It was a special evening for LeBron James. Reigning NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers closed their 2020 entry with a 121-107 win over San Antonio Spurs on the King’s 36th birthday.
“I go out every night and prepare to try and be the best off the floor,” LeBron shared, finishing with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists against Spurs. “When I wear my team uniform, I want to do everything I can to win, score, bounce back, assist, defend, do the little things and be available to my teammates in matches, both on the ground and on the bench I have been lucky enough to do this throughout my career, thank the coaches and teammates who have allowed me to use my influence to improve the team. ”
It was the eighth time in his career that LeBron James played a game on his birthday. Nicknamed the ‘King’ has a score of 4 wins by 4 losses from the games he played on December 30th.
“I didn’t buy (LeBron) any gifts. We won him. What are you giving LeBron James? Maybe I’ll give him a bottle of wine (laughs),” Anthony Davis said after the win, adding 20 points and 8 rebounds . , 3 assists and 2 blocks.
LeBron James loves wine and tequila. He’s even a partner in a tequila brand. And especially with wine and tequila, the birthday boy or girl celebrates 36 springs back at the hotel meeting with his companions.
“We go back to the hotel, there is wine waiting for me. My colleagues will definitely come by to say hello, we’ll watch some TV while we have wine and some tequila, they’ll be part of the festivities tonight, ”said LeBron.
With his fifth basket tonight against Spurs, LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 1,000 consecutive games in double digits. The streak began on January 6, 2007, and since then, James has scored at least 10 points in all of his alternate games. In just 8 games out of 1,270 in his career, he has scored less than 10 points.
“He’s a legend,” said Dennis Schroder of his partner. “I’ve seen about a thousand consecutive games on Instagram now and I’ve shown him. It’s just incredible, what he brings every day, every game is great to watch. I’ve got him in regular seasons, playoffs and now his mate, I can see how he works, he’s a great person, a great person, a great partner, a great player “
Lakers played their last game of 2020. It was a year of challenges and ups and downs; the Los Angeles team was no exception. Since the loss of the figure of Kobe Bryant January 26 in the helicopter crash, the pandemic, the protests due to racial injustice, the presidential election in the United States, next to the Orlando Bubble where they won the title, will be a year to remember for various factors.
“There is a lot of grief in the world, a lot of loss. We will remember (2020) for the Coronavirus, but from a basketball point of view, I will always remember the year I won my first championship and reached that goal, but from the human side. was very difficult for so many people. It let us learn a lot, you never know what could happen, “said Anthony Davis.
Lakers held the first of four games on a mini road trip. Due to the pandemic, teams will play a series of back-to-back visiting games. For these first road races, the Lakers will meet the Spurs twice and the Memphis Grizzlies twice.
On January 1, the Lakers will return to court against Spurs.