The Los Angeles Lakers won their game in New York this Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets (104-116) with 40 points LeBron Jameswho scored 9 triples out of 10 attempts.
The one from Akron was 13 of 17 in field goals (76.5%), but with his 90% in triples he was especially successful from the three-point line. Additionally, he collected 7 rebounds and distributed 5 assists.
Los Lakers (42-33) They were ahead on the scoreboard from start to finish of the game (with 11-31 in the first quarter) and at the start of the second half they achieved a maximum difference of +26 (51-77).
But The Nets (29-46) were close to giving the Angelenos a scare approaching the start of the last quarter to only 8 points (82-90). The Lakers, however, knew how to stop them in time.
They complemented LeBron James Anthony Davis with 24 points and 14 rebounds and Rui Hachimura with 20 points and 10 rebounds, both with double-doubles.
For the Nets he stood out Cam Thomas with 30 points and 6 assists.
With his victory in Brooklyn, The Lakers remain ninth in the Western Conference in a ‘play-in’ position, but increasingly closer to the Sacramento Kings (43-31) and the Phoenix Suns (42-31).