The historic player reached a new milestone in the NBA and the Los Angeles franchise
The NBA continues its course in the 23/24 season. In a competition, which not only has a regular season of games, but also an In-Season Tournament, the Los Angeles Lakers They live in two different realities. While they are in a new tournament one of the first classifiedin the highest competition there is fighting in the middle of the table to achieve some significant success. Always led by Lebron James, the yellows will seek to improve on what was achieved in the last edition of the competition.
On Monday night, something historic happened for the Los Angeles Lakers veteran. lebron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the number of minutes on the court. The forward spent 30 minutes on the playing field, amassing a total of 66,319, surpassing the previous player’s 66,297. In this way “The King” became the player with the most minutes on the court in NBA history. It wasn’t given much weight by James himself, who after the game said that “It doesn’t mean much to me.” Beyond this saying, the former Miami Heat once again left a mark on the legacy of the NBA, further enhancing his legacy in the highest competition.
For the Lakers James was the scorer with 18 points; with 7/11 in two-point shooting, 1/1 in triples and 1-2 in free throws. He also contributed five assists, but failed to pull down any rebounds, another mark that has gone down in history.. LeBron ends his streak of 1,907 games by dropping at least oneincluding playoff games, by having zero in this tough rivalry.
It’s not all celebration
Beyond this historic moment in the game, what will remain in the near memory of most is that This game was the worst loss for Lebron James in his entire long career.. Without any kind of reaction throughout the 48 minutes, the Lakers They were crushed 94 to 138 by the 76ers at Wells Fargo Arena. The team led by Joel Embiid (who, incidentally, added 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists) seeks to fight at the top of the Eastern Conference table and does not slow down in intensity, leaving its rival with a pale image.
The 44-point difference between the two teams marked a new historic loss for Lebron James. Throughout his NBA career he suffered dropping as many as 36 points in the NBA Finals when he was still defending the colors of the Miami Heat. In the regular season, you have to go back to 2019 to find something similar. During that time cHe scored 42 points against the Indiana Pacers (136-94).
Source: Tycsports
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