2023-01-08 08:00:00
We had missed this little late night schedule. The ideal spot for writing a thriller. And if the game is also being played in Sacramento, it’s hard not to see the perfect set-up to wake up the basketball gods and ask them to wave the wand. It was sensational. Crazy. Panting. In the continuity of everything we see at the moment. Very large Fox. Huge Lakers.
The pretty homemade boxscore is HERE!
De’Aaron Fox is an All-Star.
Strange launch, a little once morest the direction of the angle, but obligatory passage through the fox square. What if he had put that last shot? Already 34 points for him, 17 in the 4th quarter3.6 seconds on the clock to get the ball up, takes his shot from the spot « Stephen Curry contre le Thunder », an action for eternity… CLUNG, the leather hits the bottom of the hoop. The Lakers win 136 to 134, De’Aaron Fox has it bad and insults the referees, Thomas Bryant puffs out his chest, Russell Westbrook is in heaven.
It’s going to be very hard not to send him to the All-Star Game. Very difficult pic.twitter.com/GKY0Bwwct8
— Arthur TrashTalk (@ArthurJBaudin) January 8, 2023
Fifth consecutive victory for the Lakers. The Expression Big Three Four has never been so conducive to this unfolding. 116 of Los Angeles’ 136 points come from Dennis Schroder, LeBron James, Thomas Bryant and Russell Westbrook. However, it is difficult to group them under a single statistic as their contributions were so different. To start, Russell Westbrook became the 2nd player in history “recent” to slam 20 points, 5 rebounds and 15 assists off the bench (the first was Slick Watts in 1977). Big start to the year 2023 for the marsupilami. 22/46 shooting over the last three games, a ESSENTIAL role in this success in Sacramento. He has completely « out-mastered » Davion Mitchell and played the Kings defense all the way. A small space at the screen output, drive between the guibolles of the defenders, caviar / finish to be gauged according to the placement of the teammates. From the very great Russell Westbrook. And as luck would have it, his good performances coincide with… the Lakers’ victories. We can throw stones at him. Never say that it is useless.
Mandatory mention for Thomas Bryant, boss from A to Z, mental leader of the Lakers on the meeting with 29 points at 12/14 shooting, 14 rebounds and 1 block. Pure energy. A galvanized mass who – even if he finished in 25/12/7 – largely won his duel once morest Domantas Sabonis. On each rebound climbed the euphoria, as if he were untouchable. The impression of having seen him go back to the circle throughout the 4th quarter. And for the side a little greatness, Thomas Bryant is the 4th Laker in history to land a game in 28/14 with at least 85% shooting. The other three? Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal. Welcome among the very great (all things considered, eh, it’s still Thomas Bryant).
Giga LeBron James. The most fanatical of the Fantastic 4. Like the impression of repeating himself every two evenings, but have we ever seen a player from 38 banks carry his team as he does? Here once more, we must remain measured. It was a very sad defense of Sacramento in front. However, the addition was correctly settled: 37 points at 50% shooting, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, +15 plus/minus AND this clutch-essential foray 50 seconds from time. Three defenders, magnificent relaxation to pass under the contest of Keegan Murray, the referees validate the 2+1. Quite indisputable whistle eh, we specify, because everything was not obvious in the last minute of the match. Lots of controversial decisions. One final, unobvious foul by De’Aaron Fox on Dennis Schroder. It is this fault – four seconds from the end – which sealed the victory for Los Angeles. Two throws for the Schro’. Money in the coffers. 27 points at 4/5 from the parking lot, he wasn’t gross either.
LeBron tonight in the Lakers W:
37 points
8 rebounds
7 assists???? pic.twitter.com/bskcG6tWeT
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2023
Double victory over the Hawks, Charlotte on the mat, the Heat and the beaten Kings. The Lakers are surfing the best of waves with five consecutive wins. Darvin Ham’s men now have two days off before heading to Denver Monday night to try to bring down the big boss of the Western Conference. What if they did? What if this dynamic triggered the revival that we have been waiting for for two years – almost three? Here once more we take tweezers and observe all this from afar. This game was crazy, but the Lakers are still the Lakers. Not impossible that Russ shoots at 4/17 on Monday and inflates the bibis on his only lay-up of the evening. Not impossible either that Thomas Bryant proves to be “limited” in his ability to chain matches. Excellent post 5 energy, good hands, but Nikola Jokic waiting for him and if he eats 45/15/10 on the head we will only be half surprised. Obviously not what we want. It’s good for a bit of freshness. What if the Western Conference might win a contender last minute (while waiting for Anthony Davis), double pleasure because LeBron James is on the ship.
Big win of the Lakers, big disappointment for Sacramento. A Californian derby is played and won, De’Aaron Fox and his friends have not managed to outsmart the team in form of the moment. Maybe with a bit more investment from one side of the floor, the Kings would have been calmer. But with ” and “ we send Austin Reaves to the All-Star Game. What next.
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