Sacramento runs out of another LeBron James cartridge

this king This Sunday, they signed a valuable but very hard-fought victory at home against the Lakers. There must be extensions to complete the feast. The Purple team returned to a positive balance in the standings after losing to fellow division rivals the Warriors; the complete opposite to the Lakers, who suffered defeats in both of their home games.

this historical competition The rivalry between these two teams, especially in the controversial 2002 elimination round, made these rivalries intense even during the regular season. There was a great example last year, and now the Kings are one of the leading teams, and you can see that continuation this year. The day also commemorates another date: LeBron James’ NBA debut in 2003 in Sacramento. The local team gave him a few gifts, like a bottle of wine, and finally gave him the medicine the Akron Kings had assigned to the league for two decades: victory.

this lakers They haven’t quite reached the epic end of last season, the kind of greed for basketball services that only the champion Nuggets know how to stop. His new puzzle piece is far from being put together seamlessly, like Vincent’s mostly innocuous contribution over half an hour. They still have a long way to go.

LeBron’s pain isn’t just that this anniversary has been tainted, which is the least important thing, but that he had to force himself again. His coach Davon Hamm said in a tribute to Sun that as a general rule he would only play 25-30 minutes, but that had been violated. The Kings bit the rope and James finished in 39 minutes. Of course, he scored 27 points and 15 rebounds, plus 8 assists and 8 turnovers, becoming one of the highlights of the team. The best performer of the night was De’Aaron Fox, not just for his 37 points but for the resources he put into it, but the key was Malik Monk (Lakers for 2021/22; he wanted to re-sign, but they Couldn’t afford not to pay him as much as he did in Sacramento), where he scored 11 of his 22 goals in overtime.

The offensive game was given free reign at the beginning and end of the night. Sometimes, too much. Not only does it show that the Kings are playing ball and the Lakers can get there, no, it also shows that we are just warming up for the season and have legs that still need to be defended. A lot of pitches were unleashed in the opening stanza. Oddly enough, the only shot completed by Austin Reaves, and a 1/12th cross for the visitors, happened just like that. The pace was consistent with Sacramento’s, who started to grow and ended the first quarter with McGee’s blow against LeBron’s tepid defense. The score for this round is 41 points. It’s only natural for someone like Wood who works hard on offense to stand out.

The Lakers, who seemed to be in control of the situation, narrowed the score slightly, and it ended when De’Aaron Fox made a heroic appearance. She wore the outfit all night, but sometimes she wanted to show it off on TV. Before halftime, he played against Davis (body collision in the air and contact with the rim), against Reeves (overcoming speed and braking to shoot from three meters away), and finally against Prince (leaning to the left and making contact with the rim). Basic skills are wasted when shooting three-pointers). ). It’s not that he didn’t warn.

Coming back from the locker room showed us that this stage of the season is a testing platform for coaches. Brown thought about how Sabonis and Vetzenkov, two European big men, developed at the same time. Davis scored 30+16 and took advantage of the situation to easily score points. The other side of the coin is the Lakers defense, which doesn’t know how to stop counterattacks from both sides. The Kings scored just 21 points in the third quarter, which seemed like an acceptable number, but Hachimura’s two three-pointers at the start of the final act of regular time gave the enthusiastic Los Angeles people the lead.

Just when it seemed like this couldn’t be radically changed any further, the game’s fan-style ending arrived.

The Lakers went on a 2-11 run to open the score. He seemed determined, but not determined at all. A flurry of three-pointers came, changing the scoreboard: from LeBron to Fox to Keegan Murray’s double. A block between Huerter and Davis lifted the stands, and D’Angelo Russell hit another 3-pointer to make the game tight again. The Kings missed opportunities from distance, from where they did the most damage, allowing the Lakers to catch their breath, and the Lakers tied it — a flick from Davis that ended the circle and won the battle against Huerter. Half a minute later, Fox forced a foul and made two free throws. LeBron and Murray scored for him: the King attacked past the defender and tied the game; in the last game, he made multiple attempts on Fox Close, leaving space for Keegan’s three-pointer. Fortunately, he missed it. In overtime, Davis’ hook, Russell’s 2+1, Monk’s 2+1, James’ three-pointer, Monk’s two assists, and most importantly, the three-pointer that sealed the victory. The ball came from the left area of ​​Huerter’s attack (he missed another chance a minute earlier). This ending is a beauty worth repeating.