LeBron James He made a three-point shot on the other side of the court, the ball spinning perfectly in the Friday night air, before going through the net. As he ran across the court, he shook his head and gritted his teeth.
James then reached the right block, with the Atlanta defender on his back, before turning and launching a mid-range jumper. After a stop, he took a step closer to the Atlanta bench, returned to almost the same spot, turned and threw another fadeaway, running past the Hawks as their coach, Quin Snyder, frustratingly called a timeout to try to stop the Hawks. Hawks. he.
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one day later James scored 38 points to lead the Lakers After a brief victory against Portland, he was at it again, this time against a dangerous Atlanta team. Looking timeless in front of a parade of young, athletic, long wings helplessly trying to stop him, James led the Lakers to a 119-102 victory – the twentieth of the season.
James’ 30 points, the last two of which forced Snyder to take that final timeout, gave him his 563rd 30-point game, one more than michael jordan the most in NBA history.
James, who starred without Anthony Davis against Portland, he got Davis back on Friday. Davis scored 18 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, capping an excellent defensive performance.
Austin Reaves He scored 20 to go with seven rebounds and six assists, and Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht each one added 13. Dorian Finney Smith He also hit a pair of three-pointers in the corners to score eight points off the bench.
The victory, the Lakers’ seventh in their last nine games, was one of the team’s best performances overall, aside from 19 turnovers against Atlanta’s aggressive perimeter defense.
While Trae Young scored 33 points, Max Christie harassed him for most of the game. The Lakers held Atlanta to just six of 34 three-pointers, while outrebounding Atlanta by 17.
The Lakers now head to Texas for a tough pair of games, first against Houston on Sunday and then against Dallas on Tuesday before returning to Los Angeles for their next eight games (seven at home and the first at the Intuit Dome).
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