The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs met in a duel that will go down in history. LeBron James turned 36 on December 30, bringing his name back to the golden pages of the NBA masterbook. Became the king the first player in league history to earn 10 points in 1,000 consecutive regular season games. Crazy.
As if that wasn’t enough for LeBron, the Lakers returned to the victory path, after one unexpected loss at home to Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs played a great first half, but in the second, the Los Angeles franchise took the championship badge and won the game 121-107.
The Lakers started better and managed to take the first quarter 35-27. When the locals seemed to grab the second set, everything went off the rails. First, Gregg Popovich was expelled and Becky Hammon took his place. On the other hand, when the difference seemed to be five points before the end, the Lakers found a double by James and a three-drive play by Marc Gasol, stretching the difference to 10.
The third quarter started with the dominance of the Los Angeles Lakers, where they managed to get an 18-point window. However, the San Antonio Spurs continued to struggle and moved to the final break 10 points behind. Likewise Frank Vogel adjusted what was needed and in the last quarter the game ended 121-107.
LeBron James, again the best
In his first game at the age of 36, LeBron showed James why he is still the king of the NBA and why age is just a number. James finished the evening with 26 points -17- in the first half, in addition to providing 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Anthony Davis? 20 units, 9 boards and 3 target passes.