LeBron James only took one game to silence any whispers about his level. After seeing his streak of 1,297 games scoring at least 10 points snapped, the Los Angeles Lakers veteran redeemed himself with a dominant performance against Philadelphia. It was a night of great responses in the NBA: Santi Aldama shone off the bench, the Thunder continued to roll without Shai and Jokic was back to playing on the verge of a triple-double in another Denver win.
LeBron silences critics with superb performance
LeBron led the Lakers’ 112-108 win with 29 pointsAt almost 41 years of age, the ’23’ responded to Toronto’s blowLuka Doncic recorded a sensational triple-double (31-15-11
) to overpower the Sixers (13-10), who clung to the talent of Tyrese Maxey (28+9).
Aldama boosts Memphis from the bench
Santi Aldama once again put in a sixth-man performance with 22 points, seven rebounds, two steals and a brutal +34 in 28 minutes. The Grizzlies (11-13) scored 69 points off the bench and dominated 119-96 against the Blazers (9-15), who were led by Jerami Grant (21) and Deni Avdija (17).
The Spaniard, solid and efficient (7/11 shooting, 3/6 from three-point range), is once again gaining weight in the rotation
Nuggets: Murray dominates and Jokic is close to another triple-double
Jamal Murray’s start was an exhibition
Nikola Jokic, meanwhile, fell just short of a triple-double with 28 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds
, extending the road streak of the
Nuggets (17-6) to 10 wins away from home
. For the Hornets (7-17), Miles Bridges stood out with 24-9-8.
Thunder unstoppable even without Shai
Oklahoma gave Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a rest before the NBA Cup quarter-finals… and didn’t even noticeJalen Williams (25+8) and Chet Holmgren (25+9) dominated a duel
Rest of the day
Knicks beat the Magic 106-100the Warriors crushed the Bulls 91-123
, who have now lost seven games in a row.
