Basketball – NBA – LeBron James is immortal: 50 points and victory against Washington

The player: But where will LeBron James stop?

The King strikes again. At 37, age doesn’t seem to have an effect on LeBron James. Last night, the four-time League MVP (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) was in the oven and in the mill to crush a Washington team single-handedly (122-109). Author of 50 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, LeBron became the first player in history to reach the symbolic mark of 50 points scored several times over the age of 35. And this less than a week after planting 56 on the truffle of Stephen Curry’s Warriors.

It must be said that this season, between a Russell Westbrook next to his sneakers and a constantly injured Anthony Davis, the King holds his Lakers at arm’s length. After two consecutive away losses against San Antonio and Houston, he decided to set the record straight in order to secure a crucial victory for the Californians, who are fighting for a place in the Playoffs. Author of 19 points in the only third quarter, he continued to harangue the crowd of the Crypto.com Arena. Immortal.

The legend: Gregg Popovich panics the counters

The mythical Spurs coach, Gregg Popovich, has definitely entered the legend of the League. Already a five-time NBA champion with San Antonio, the 73-year-old American tactician became the coach with the most regular season wins last night. His team’s victory over Utah was his 1,336th career victory, which allowed him to overtake Don Nelson.

The Spurs, in the fight for the Playoffs, were carried by Dejounte Murray (24 points, 9 rebounds) to overcome in extremis the Jazz of Rudy Gobert (13 points, 16 rebounds) and Donovan Mitchell (24 points, 6 assists ). In the standings, San Antonio comes back to a small victory for the Pelicans to try to grab the last place for the Play-in on the wire, while Utah remains 4th in the Western Conference.

Bosses: Adebayo wears Miami, Phoenix extinguished by Toronto

First in the Eastern Conference, the Heat relied on Bam Adebayo to return to winning ways against Cleveland (117-105). Author of 30 points and 17 rebounds, the American pivot perfectly replaced Jimmy Butler (24 points, 5 assists) in order to secure an important victory for Miami, which still has three more successes than Milwaukee for the honorary title of leader of its conference. . Opposite, Darius Garland delivered a new high-flying score (24 points, 10 assists) but Miami’s defense, as often, had the last word.

For its part, Phoenix, the best record in the NBA with 53 wins and 14 losses, came up against Toronto and a gala Gary Trent Junior (117-112). With a whopping 42 points and 8 rebounds, the back of the Raptors won his duel against Devin Booker (22 points, 7 assists). In the standings, Toronto takes two wins ahead of Brooklyn (8th) and sees its participation in the Play-in become clearer than ever.

The results of the night

Minnesota 110 – 118 Orlando
LA Clippers 106 – 112 Atlanta
Detroit 103 – 114 Boston
Cleveland 105 – 117 Miami
Dallas 113 – 100 Houston
New York 114 – 118 Memphis
Charlotte 142 – 120 New Orleans
Utah 102 – 104 San Antonio
Toronto 117 – 112 Phoenix
Washington 109 – 122 LA Lakers