Trailing widely for a large part of the match, the Lakers came close to an extraordinary comeback but Kyrie Irving saved the Mavs in the final moments. What a game !
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Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Anthony Davis. A nice panel of stars on the menu for this gala match at the Crypto.com Arena at the end of the night. Stars, celebrities in the stands and a scenario that also smells of Hollywood.
The Mavs in demonstration, Lakers without ideas (and without defense)
If this meeting ultimately ended with a close score, we believed for a long time that this would not be the case. It must be said that Dallas knew how to play its cards well, taking advantage of Lakers’ heavy back-to-back legs to take advantage. Luka does his magic tricks, Kyrie is confident. Little Josh Green takes advantage of the gaps to grab some open shots.
Opposite, the Angelinos accumulate ball losses and are too messy. Davis is not found enough inside, D’Angelo Russell misses, LeBron James is rather discreet, the defense is not there. In short, things are clearly not going well. We are heading straight towards a family blowout. In control, Dallas has little to fear but looks grim when he sees Derek Lively go out with an injury after a bad fall to his back.
Dereck Liveley II went down on a bad fall from an alley-oop attempt and was helped off the court and into the locker room ????
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The Lakers’ ultimate comeback, Kyrie Irving spoils the party
At -20 with a quarter to go, we weren’t expecting much. And then… miracle! The Lakers woke up. In the wake of a great Austin Reaves and a newfound defense, the Angelinos marched on the Mavs in money time. Unable to make a single basket, Jason Kidd’s men saw their lead dwindle against the Reaves – LeBron James duo, without forgetting a few important baskets from Prince. With one minute to go, the King even managed to put the Lakers in the lead! Amazing.
That was without counting his former friend from Cleveland. While LeBron has just missed an opportunity to kill the match, Kyrie Irving comes to throw a chill on the Angelinos fans with a cold-blooded shot.
KYRIE TAKES THE LEAD RIGHT BACK ????️
THIS GAME LATE IN Q4 ????
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— NBA (@NBA) November 23, 2023
We expect the response of a heroic LeBron James in this money time, but BronBron makes the wrong choices at the worst time. His first-intention shot before Uncle Drew’s basket already seemed like an error, but the King then lost a very important ball on a phoned pass to Anthony Davis… Irving took the opportunity to give his team three steps ahead on the line. James’ last 3-point attempt will be too short. Victory for Dallas, but it was intense!
2023-11-23 06:44:00
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