THE LeBron James does not stop even in 2022. The “king”, a few days after he turned 37 and a few hours before the arrival of 2022 was non-stop leading them Lakers in a comfortable 139-106 victory over the Blazers. For the seventh match in a row, he had 30+ points, stopping this time at 43, which is his record this year, playing for just 29 minutes. The LA team leader had 6/9 shots, 11/16 two-pointers and 5/10 three-pointers, as well as 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Malik Monk with 18 and Carmelo Anthony with 16 points followed, while Russell Westbrook made a triple-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.
Jimmy Butler set a record this year with 37 points and Hit, despite the absence of seven players due to coronavirus, passed 120-110 from Houston.
The Raptors ended a four-game losing streak with the Clippers prevailing 116-108. Pascal Shiakam made a … resounding double-double with 25 points and 19 rebounds (career record), while Fred VanVlit added 31 points against the LA team, which lost for the sixth time in the last eight games.
Kevin Pangos’s three-pointer on the exhale did not find a target either Hawks escaped 121-118 from Cleveland returning to victories after three consecutive defeats. Trey Young had 35 points, while another 18 were added by Clint Capella, who also had 23 rebounds.
Ja Morand continues his awesome performances. The Grizzly defeated the Spurs 118-105 with their leader “writing” 30 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
The Mavericks countered the absence of Luka Doncic and went 112-96 from Sacramento led by Kristaps Porzingis who had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Donovan Mitchell set a record this year with 39 points (6/11 3-pointers) filling the gap between Conley and Ingles, with Jazz to win the match against the Timberwolves 120-108. Minnesota was weakened by the absences of Towns and Russell due to a coronavirus.
The decimated Knicks (played without Julius Randle and Keba Walker among others) lost to the weak Thunder 95-80. Sai Giljus Alexander had 23 points for the Oklahoma team, while Alexei Pokusevski had 6 points and 8 rebounds.
Detailed results:
Sacramento Kings-Dallas Mavericks 96-112
Cleveland Cavaliers-Atlanta Hawks 118-121
Houston Rockets-Miami Heat 110-120
Toronto Raptors-Los Angeles Clippers 116-108
Memphis Grizzlies-San Antonio Spurs 118-105
Oklahoma City Thunder-New York Knicks 95-80
Utah Jazz-Minnesota Timberwolves 120-108
Los Angeles Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers 139-106
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