2023-10-30 05:48:45
On the 20th anniversary of his debut, James (right) scored 27 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, and the Lakers lost to the Kings in an overtime.AFP
LeBron James, who has been playing for 20 years, is old enough! The Lakers lost to the Kings 127-132 in the overtime.
Time flies, exactly 20 years following his NBA debut, James is still running on the court, specially wearing the signature sneakers he debuted with back then. He hopes to celebrate this special day with a victory.
The Kings launched a 41-28 offensive in the first quarter. In the last 3.2 seconds of the second quarter, James gave up the offense and caused controversy. His performance in the half was mediocre, making 2 of 5 shots and scoring only 7 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.
The lagging Lakers made a crazy counterattack in the second half and took the lead in the final quarter. With 12.9 seconds left, James made a quick layup to tie the game at 115. The game then entered an overtime, and James was only 1 point away from catching up with a three-pointer. Malik Monk counterattacked with a three-pointer, and James counterattacked with a dunk and then a layup. Unfortunately, he fell short in the end.
James played 39 minutes, made 11 of 19 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, scored 27 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 turnovers (becoming the oldest player with 25+15+5 statistics), 20+ points in 3 consecutive games , the 20th anniversary of their debut was “smashed”, and the Lakers were defeated.
James talked regarding the team’s execution at the last moment following the game, “We did execute. Of course, I made a mistake at the beginning of the overtime, but we did execute. We got some great shooting opportunities, and we shot It didn’t go in, they made it. We really executed.”
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