LeBron James’ Lakers Aim for NBA West Championship and Historic Achievement

LeBron James’ Lakers are already a Playoff team in the NBA West and even aspire to be the first team to achieve two championships in the same season, after having obtained the ‘In-Season Tournament’ trophy in the sphere of Las Vegas.

The challenge now is to overcome the Denver Nuggets after having defeated the New Orleans Pelicans in the Play-In.

LeBron James led the Lakers’ victory with 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in a game of enormous balance in which Zion Williamson, in the first postseason game of his career, held the Pelicans to 40 points before retiring. desperate, due to injury in the last minutes.

The last chance for the Pelicans

The Pelicans will play for the last spot in the Playoffs on Friday against the winner of the duel between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors.

Anthony Davis, starter on Darvin Ham’s team after retiring with discomfort from the duel between these teams on Sunday, contributed a valuable double-double of 20 points and fifteen rebounds, while D’Angelo Russell scored 21 points and five triples for some Angelenos in those in which the entire starting quintet finished with double digits.

The Pelicans surrendered after nearly making an 18-point comeback and with the regret of not being able to play the final minutes with Zion Williamson, who had 40 points, eleven rebounds and five assists before retiring due to an apparent muscle problem.

He was the leading scorer for the Pelicans in which the starting five only supported him with a total of 34 points distributed among four players. On the other hand, Puerto Rican José Alvarado shone off the bench, with ten points, seven assists and a long series of valuable defensive plays.

Brandon Ingram, far from his best level after returning on Sunday after a twelve-game absence, did not exceed eleven points (4 of 12 shooting) and watched the key minutes of the match from the bench.

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The Lakers’ rival in the Playoffs

The opponent of LeBron James’ Lakers will be the Denver Nuggets, a quintet led by Nikola Jokic and the current NBA champion, although the Los Angeles franchise has the opportunity to be the first to win all possible trophies.

In winter, the Lakers with LeBron James at the helm won the first ‘In-Season Tournament’, which was planned with a Cup-style format with direct elimination games and no series, which was won by the California team.

Experts put the Nuggets as favorites, but the Lakers could surprise in the Playoffs that start on Saturday, April 20.

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2024-04-17 03:15:00
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