LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers finally felt like winners again when they played the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were in great shape.
The Los Angeles Lakers looked like they were stuck after losing four games in a row and only once in two weeks since winning the NBA In-Season Tournament earlier this month.
They want to win when they go to Paycom Arena to play the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder are in great shape right now, having won 5 of their last 6 games.
The leader of the yellow and purple team spoke up to help the Lakers win a big game, even though he knew it wouldn’t be easy.
As a season high, LeBron James scored 40 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 129–120. It was his best game of the season.
With 13-20 FG, 9-9 FT, and “no misses” from beyond the 3-point line (5-5 3PT), the 38-year-old great finished with a very high level of efficiency. The scores are still tied at 7 boards, 7 assists, and 2 blocks.
In the middle of the third quarter, the Lakers were ahead of OKC by 26 points. In the fourth quarter, some careless play cut the lead to 8 points.
But LeBron James set a great example for his juniors by scoring 11 straight points to drown out his opponent’s attempts to come back.
Anthony Davis scored 26 points and dished out 7 assists. Two days ago, he said that this was a “must-win” game. With 21 points, Rui Hachimura kept up his great play, and Austin Reaves almost had a double-double with 11 points and 9 assists.
The Los Angeles Lakers have lost four games in a row and five of their last six games since winning the NBA In-Season Tournament. This important away win gives them confidence going into the Christmas series. More beginning.
“Everyone shot well, passed the ball around, and handled it carefully as a team.” That’s the key to winning. “Today was a good day for everyone to play, and we need to keep it up in our next games,” LeBron James said after the game.
The NBA Christmas Game series will start at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, December 26, with LeBron James and his team playing the Boston Celtics.
On the other side of the front line, the Oklahoma City Thunder also broke their run, but theirs was three wins in a row. The last six games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his friends played, they won five of them. Today, they play the Lakers.
When they play, they feel like they have nothing to lose and everything to gain. This mindset helps them focus and play well. “We don’t have as much heat as they do, and we can’t match their energy,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said.
“We let them get into a rhythm, and we couldn’t make up the time when the gap got too big.” The other team earned this win, and our young team learned a lesson from it.