L-shapedFor the Angeles Lakers, everything is taken to the maximum with great ease. There is no other way of life in the franchise that has been almost everything in the history of the NBA. And after each bad streak, like the one they were involved in in the early stages of 2024, more. But with Dervin Ham in the ‘shooter’, his assistant Phil Handy on everyone’s lips as ‘savior’ and against a city rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, that in recent times winning has not been easy the matter turned. The Lakers won their first game of the new year in a 106-103, air and confidence in a team that practically did not smile from the tournament crown in Las Vegas.
LeBron James’ brutal dunk on Paul George.
It was very tight at the end and between a triple from Taurean Prince and a basket from LeBron James opted despite James Harden’s final effort from long distance. ‘The King’ was decisive, because time does not pass by him. They are 39 years old… and he went up to 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. He monopolized the attack and destroyed Paul George as if everything were back to how it was in those Eastern Finals between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers when both were leaders of their franchises.
How are they going to stop LeBron?
Paul George, one of the most intelligent and aesthetic players in the NBA, tried to get in the middle of LeBron’s transition and the ‘King’ slammed him. Normal. He doesn’t hang out for the ‘Akron guy’. “We haven’t fixed everything, but we continue to learn more from the victories rather than the losses. Help, because it is the way and understand what mistakes we still have,” he said at the end.
We learn more from victories than from defeats
LeBron James
LeBron James’ brutal dunk against Paul George
For LeBron, history is still the path. He is 491 points away from 40,000 in his career, another peak impossible for others to reach. And he tries hard to reach another ring. At the moment, the Lakers are ahead with 18-19, closing the Play-In and breaking the Clippers’ streak that flew It rains less in the place that causes the most storms in the NBA.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are scary
The Dallas Mavericks have the best color of one of the couples that generated the most doubts and dispelled the most doubts, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Their positive inertia makes them win games and they knocked down to one of the best teams at the beginning of the campaign, the Minnesota Timberwolves (115-108). The Slovenian had 38 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and Irving scored 35+8+5. A monstrous joint performance.
Doncic and Irving give a clinic against the Wolves
It was Irving’s responsibility to close the game and he confirmed it with several triples in the fourth quarter. One of his specialties that makes him a unique player in the NBA. “I’ve been doing it since I was a child. MY father put the ball in my hands when I was very little. and he told me to go for it. Especially when my team needed me,” he said at the end.
I’ve been doing it since I was little.
Kyrie Irving
Wembanyama is an animal
It doesn’t change life for the San Antonio Spurs, but not for his jewel, Victor Wembanyama. The Texan team lost… in a tight match against the Cleveland Cavaliers by 117-115, but the Frenchman repeated elite numbers. He is already pure and simple consistency, because in the last five he has not dropped below 20 points, six rebounds, at least one block and with averages of 46.2% minimum accuracy. Against the Cavs, 24+10 and five blocks.
The bizarre finale of the Cavs-Spurs: Wembanyama block and Sochan’s rude error
Of course, he is a bit lonely. On the last play he created a chance to win with a great block. There was time, about 4 seconds. But instead of calling the remaining timeout Jeremy Sochan decided to throw completely out of desperation. He failed, of course. And the Spurs continue to add to the loss box.
The Warriors do not take flight
The Golden State Warriors continue to struggle endlessly to win games. They took a very tough correction against the Toronto Raptors (118-133) in an exhibition by a player on whom there are many eyes after his arrival from New York, RJ Barrett. The Canadian scored 37+6+6 and triggered another defeat for the Bay team. They are already 19 for 17 wins.
They hit us in the mouth…
Steve Kerr
Curry falls to the Toronto defense.
“They punched us in the mouth. They threw us out of the game,” said Steve Kerr, team technician, at the end. The stands booed and the Warriors never worked despite Klay Thompson’s 25 points. For his part, Stephen Curry was very weak with only 9. They need to improve.
2024-01-08 06:08:42
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