Lakers Secure Crucial Victory with Four Players Scoring 25+ Points

As of: March 25, 2024 7:44 a.m

The Los Angeles Lakers have scored an important victory in the battle for the NBA playoffs. Four players scored at least 25 points against the Indiana Pacers.

The Lakers around superstar LeBron James won the offensive spectacle 150:145 (72:68) on Sunday (March 24, 2024 / local time). The total of 295 points is the third highest point total in a game in the North American professional basketball league this season. Only in the Pacers’ 157:152 win against the Atlanta Hawks in mid-November and in the Utah Jazz’s 154:148 win against the Detroit Pistons in early January did more points fall.

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For the first time in 53 years, 25 points four times for the Lakers

For the Lakers, four players broke the 25-point mark: Anthony Davis (36 points and 16 rebounds), LeBron James (26 points and ten assists), Spencer Dinwiddie (26 points) and Austin Reaves (25 points). The last time this happened in the NBA was in February 2021; the last time a quartet was this successful with the Lakers was in January 1971.

The NBA record champions scored 44 points in the third quarter and moved ahead by 19 points. After their third win in a row, the Lakers remain ninth in the Western Conference.

“Greek Freak” dominates in Bucks win

The top game went to the Milwaukee Bucks. The second-best team in the East beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, previously leaders in the West, with 118:93 (48:47). The Bucks dominated the second half 70-46 and were led by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo with 30 points and 19 rebounds.

For the first time since the end of January, the Bucks were able to use their preferred starting lineup again, with returnee Khris Middleton impressing with a triple-double of eleven points, ten rebounds and ten assists.

Theis pointsless in defeat

While the Thunder have to leave the top spot to the Denver Nuggets due to their defeat, but are still just ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Los Angeles Clippers around the German basketball world champion Daniel Theis are losing touch with the top trio. The Clippers had to admit defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers 107:121 (56:63), a 2:18 run at the start of the fourth quarter was decisive. Theis only made a short nine-minute appearance and remained without any points.

2024-03-25 06:17:38
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