to extend his contract in Los Angeles last summer to finally sign in Boston at a significantly lower salary, managed a full game against his former team (21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists). LeBron James, he was still visibly in break-in (23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists). “I felt good, a bit like a rookie after having been away from the competition for so long”, did he declare. With this victory, Boston regains balance (8 wins, 8 losses). The Bucks are scared The defending champions, also authors of a very average start to the season, are tied with Boston in the standings (8v-8d) after their sluggish victory against Oklahoma City (96-89). After leading by twenty points in the third quarter, the Bucks indeed let the Thunder come back in the game by offering them several opportunities to pass in front, but the visitors multiplied the failures in the money-time, at the image of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (17 points at 5/20 on shots including 2/12 at three points). Milwaukee is thus doing in the wake of a great Giannis Antetokounmpo (21 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocks).