The Los Angeles Lakers striker LeBron James, famous after marked a basket and made a mistake against the Los Angeles Clippers striker, Derrick Jones Jr., in the first half of a NBA basketball match Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP photo / Kevork Djansezian)
LeBron James scored 26 points, seized eight rebounds and collected nine assists while the Los Angeles Lakers gave an overview of the identity of the coming road with a convincing victory of 122-97 against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday in Inglewood, California.
Playing with Luka Doncic (calf) on the bench after having acquired it in a successful business with the Dallas Mavericks during the weekend, the Lakers obtained 20 points each from Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves and accelerated their attack for Conduct up to 24 years the first half. Reaves has also provided nine assists.
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The Lakers pulled 55.6% compared to the ground and 48.6% of the 3 -point range for the match, because their effective offense has constituted defensive gaps created without the services of Anthony Davis and Max Christie, who have Both were exchanged to the Mavericks.
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LeBron opens the way to the battle of the!
👑 26 pts
👑 8 Reb
👑 9 AST
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Norman Powell scored 20 points and Derrick Jones Jr. added 17 for the Clippers, who abandoned at least 122 points for the eighth time this season.
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Kawhi Leonard scored 11 points in 22 minutes while playing his 12th game this season after his return from a knee injury. Commercial additions attracted Eubanks and Patty Mills made their Clippers debut in the fourth quarter and combined for two points on four shots.
The Lakers took an advance of 10 points at around 9 1/2 minutes after the match and increased by 45-29 after a quarter. The Lakers then held their first 20-point lead with 9:48 to play in the first half, and they increased from 73-50 to halftime.
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The Clippers drew in the 13 points at 79-66 in the third quarter before the Lakers took place on a race of 7-0 to go up from 20 to 86-66 to half the period.
The Lakers increased by 105-78 with 8:56 to play in the match after the 3 consecutive points of the recruit Dalton Knecht and Hachimura, then crossed the finish line to win for the ninth time in their last 11 games .
The recruit of the Lakers Bronny James played the last six minutes and finished with three points, making the first 3 point pointer in his NBA career with 4:37 to play.
After losing 11 consecutive games against the Clippers until the end of the 2022-23 season, the Lakers have now won four of the last six games with their crosstown rival.
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