While they remained on two defeats in a row, the Lakers found the way to success on Tuesday on the Knicks field. Victory 129-123 in overtime with a LeBron James who continues to climb the ranks in the history books.
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Beaten without their two stars in Brooklyn the day before, the Lakers were happy to find the pair LeBron James – Anthony Davis this night. Despite a pain in the foot, the King obviously had no desire to miss his annual visit to the Mecca of basketball, Madison Square Garden. The opportunity to get even closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in scoring but also to offer other distinctions such as a place in the Top 4 of the best all-time passers. Author of 11 passes this night, the King has indeed exceeded Mark Jackson and Steve Nash. Only John Stockton, Jason Kidd and Chris Paul are now ahead of him.
And the meeting in all this? A beautiful suspense between two teams who sent each other runs all evening, neither wishing to let go until the end. The Lakers will have been able to count on their Big 3 with un LeBron James en triple-double, which forces a little in attack but which returns important shots at the end of the match. By his side, a good score from Anthony Davis in the racket and Russell Westbrook (17 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, only one lost ball!). Rui Hachimura also responded with 19 points and 9 rebounds and we feel that he is making his mark more and more in the group. Good news for Darvin Ham.
Opposite, New York had a real All-Star on the floor but maybe not the one who will go to the star game in two weeks. We are of course talking about Jalen Brunson (37 points), real boss of his people and who made a real show in the money time with decisive actions on both sides of the floor. Immanuel Quickley and Isaiah Hartenstein were also invaluable off the bench, while Julius Randle had a complicated evening shooting. Insufficient to snatch the win and the Knicks lose ground on the Top 6 in the East with this setback (Miami won at the same time).
The Lakers regain victory in New York and LeBron James is only 89 points away from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record. Next meeting for the Angelinos: this Thursday at the Pacers.