The NBA is rubbing its hands for a dream Cup Final; strange coincidence between LeBron James and ‘His Majesty’ him; Jaime Jaquez is on fire and the league welcomes Gabriela Doncic. This and more in the NBA Top 10
The NBA Cup defined its Quarterfinals; strange coincidence between LeBron James and ‘His Majesty’ him; Jaime Jaquez is on fire and the league welcomes Gabriela Doncic. This and more in the NBA Top 10
1.- A dream Cup Final? If something characterizes the NBA, it is its ability to generate successful projects, the most recent example is the play-in and for the 2023-24 season the NBA Cup arrived, a tournament that on Saturday and Sunday will define its semifinalists for to the title match to be played on December 9 in Las Vegas.
The possibility of two of the winningest franchises in history facing each other in the Final is latent: Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are among the best eight in the cup competition and must, as a first step, defeat Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns , respectively.
LeBron James and Jayson Tatum during a game between Lakers and Celtics at TD Garden. Photo: EPA
If they advance, they will have to win one more game (against, obviously, rivals to be defined), but the league is already rubbing its hands so that its first Cup has the dream Final; A Celtics vs Lakers in Las Vegas would be a far-reaching economic success and would confirm the NBA’s ability to continue attracting spectators, generating interest and of course millions of dollars.
2.- Not believing. The debate about who is the best player in NBA history is and will always be open: Michael Jordan or LeBron James?
And for lovers of statistics between ‘His Majesty’ and the ‘King’, here is a little fact that may blow your mind.
On January 16, 2002, the New Jersey Nets defeated the Washington Wizards 111-67, a 44-point deficit that went down as the worst loss of Jordan’s career.
Well, in LeBron’s game on November 27, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Lakers, 138-94. This 44-point deficit was also considered the worst loss of LeBron’s career.
What makes this data amazing is that Jordan and LeBron, coincidentally, were the same age in each of these games with losses by 44 points.
LeBron James, during a game against the Celtics. Photo: AP
MJ turned 38 on February 17, 2021; 333 days separate her birthday of January 16, 2002, meaning she turned 38 years and 333 days during the match in which she suffered the worst loss of her career.
LeBron turned 38 on December 30, 2022; 332 days separate his birthday from November 27, 2023, which makes it exactly 38 years and 333 days after the game with the largest point differential of his career.
3.- LeBron James breaks another record. Continuing with James’ numbers, the one from Akron registered one more record in the NBA: The most minutes played.
The Lakers forward surpassed the 66,297 of the legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the game against the 76ers, reaching 66,319 until before last Thursday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in which he added another 35 minutes.
Only he knows how much gas he has left in the tank…
4.- If you screw it up, turn it off and let’s go! Stephen Curry has that ability to surprise people on the court and also in warm-ups before Warriors games.
On Thursday, before the game against the LA Clippers, he was close to doing this…
STEPHEN CURRY IS HUMAN!!!
(not 100% confirmed)pic.twitter.com/o7jH57Lvh9
— NBA Broad (@NBALatam) December 1, 2023
5.- The magic of Magic. Weeks go by in the NBA and the magic of the Orlando Magic continues to leave us speechless.
Those from Florida are the team with the best winning streak in the league, adding nine. Since their visit to CDMX where they faced the Atlanta Hawks, they have 10 wins and one loss to place themselves in second place in the East with a record of 14-5 (.737) above candidates such as the Bucks, 76ers and half a game ahead. difference from the leading Celtics.
The best thing about this is that due to the schedule they have, to a certain extent comfortable, the Nets, Cavaliers (x2) and Pistons, could maintain or even surpass the Celtics, against whom they will face in a back to back after the aforementioned games . The East is burning…
6.- He is now a dad. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic boasted through his IG account about the birth of his first daughter, Gabriela, which is why he was absent from Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Congratulations to the Slovenian!
7.- Forgive us Gobert! The detractors of the modern version of the ‘Twin Towers’, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert, must be hiding in the catacombs of Minnesota.
After a couple of seasons of coupling, the work is beginning to pay off and currently the Minnesota Timberwolves are the team with the best defensive efficiency in the league with 105.3 points allowed and not only that, they lead the ‘Wild West’ by registering 14-4 (.778) leaving the current champions, Denver Nuggets, in second place.
In the T-Wolves games this season it is common to see this type of highlights from the French center or the Dominican forward.
8.- Jaime Jaquez already has a mark in the NBA. Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. set a record for Mexican players in the league.
On Thursday, in the Heat’s 142-132 victory over the Pacers, Jaquez scored 24 points off the bench to break the mark of his countryman, Juan Toscano-Anderson, who during his brief time with the Warriors, had the figure of 20 units, which dated back two years during a game against the Cavaliers.
9.- A separate competition. San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons have a tournament between them. This pair of franchises literally do not know what it is to win and accumulate the worst streaks of the season. Spurs have 16 losses, 14 of them in a row, while the Pistons are ‘beating’ them (at least in that) by having 17 losses, 16 in a row.
Things don’t seem to get better soon for either of them and the bad thing is that they play against each other until January 10, 2024, so the number of consecutive games lost is going to sadly increase.
10.- In case they had the earring. December has arrived, the month in which one of the players with the most future and apparently determined that this is not the case, makes his reappearance.
Grizzlies star Ja Morant is close to completing his 25-game suspension from the league after his scandalous videos.
The point guard will complete his 25 games on December 18 against OKC, so a day later he will be eligible to reappear against the Pelicans.
His team undoubtedly misses him, as they are in second-to-last place in the West with a record of 4-13 (.235), only above the withered Spurs.
2023-12-02 14:29:11
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