Basketball
134-132. Trae Young defeats the Lakers and prevents LeBron’s triple-double
Trae Young’s triple with 7.4 seconds left gave the Atlanta Hawks a 134-132 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.LeBron James’ 39-point triple-double wasn’t enough.
LeBron turns 40 on December 30th. He had 39 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in 43 minutes. But the Angelenos capitulated against the Hawks, who had defeated the Milwaukee Bucks at home just two days earlier.
Anthony Davis was also the main character with a great performancenearly reached a triple-double with 38 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Trae Young scores a monumental double-double with 31 points and 20 assists.hit a spectacular triple at a crucial moment in overtime.
For the Hawks, DeAndre Hunter scored 26 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic contributed 20 points off the bench.
The Lakers, who lost by 41 points on the field to the Miami Heat last Wednesday, have now lost their third straight game and fourth in their last five games. 10th place in the West Region (12 wins, 11 losses).
The Hawks have won six straight games and are in fifth place in the East (13 wins, 11 losses).
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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