The Lakers won the duel of conference leaders against Milwaukee (113-103), worn by LeBron James in "King" mode, who scored points against Giannis Antetokounmpo, yet favorite in the race for MVP, on Friday in the NBA .
LeBron marks its territory before possible reunion in the final
After the conceded defeat before Christmas in Wisconsin, where Antetokounmpo had impressed, LA responded by tying at 1-1. We will now have to wait to see the two teams possibly qualify for the finals in June, to know the end of the story in seven matches maximum.
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⚡️ The Lakers win the shock against the Bucks
🔥🔥 LeBron James best scorer of the match with 37 pts, ahead of the 32 pts of Giannis Antetokounmpo
đź’« Anthony Davis follows very closely with 30 pts # NBAextra https://t.co/ussQJR4V7F
There is still a long way to go, but in a match where everyone imposed a high defensive intensity, the difference was made in talent. And in his basketball kit, LeBron James showed a little more variety and efficiency than the "Greek Freak" ("Greek monster") of Milwaukee on this match.
"MVP!" MVP! ”, The Staples Center obviously did not fail to punctuate the class actions of the idol of the place, author of 37 points (8 rbds, 8 assists, 3 interceptions), but also important defensive gestures on his rival , while going to look for complicated baskets like this double-step in the 4th quarter, after which the ball rolled three times on the arch before returning.
Bucks keep three wins ahead of Lakers
"I'm extremely tired," said James after the game where he passed the 34,000 career mark. “Giannis is such a good player. I just wanted him to have a presence in front of him and play hard on him. ”
“We play games without the fans? Nah, that's impossible. I ain't playing, if I ain't got the fans in the crowd, that's who I play for.
—LeBron James on the possibility of playing games without fans in attendance due to concerns from the Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/E3Yb41YfCK
Discreet until then, Anthony Davis had the good idea to wake up in money-time with 14 points registered on his 30 in total (9 rbds). A little more lonely within the Bucks, Antetokounmpo has absolutely not deserved (32 pts, 11 rbds, 6 assists), but his three free throws missed in the last two minutes have been detrimental.
So much so that Milwaukee, still largely in the lead in the East, reaches the 10 defeat mark (53 wins). The Lakers have garnered their 48th success (13 losses) and must now turn to their third "battle of LA" Sunday against the Clippers, who lead 2-0 in their confrontations.
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