There’s no need to talk about perfection without seeing the moment when the Lakers legend Lebron James the illusion of ended Clipper in the Los Angeles classic, entering trance mode to fiendishly release the burn and score five triples with which his team managed to win 116-112 in the last quarter.
The victory was possible thanks to LeBron going into mode “in the area”English expression used when a basketball player goes into a trance and makes practically all his shots. “It’s as if you feel that everything you throw out ends up inside”the player himself explained in the press conference.
With 11:45 left in the 4th quarter, the Lakers trailed 98-77.
Then LeBron took over, scoring 19 goals in the quarterfinals, including 5 triples, giving the Lakers the lead again ‼️
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LeBron amazed with 34 points (13 of 21 in field goals, impressive 7 of 12 in triples), 6 rebounds and 8 assists, but the most spectacular thing was his incendiary last quarter with 19 points and a brutal 5 of 8 from the field perimeter that woke up the Lakers.
Darvin Ham, coach of the Lakers, tried to explain the 39-year-old’s superpowers. “He had his cloak folded under the seat on the bench, I guess… He definitely wore the cape, played aggressively, got into a good rhythm. “He shot very well all season.”praise.
Meanwhile, the Clippers coach, Tyron Luehe was surprised by James’ unprecedented feat: “When you win by 21 points (in the final quarter) you can’t lose a game like that. I don’t think it’s happened to me since I’ve been coach.”
It’s the first time in his 21 seasons in the NBA that LeBron has won a game by coming back from 21 points down in the fourth quarter. Furthermore, he was 40 points away from reaching 40,000 in his entire professional NBA career.
This was the last regular season matchup between the Lakers and Clippers as co-tenants of Crypto.com Arena, the court they have shared for the past 25 years and which was previously called Staples Center.
The Clippers, owned by tycoon Steve Ballmer, will move next year to a new arena, the Intuit Dome, with a budget investment of about $2 billion.
Source: Clarin
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