For the first time in more than five years Lebron James and Kevin Durant They faced each other in an NBA arena. Two of the best players of this century and the leading goalscorers in the history of the league were incredibly without playing face-to-face since December 2018, but now they meet again in this Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns which had other significant losses, those of Devin Booker and Bradley Beal in Arizona.
Without Booker and Beal on the Suns, the Lakers took over as the favorites for this game. AND They complied with a 100-95 victory.
The result is no surprise, neither are the stat lines of Durant, who scored 39 points and passed Hakeem Olajuwon for the all-time NBA scoring record, nor James. But it should be surprising what can LeBron do two months after turning 39an age where practically nobody plays in the best league in the world.
The Lakers won the final quarter 28-11, to pull off a game that looked like they were going to walk away with another loss like the one they suffered at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. And James was absolutely instrumental in that.
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In a game in which neither team’s offense ran in the final quarter, LeBron was on the court for 12 minutes and finished with 10 points and two assists, converting eight of the Lakers’ 11 points in the final four minutesin which the game came with the score at 87.
Durant had a flawless game (the Suns outscored the Lakers by 18 points in their 39 minutes on the floor and lost their nine-minute break by 23 points, suggesting the outcome would have been different with Beal or Booker to compensate the rotation), but LeBron was much more decisive in the clutchwinning that individual duel at the most important moment 8-6.
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By attacking the rim, LeBron scored the decisive baskets for the Lakers, as well layup 95-91 with 41 seconds left. A play that LeBron has been making in the NBA for 20 years, but it’s still very difficult for anyone who defends LBJ.
As if this was not enough, LeBron didn’t need just one assist and two rebounds to achieve a triple-double In his 35 minutes on the court he shot 7-14 from the field. Court time equal to his average from last season, when it was discussed that the Lakers would take better care of him in the Regular Phase this season. Tonight They needed it in the fourth quarter and LeBron was there.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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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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