LeBron James scores 39 points over Kevin Durant, Lakers beat Suns

for the first time in more than five years LeBron James and Kevin Durant They faced off on an NBA court.Two of the best players of this century and the top scorers in league history have not faced each other since December 2018, but now they meet again in this game Los Angeles Lakers VS Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns They had other important losses, such as Devin Booker and Bradley Beal from Arizona.

The Suns lost Booker and Beal, and the Lakers replaced the favorites in this game.and They won 100-95.

This result is not surprising, nor is Durant’s data line. Durant scored 39 points, surpassing Hakeem Olajuwon to become the NBA’s historical scoring leader. James’ data line is also not surprising. Not surprising.But it should be surprising What can LeBron do in two months after turning 39?

At this age, almost no one is playing in the best leagues in the world.

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The Lakers won 28-11 in the final quarter, going into a game where it looked like they were going to suffer another defeat, just like they did against the Denver Nuggets. James played a decisive role in this.

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In the final quarter of the game when neither team was on offense, LeBron played 12 minutes and scored 10 points and 2 assists. The Lakers scored eight of their 11 points in the final four minutes.

The game ended in a tie at 87.

Durant had an impeccable game (the Suns outscored the Lakers by 18 points in 39 minutes and lost by 23 in the 9-minute break), which shows how if With either Beal or Booker on the field to compensate, the results would have been different) Rotation), but LeBron is more decisive in critical momentswon the individual duel 8-6 ​​at the most important moment.

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It was by attacking the rim that LeBron scored the decisive goal for the Lakers, 95-91 layup with 41 seconds left. LeBron has been in the NBA for 20 years, but it’s still too difficult for anyone to guard LBJ.

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As if that wasn’t enough, LeBron needs just one assist and two rebounds to record triple-double In the 35 minutes he played, he shot 14-for-7 from the field. His minutes were on par with last season’s average, and there were rumors at the time that the Lakers would take better care of him during the regular season this season.tonight They needed it in the fourth quarter and LeBron was right there.