AP/LOS ANGELES: LeBron James was not just driven by Dillon Brooks’ slights of him going into Sunday night’s game.
But I only came here to make movies though! The Los Angeles Lakers superstar posted on Instagram on Saturday night, beside a graphic that showed he had 108 games with at least 30 points since moving to Los Angeles in 2018. it’s what you guys said, isn’t it right?
With 1.9 seconds left, James made the game-winning free throw to cap off a season-high 37 points, helping the Lakers defeat the Houston Rockets 105-104 on Sunday night.
James had scored thirty points in five of his previous seven games this season.
People occasionally need to be reminded. That’s what it was, then,” James stated in reference to the image.
With four seconds left, Alperen Sengun’s layup knotted the score, and the Lakers called a timeout. James received it from Austin Reaves, and Tari Eason fouled him while he was driving inside. James made the second free throw but missed the first.
The ball was moved to midcourt for Houston, which had no timeouts remaining, but Brooks’ 3-point effort was unsuccessful.
“I appreciated how we fought back and carried on.” At the end, we simply didn’t play well, Ime Udoka, the Rockets’ coach, remarked.
James led the Lakers to their fifth victory in the previous six games with 13 points in the fourth quarter.
The NBA’s all-time top scorer, who finished with eight assists to bring his career total to 10,504, earlier in the game made history as the fourth player in the league history to reach that milestone. In addition, with 2,290 3-pointers, he went up to tie Vince Carter for seventh place, and with 2,208 steals, he passed Clyde Drexler for eighth place.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham remarked, “That’s the LeBron we’ve all come to know and love over these 21 years.”
Another exciting performance was delivered by James and Brooks, who have a good rivalry dating back to the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies playoff series from the previous season.
After forcing Brooks early in the third quarter, James was given a technical foul; nevertheless, he later made a “too small” gesture on the floor after he outscored Brooks.
“He’s a fierce rival. I enjoy opposing him. He was definitely hooping tonight. He was a terrific shooter and kept them in the game, according to James.
With 58 seconds left, Anthony Davis fouled out despite scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Reaves scored 17 points after coming off the bench.
With 24 points, including a season-high six 3-pointers, Brooks led the Rockets, followed by Sengun with 23. Houston has won five in a row before losing its next two.