LeBron James goes down in NBA history with 46 points, Lakers still lose to neighbors Clippers
Nine 3-pointers is what LeBron James entertained Los Angeles Lakers fans in a match against neighbors LA Clippers, straight to 46 points with 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
LeBron was "burned", but unfortunately the LA Clippers were even better today with a total of 19 3-pointers in the match. It is this explosion that keeps them in the lead, sometimes creating a difference of up to 23 points.
The Lakers tried to turn the tide with the familiar explosiveness in the third and first half of the fourth, but that was not enough.
Although he could not win, LeBron James did what he had not done in 20 years, which was to score more than 40 points into the LA Clippers basket.
As for James personally, he achieved a career-high in throwing 3 points when he had 9 successful 3-pointers (9-14 3PT), and also had the 101st match to reach the 40-point mark.
This performance puts LeBron just 177 points away from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record.
Despite his excellent performance, LeBron James was still unable to "rescue" the Lakers from a loss. They continued to fall in the second half (24-40) and faced a gap of more than 20 points.
The yellow-violet team narrowed the gap to 10 points in the middle of the fourth half, but two consecutive mistakes by Dennis Schroder and Russell Westbrook allowed the LA Clippers to re-establish the advantage.
Because the Lakers still have a back-to-back match tomorrow morning, coach Darvin Ham pulled out the entire main squad early, taking care of his feet for the match against the San Antonio Spurs (taking place at 10:30 am on January 26). ).
The result marked the Los Angeles Lakers' 10th consecutive loss to neighbors the LA Clippers, five of which were by more than 10 points. This is also the 5th defeat in the last 8 outings of the yellow purple shirt team.
However, Lakers fans can temporarily forget their sadness as their favorite team will play tomorrow morning, facing the team that has lost 10 of the last 10 games - the San Antonio Spurs.
In addition, this is also a very remarkable match because Anthony Davis will return, and rookie Rui Hachimura will debut to fans after being traded from Washington Wizards.
