LeBron, about 50,000 points, Doncic punished the clippers and cavaliers continues to make history in the NBA

LeBron, about 50,000 points, Doncic punished the clippers and cavaliers continues to make history in the NBA

LeBron Jamesmaximum scorer of the NBA history, reached 49,999 points telling regular season and playoffs while Luka Doncicyour partner in Los Angeles Lakersonce again punished an opponent who is especially good: Los Angeles Clippers.

The purple and gold are now seconds of the west (38-21) only behind Oklahoma City Thunder (49-11) and tied with Denver Nuggets (39-22), which is third.

Besides, Cleveland Cavaliers He chained his tenth triumph to continue reigning in the east and get into historical records of the NBA.

LeBron needed 18 points to reach 50,000 and stayed in 17 in an unfortunate match in terms of aim (6 of 17 in field shots) and with 8 ball losses.

However, ‘King James’ contributed 5 rebounds and 9 assists in addition to a registered brand plug at the last minute that was fundamental for the triumph of Los Angeles Lakers.

What did reach the 23 of the Lakers was his 1,000 victory in regular season, which leaves him only behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,074), Robert Parish (1,014) and Tim Duncan (1,001).

Unlike other days, Doncic was inspired by the hoop (9 of 17 in shots with 5 of 12 in triples) and led the Lakers with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. The Slovenian lost 6 balls.

Without Austin Reaves and Rui hashimura, Dalton Knecht (19 points with 5 of 8 in triples), Jarred Vanderbilt (8 points and 9 rebounds) and Dorian Finney-Smith (11 points) took a step forward in the Angelino team, which won six games in a row and presents an impressive 18-4 in its last 22 duels.

The Lakers had defeated the clippers only two days ago and took the series of this season 3-1 against their neighbors and rivals.

Kawhi Leonard (33 points and 10 rebounds) was the most productive of some clippers (32-28) that did not throw the towel until the end and that during the meeting lost to injury to Norman Powell.

In extra time and with comeback the triumph of the Cavaliers over some blazers that came to win by 18 points in the third quarter was resolved.

Cleveland (50-10) is the first team of the season to reach 50 victories. In addition, the team directed by Kenny Atkinson became the twelfth in the history of the NBA to get a 50-10 record or better after 60 regular season games.

Without Donovan Mitchell, De’Andre Hunter led the Cavaliers with 32 points and 7 rebounds with 5 of 9 in triples. Ty Jerome shone in the second unit with 25 points and 6 assists. Evan Mobley also stood out with 20 points and 8 rebounds.

In the Blazers (27-34), Deni Avdija achieved a triple-double with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

In this duel between the last two NBA champions, the Celtics (43-18) had a +20 both in the second and in the third quarter but failed to take off from the Nuggets (39-22) until the end of the game.

They were not fine or Jaylen Brown (22 points and 8 assists with 6 of 15 in field shots and 5 ball losses) or Jayson Tatum (16 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists with 4 of 15 in shots and 6 losses). Without Jrue Holiday and Kristaps porzingis, Dominican’s contributions to Horford (19 points and 8 rebounds) and Derrick White (17 points with 5 triples) were decisive.

By Denver, the best were Jamal Murray (26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists), Nikola Jokic (on the edge of a new triple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists) and Christian Braun (24 points and 6 rebounds). The Nuggets did not have Aaron Gordon.

Only two days after winning with another infarction final against the Grizzlies, the Knicks (40-20) re-raised their epic to overcome 19 points and win the Heat in the extension (28-31). New York adds three triumphs in a row.

Jalen Brunson was the best of visitors with 31 points and 6 assists. The Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns achieved 19 points and 16 rebounds, OG Anunoby also stood out with 23 points and 9 rebounds and Josh Hart contributed 14 points and 7 rebounds.

BAM Adebayo (30 points and 7 rebounds) and Tyler Herro (22 points and 7 assists) were the top scorers of a Heat who could not count on Mexican Jaime Jáquez Jr.

Jalen Williams beat his record record with 41 points and also got 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander accompanied him with 31 points and 8 assists in an unattainable Thunder in the west (49-11).

Stephon Castle (32 points and 8 rebounds) was the main offensive resource of the Spurs (25-34). After a conflict in the third quarter, Lu Dort and Kenrich Williams of Oklahoma City and Julian Champagnie of San Antonio were expelled.

In the rest of the meetings of the day, Minnesota Timberwolves surpassed 116-98 to a Phoenix Suns with many problems and could not stop a Anthony Edwards with 44 points and 7 assists.

In addition, Indiana Pacers beat Chicago Bulls (127-112), Toronto Raptors bent Orlando Magic (114-112) and New Orleans Pelicans beat Utah Jazz (128-121).