The historic night of LeBron James did not reach the Lakers, who lost to the Grizzlies in the NBA. Spurs and Jazz also added wins.
The Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies certified this Thursday that they are two of the most fit teams in the NBA, on a day in which Los angeles lakers once again showed signs of a serious inconsistency despite the historical performance of LeBron James.
The Los Angeles star added the 100th triple-double in his career (20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists), making him the fifth player in history to exceed a hundred games with this statistic.
Ahead are teammate Russell Westbrook (184 triple-doubles), Oscar Robertson (181), Earvin “Magic” Johnson (138) and Jason Kidd (107).
Despite James’s game, the Lakers fell clearly and unappealable to the Memphis Grizzlies (108-95) who gave a master class in sacrificial, aggressive and intense basketball.
Up to 22 turnovers accumulated the Lakers against some Grizzlies willing to fight every play.
With Ja Morant off the court (he is injured and also in the coronavirus protocol), Years Jackson Jr. (25 points and 5 rebounds) and Desmond Bane (23 points with 5 triples) were the leaders of the premises.
The purple and gold franchise seemed to have straightened its course somewhat in recent weeks, but is once again seeing its stagnant progression after a disappointing start to the season.
JJJ and Desmond Bane lift the @memgrizz!@jarenjacksonjr: 25 PTS, 3 STL@ DBane0625: 23 PTS, 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/mcZUpAyU6k
– NBA (@NBA) December 10, 2021
Jazz are still on their honeymoon
On the contrary, Utah Jazz continued their honeymoon with six wins in a row, the last at home against the Philadelphia 76ers (96-118).
Rudy Gobert signed an exceptional evening with 17 points and 21 rebounds (6 of them offensive), as part of a great choral effort by the Jazz, in which eight players scored 10 or more points.
The Jazz are third in the Western Conference (18-7) and the Grizzlies occupy the fourth position (15-11), although both are still some distance behind the Golden State Warriors (21-4) and the Phoenix Suns (20- 4).
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— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 10, 2021
New defeat for the Nuggets
The day ended with the defeat of the Denver Nuggets of Facundo Campazzo before the San antonio spurs (123-111).
The Argentine added 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and a block in 25 minutes.
Nikola Jokic He had his third consecutive triple-double (22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists), but Denver’s men succumbed to the combined effort of Dejounte murray (almost triple-double with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists), Derrick White (23 points) and Lonnie Walker IV (21 points).
Apart from the games, the news of the NBA was marked one more day by the increase in cases of coronavirus in the league.
Thus, the coach of the Indiana Pacers, Rick Carlisle, entered the coronavirus protocol today while the president of the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri, confirmed that he has tested positive.
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???? 3 ASTThe match of @facucampazzo in the defeat of the @nuggets on your visit to San Antonio ????#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/Phyy5wJDum
— NBA Latam (@NBALatam) December 10, 2021
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