LeBron James scored another 35 points on Friday to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their third victory in the new NBA Cup. NBA.
One month after his 39th birthday, “King James” became the team’s great figure in a 107-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, tying his best scoring streak of the season.
The forward also added five 3-pointers, five rebounds and nine assists in 35 minutes for the Trail Blazers, who were dominant from start to finish.
“It’s just about putting in the work every day and working on my body and my skills. But also keeping my mind as fresh as possible to help my team,” James said of his health.
Other than their leader, no other Lakers player scored twenty points. Center Anthony Davis scored 16 points but played excellent defense, contributing 14 rebounds, 3 steals and 5 blocks.
Los Angeles dominates Western Conference Group A and is the only team in the league with a 3-0 record.
As with the rest of the Cup days, Friday’s 11 games featured goals both in this tournament and in the regular season.
There are three further dates for the Cup group stage in November, which will determine the eight teams participating in the single-game playoffs in December, with the final taking place in Las Vegas (Nevada) on the 9th.
The team that has been eliminated is the San Antonio Spurs, who lost to the Sacramento Kings for the third time, 129-120, despite rookie Victor Wembanyama scoring 27 points.
Wembanyama struggled against the Thunder on Tuesday (8 points), but he bounced back and scored 27 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, and made some great moves, like a The head threatens his alley-oop. Hit the board.
fountain: AFP