Basketball, NBA: the 5 curiosities of the night you missed. LeBron snatches a record from Kareem and the Embiid poster

Another record for LeBron James: Kareem passed

Another defeat for his Lakers, in the sprint with Golden State, with also a heavy error on the line in the final seconds. LeBron James can console himself with yet another record of his career, one of the important ones, because he overcomes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and becomes the best scorer ever in the NBA by adding regular season and playoff: the King reaches 44,157 in front of Kareem’s 44,149 who however, he remains in command considering only the regular season, 38,387 against the 35,526 of the Akron native.

Klay Thompson hot in the fourth period

He looks more and more like pre-double injury Klay Thompson! He scores 16 points in the fourth quarter alone, 33 overall, and signs the Golden State Warriors’ sprint victory over the Lakers. “Klay is special, he goes beyond scoring shots. The electricity that he transmits to the building is not quantifiable“said coach Steve Kerr.

Embiid with the crush of the night

While waiting to share the field with James Harden, Joel Embiid is in charge in Philadelphia! He landed the triple-double of 40 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to fold Cleveland (first triple-double of 40 points for the 76ers since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968) and posterizes Jarrett Allen with a devastating dunk, one of the best of the season.

Jokic’s decisive block

A Nikola Jokic in MVP format with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists launches the Denver Nuggets in Toronto: the Joker embellishes his game with the siren block on Anunoby that stops the Raptors’ streak of 8 successes.

Kyrie Irving’s slalom

Little doubt Kyrie Irving is the best player in the NBA with the ball in hand! He sows all the defense of the Miami Heat and goes to score a crazy basket: his 29 points are not enough to avoid the Nets the 11th defeat in a row.