the usual with Los Angeles Lakers is that they are the ones who squander a great advantage, which could translate into a certain victory, an unexpected defeat. However, something seems to be changing in the California team, and the best proof of that came in their visit on Sunday, January 22 to Portland Trail Blazers. Darwin Ham’s men did not finish a good first half, and it looked like they were going to throw in the towel a few minutes into the third round. With 25 points behind Lebron James and the company did not get discouraged and continued to fight, so much so that 24 minutes later they had reversed the score to win by 121 to 112.
While returns are more common and random than they were 20 years ago, there is tremendous value in turning a score from -25 to +9 this way. The Lakers took it on defense, which resulted in the locals signing a 30.8% field goal accuracy and 22.7% three-point shooting throughout the second half. While the Angels were flying their best second half the entire way, shooting 40% from long range and 56.5% overall after passing through the locker room. In doing so, Hamm’s team signed the second biggest comeback in their history after scoring 30 on December 6, 2002 against the Mavs.
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In that sense, LeBron James was the grand architect, someone who stood firm from start to finish. That’s why the Californians were able to come back, finishing another night above their scoring average. With 37 points20 of them in the second half, the star led and added 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in almost 37 minutes. Thus, the 38-year-old signed his sixth best goalscorer of the season and his 18th game with +35 goals over the age of 37, confirming him as the greatest goalscorer in history. More importantly, thanks to performances like LeBron’s, the gap between him and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is closing at a very high rate. He is only 224 away from making history.
👑 With his 37 points in the win against the Blazers, LeBron was 224 away from being the all-time leading scorer #NBA
Apart from the unburnt James, the Lakers’ victory had other protagonists. Specifically two, who have been advising for a long time and who will surely have a good contract in the next Free Agency: Dennis Schroder and Thomas Bryant.
The German was the engine of the group’s comeback, adding 22 of his 24 points after the break to also finish with 6 rebounds and 8 assists. In microwave mode Schroder pulled the team starting in the third quarter and gave hope to a team that no one expected at that point in the film.
Secondly, Thomas Bryant he continues to make positive strides and has returned the hopes that one day held in that inner motivation. With 31 points on 12 of 15 attempts (80%), 14 rebounds and 1 block, The former Wizards took advantage of the Blazers’ awful rim protection, getting passes time and time again to finish. Using direct blocks with Beverley, Westbrook and Schroder, Bryant wore down Nurkic to the point where he only played 6 minutes in the second half. Proof that, despite everything, these Lakers are capable of being dangerous.
What a night for Thomas Bryant:
-31 points
– 14 rebounds
-4 three-pointers
– 80% FG
– 25 points return of the Lakers W pic.twitter.com/xrSw14QnD7
The Western Conference is wide open right now. Between 13th and 6th there are only 2.5 games away, meaning a good week can propel a team into the Playoffs and vice versa. The Lakers are starting to fuel up and with 6 wins in their last 10 (all without Davis) they might end up surprising.
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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