The Los Angeles Lakers achieved a solid 123-103 victory against the Toronto Raptors thanks to a brilliant LeBron James, who signed a triple-double. The legendary forward, who will turn 40 on December 30, achieved a total of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, becoming the oldest player to achieve two triple-doubles in a row. The top scorer in NBA history stood out in terms of points, but his influence was especially noticeable in the distribution of the game, where he clearly took the helm.
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Reaves, with 20 points, and Davis, with 27, also stood out for the Lakers
Also important were Austin Reaves with 20 points and Anthony Davis with 27. The negative note for the Californian franchise was that Davis left injured due to an impact in the eye after placing a block on Raptors center Jakob Poeltl. At the moment of lowering his hands, the Austrian involuntarily impacted the Lakers player’s left eye with his fingers. For the Canadian team, RJ Barrett and Chris Boucher stood out with 18 points each.
In a heart-stopping game, the Denver Nuggets added their fifth consecutive victory to beat Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks 122-120. The protagonist was once again his usual self, a brilliant Nikola Jokic who continues with MVP numbers, with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists. For his part, the Slovenian scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
The good performance of Kyrie Irving (40 points), who hit three triples in a row to make it 105-102 in favor of the Mavs at the beginning of the fourth quarter, was not enough to avoid defeat for his team. With 1:39 left in the game, the score indicated 120-118 for the Dallas team, but Jokic equalized with a dunk and Michael Porter Jr. was in charge of deciding the confrontation with a mid-distance basket with seven seconds remaining. end.
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