LeBron James, one of the legends of the NBA (Kevin Cox/Getty)
team reached Los Angeles LakersAt dawn on Saturday, an important victory over the Atlanta Hawks in a match American basketball leaguewhich saw a more than wonderful apparition of the legend LeBron JamesTo end the year in the best possible way and to confirm his superiority on the pitch.
The Lakers outscored the Hawks (130-121), and James contributed to the win by scoring 47 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
With that point balance, James became the fourth player in league history to score 45 or more points at age 38, joining legends Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamal Crawford, to shine on his birthday (Dec. 30), noting that the 2009 matchup with Atlanta was the only matchup in which James scored more points on his birthday (48 points).
47 PCS
10 REB
9 AST
Laker WLeBron showed up for his 38th birthday. pic.twitter.com/33lO5BnVpo
—NBA (@NBA) 31 December 2022
In a second game, the duo, CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson led the West Regional leaders, the New Orleans Pelicans, to a fifth straight victory, at the expense of their host, the Philadelphia Seventy Sixers (127-116) and McCollum scored 11 of his career-high 16 hat-tricks on 16 attempts, finishing the game with a .42 point mark, in a time when Williamson hit 13 of 19 attempts (36 points).
42 PCS
4 REB
5AST
11am (franchise record, career record)CJ McCollum went OFF in the Pelicans win. pic.twitter.com/s09E7DdoQr
—NBA (@NBA) 31 December 2022
On the other hand, 37 points were not enough for Philadelphia giants Joel Embiid at a time when his colleague scored James Harden 20 points and 10 assists. The Pelicans upped their mark to 23 wins against 12 losses, tied for Western lead with the Denver Nuggets, winners of the Miami Heat (124-119).
The Golden State Warriors, defending champions, achieved their fourth consecutive victory at home against the Portland Trail Blazers (118-112), thanks to 41 points by Jordan Paul and 31 by veteran Klay Thompson. And it occupies Golden State, whose stellar distributor is absent Stephen Curry Due to his injury, he is ninth in the Western Conference (19 wins and 18 losses), behind Portland, for whom Damian Lillard scored 34 points.
