Doncic, who exploded with 73 points the previous day, had a triple-double on the 28th the team loses
lebron james shot
The Los Angeles (LA) Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors after the second overtime, thanks to the performance of ‘living legend’ LeBron James, who is about to become the first NBA player to start his 20th consecutive All-Star Game. Got it.
The Lakers won 145-144 after the second overtime in the 2023-2024 NBA regular season away game against Golden State held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, USA on the 28th (Korean time).
The Lakers, who won two games in a row, ranked 9th in the Western Conference (24 wins, 23 losses), and Golden State, which lost two games in a row, ranked 12th in the West (19 wins, 24 losses).
It was a close match between the two teams’ superstars, James and Stephen Curry, who lived up to their names.
James, who received the most votes in the Western Conference (5,098,872 votes) in this season’s All-Star voting, scored 36 points, 20 rebounds, and 12 assists, including the final score, to achieve his third triple-double of the season and 110th of his career. In particular, he set a new record for the most rebounds in one game.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis (29 points, 13 rebounds) and D’Angelo Russell (28 points, 5 assists) also played well.
Stephen Curry throwing a 3-point shot
Curry exploded for 46 points, including 9 3-point shots, and provided 7 assists, but was unable to smile due to the team’s loss. Clay Thompson scored 24 points.
With 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Curry made a superb breakthrough to tie the score at 118-118, sending the two teams to overtime, and 7 seconds before the end of the first overtime, Thompson hit a 3-pointer to level the score at 130-130 and send the game into the second overtime.
The Lakers were dominant in the second overtime, but Curry’s outside shot with 4.7 seconds left gave Golden State a 144-143 lead.
However, in the Lakers’ ensuing attack, James dug under the goal and drew a foul from Draymond Green 1.2 seconds ago, and he hit both free throws to tie the game.
Luka Doncic of Dallas
Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic showed off his ‘super power’ for two days in a row.
Doncic played 46 minutes in the game against the Sacramento Kings and achieved a triple-double with 28 points, 17 assists, and 10 rebounds.
The day after he played 45 minutes against the Atlanta Hawks and scored a whopping 73 points, tying for the 4th most points in NBA history, he continued his strong performance by playing more minutes.
However, Doncic’s efforts faded as his team, Dallas, lost 115-120 to Sacramento.
Sacramento, which won three games in a row, ranked 5th in the Western Conference (26 wins, 18 losses), and Dallas ranked 8th in the West (25 wins, 21 losses). 19가이드03
