The figure of the Los Angeles Lakers scores 50 points against the Washington Wizards in an itchy evening that gives his team a much-needed breather
LeBron James once again defied logic in basketball. Just six days after scoring 56 points against the Golden State Warriors, the figure of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 50 points against the Washington Wizards today in an itchy evening and that gave his team a much-needed respite (122-109).
At 37 years old and after 19 seasons in the NBA, LeBron continues to show that he has a lot of gas in the tank.
His Lakers are a pit of misfortune and they came to this match with a devastating 1-7 from the All-Star break, but the Los Angeles fans have the consolation that with LeBron in their ranks truly incredible things can happen.
“King James” destroyed the Wizards with 50 points (18 of 25 shooting, 6 of 9 triples), 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Especially memorable was his display after the breaksince in the first half he only scored 17 points but in the third quarter he shone with 19 and in the last he finished off the job with 14 more.
LeBron monopolized the Lakers’ attack but was supported by Malik Monk (21 points) and Talen Horton-Tucker (15 points).
Russell Westbrook had a weak game (5 points with 2 of 11 shots, 3 rebounds and 9 assists) and did not take the field in the decisive minutes of the last quarter.
For the Wizards, Kyle Kuzma (23 points and 7 rebounds) and Corey Kispert (21 points) were the top scorers but they could do little against the hurricane that came upon them.
Brazilian Raul Neto started for the Wizards and got 6 points, a rebound and 4 assists.
LeBron’s recital also overshadowed the return to Los Angeles of Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who won the ring with the Lakers in the 2020 “bubble” and who today received applause from their former fans.
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One more night with a low starting quintet, LeBron James took advantage of his versatility in the five-man position to assist his teammates and illuminate the Lakers’ start (15-11 with 7.42).
It seemed that the Lakers had entered the game well, but at the end of the first quarter they conceded a 0-9 run in one of their usual and unfortunate bouts that have marked their season (26-26).
LeBron picked up momentum with two triples, but Kristaps Porzingis and Rui Hachimura organized the reaction of an increasingly loose Wizards (50-51 with 3.56 to go).
Unlike the good feelings of his rivals, hehe Lakers arrived at halftime with their tongues out and no ideas (52-59).
His attack was rusty and only Malik Monk gave LeBron a hand, his defense was very weak and lacked the necessary attention, and they also went to the locker room listening to some whistles from their own fans.
… And impressive response from Lebron
The only way the Lakers would win tonight was if LeBron pulled out of his hat on one of his magic nights.
No sooner said than done, King Jamessweep the Wizards with 16 points in just over 6 minutes in the third quarter chaining a fabulous streak of triples, dunks and implausible penetrations (74-71 with 5.50 to play).
The Crypto.com Arena quickly reconciled with his team – or at least with LeBron – after an overwhelming scoring splurge.
The third quarter went to the Lakers with a resounding 37-23, although these wounded Wizards managed to make it to the last quarter alive thanks to Kyle Kuzma and Corey Kispert (89-82).
That resistance paid off as a 2-7 run, taking advantage of LeBron’s absence, allowed the Wizards to put fear back into the Lakers’ bodies at the start of the final quarter (91-89 with 9.47 to go). .
Two triples by Malik Monk brought some calm to the purple and gold franchise (99-91 with 7.03 remaining), which breathed even more with two dunks by Talen Horton-Tucker.
However, the icing on the cake could only be put by one player, LeBron James, who with two baskets and an amazing triple to reach 50 points, remembered that, right now, he is the only thing these Lakers can hold on to.
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