LeBron James Leads Lakers in Superb Comeback Against Clippers

The match: LeBron James leads the Lakers’ superb comeback against the Clippers

We would like to talk about vintage performance. But when he was five or ten years younger, LeBron James didn’t make three-pointers in a row when he wanted to take a game for himself. He manipulated defenses by taking advantage of his combination of size, phenomenal power and exceptional basketball IQ. The reasoning is always the same but the way of concluding is different: if he remains very athletic for his age, the King still celebrated his 39th birthday and he cannot penetrate fifteen possessions in a row in the racket. So he shoots from afar. And his award-winning baskets were decisive in the Lakers’ victory against the Clippers (112-116) on Wednesday evening.

He scored 5 in the fourth quarter (7 in total) to bring his team back into contact with the strength of his wrist. James and his partners were 21 points behind and finished the game 39-16 to win at the last minute. In addition to his 34 points, the four-time MVP offered 8 assists – two for two very important long shots from D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura – while contributing in defense on Kawhi Leonard (26 points).

The Clippers can blame themselves. They had the game in hand. This defeat illustrates the current difficulties of Tyronn Lue’s team, significantly less sharp than a few weeks ago.

The player: Luka Doncic celebrates his 25th birthday after a big triple-double

“Just a normal day for Luka Doncic,” commented Jason Kidd after the Slovenian’s spectacular performance. Just a classic night at work for the young man. However, it was a bit of a special day: he was celebrating his 25th birthday and so he celebrated by scoring 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists against Toronto. In its wake, the Mavericks won 125 to 136. A rebound victory for Dallas after two defeats.

Kyrie Irving did his part again, scoring 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to keep the Raptors at bay until the final buzzer. Coming back to Doncic, this is his ninth consecutive game with 25 or more points on the clock. The All-Star point guard is still in the running to be named MVP and he seems on track to finish the season with a bang.

The performance: Chicago brings down Cleveland after two overtimes

The Bulls are truly capable of the best and the worst. One day after losing to the Pistons, last in the NBA, they managed to beat the Cavaliers, second in the East. Even if we first had to go through two overtimes (132-123). DeMar DeRozan scored 16 of his 35 points in the extra 10 minutes, once again living up to his reputation as a finisher. Andre Drummond grabbed 26 rebounds.

Winners of Dallas the previous evening, the Cleveland players squandered an 11-point lead at the end of the fourth quarter. DeRozan snatched the first overtime and was responsible for an 8-0 lead at the start of the second. Chicago maintains its ninth place in the Eastern Conference.

At state: 68-22

Like the run the Nuggets had against the Kings. Sacramento led by 15 points (32-47) before being completely extinguished by the defending champions and suffering a 68-22. Denver won 117 to 96 in the end with 32 points from Jamal Murray and a triple-double from Nikola Jokic (14 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists).

The action: Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin, it takes off

The very nice connection between Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin with the alley-oop pass on the board for the dunk from the inside of the Pacers.

The Frenchman: Rudy Gobert a little less in sight

8 points and 8 rebounds for Rudy Gobert, who also blocked two shots, during the Timberwolves’ victory against the Grizzlies.

All scores

Pacers – Pelicans : 123-114
Raptors – Mavericks : 125-136
Timberwolves – Grizzlies : 110-101
Bulls – Cavaliers : 132-123
Clippers – Lakers : 112-116

2024-02-29 06:13:00
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