Already in "All Star Game" mode for which he was acclaimed, LeBron James managed his tenth triple-double of the season, to allow the Lakers, undisputed leaders in the West, to win in Brooklyn, Thursday in the NBA . The votes have spoken: LeBron James received the most votes for the next NBA basketball party to be held in Chicago on February 2. So to celebrate his 16th participation in a row, he led his Lakers to a 36th victory (9 losses) this season on the floor of Brooklyn (128-113).
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👍 The Lakers bend the Nets
🔥 LeBron James in triple-double mode (27 points, 12 rbds and 10 passes)
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Tops votes for All Star Game
His triple-double (27 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), the 91st in his career, was decisive. By his side, Anthony Davis, also selected for the All Star Game, was less rare than the day before in New York, with 16 points and 11 rebounds all the same. During a controlled game, it was three points that LA also made the difference with 19 shots taken in (out of 38), including 11 by the bench players, its record this season.
Opposite, James' former lieutenant in Cleveland, Kyrie Irving, was limited to 20 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Insufficient to prevent the Nets' fifth consecutive defeat, still 8th in the East but under growing threat from Detroit and Chicago. After the meeting, from "King" to president, as he sometimes had with Barack Obama, LBJ exchanged a few words with Bill Clinton present at the Barclay Center.
Respect #Clinton #LeBronJames pic.twitter.com/9La3jfGdxg
- timmer50 (@timmer_fiftyone) January 24, 2020The latter must have wished him good luck for Saturday since James will have, against Philadelphia, the opportunity to overtake Kobe Bryant in 3rd place in the ranking of the best scorers of all time in the NBA. With 33,626 points, it is only 17 units from the mark of the former glory of the Lakers.
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