LeBron James suffered the biggest defeat of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The superstar lost with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday evening at the Philadelphia 76ers with 94:138.
He has never had to accept a 44-point deficit since his debut in the league in 2003. “What needs to change so that this doesn’t happen again? A lot,” said the 38-year-old after a game in which he didn’t get a single rebound and there was never a real showdown with Joel Embiid on the other side.
Triple double by Embiid after three quarters
Embiid, last season’s most valuable player (MVP), dominated so clearly that after three quarters he recorded a triple double of 30 points and eleven assists and rebounds each and was no longer on the field in the final quarter. The 76ers still decided the final quarter 40:14 in their favor.
In the 290 duels between the 76ers and the Lakers, there has never been a clearer defeat for the NBA record champions. The fact that James is now the basketball player with the most minutes played in the history of the NBA, replacing former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the record holder, remained almost a marginal aspect.
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