The day will come when their benefits drop, but at this rate we will not see it … LeBron James is still a true beast, one who at 36 years (37 in a few days) is planted on an NBA court and is simply the best. Last night it happened like this. The Lakers were hosting Orlando and El Rey gave us a triple-double to see the Angelenos beat 106-94.
In the absence of Anthony Davis, LeBron signed exactly 30 points (12 of 20 in field goals), 11 rebounds and 10 assists, fantastic numbers to which he added 3 blocks … It was a real exhibition that allowed his team to live a quiet night in the Staples Center. Questioned about his secret, James claims that it is about sleeping.
“Sleep. Sleep and the inspiration of my son and his team… I slept last night from twelve to eight, got up, had breakfast and then went back to sleep from eight thirty to twelve thirty. That’s pretty good, right? “He says satisfied after completing a huge game.
LeBron had the collaboration of Talen Horton-Tucker, who went up to 19 points, as well as Russell Westbrook, who achieved another 19. The point guard MVP was enthusiastic about the performance of El Rey.
“When he’s aggressive and makes the right plays and reads, our team is different. This was another party in which he imposed his will. Plugs are a great thing for us, and I know it is important for him to show that he is still doing what he has been doing year after year. It’s great to see.
The victory places the gold and purple players with a balance of 15-13 that allows them to settle as sixth place in the Western Conference.
Orlando, too irregular
After suffering a painful loss to the Clippers, the Magic recovered and had a very good first half against the Lakers; however, it all blew up in a catastrophic third quarter when they were down to a pitiful 2 of 23 shooting from the field. Cole Anthony left at 21 points and Franz Wagner had another 20. Jahmal Mosley believes they failed to stop the opponent at key moments.
“LeBron James just showed up tonight. He came out and hit two 3-pointers quickly. We missed a couple of shots, and that fueled his moment. They just increased the defensive pressure. I know we got some good shooting positions, but these didn’t go in. If some of them had finished inside, we would have slowed down the set, but those mistakes led to easy transitions, “says the Florida coach, who have lost 12 of their last 13 games.
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