It is obviously not a question of comparing careers, styles, or impacts on teams and history, there is no possible comparison with Stephon Curry and LeBron James. But there are special moments in which a player enters a certain way to become part of a small elite.Brook Lopez exploded in a formidable game in which, with his 31 points, he helped the Clippers to beat the Trail Blazers, 103-119, which is their fourth straight win. Lopez, in that huge performance, made nine three-pointers (out of 14 attempts). The feat puts him at the table with Curry and LeBron.
Because Lopez has become only the third player in history, after the two superstars, to achieve that figure of at least nine three-pointers in a game at the age of 37 or older. Only those three. LeBron leads the group with nine three-pointers at 39 and 38 years old, Curry is second with 12 at 37 years and 275 days and Lopez is behind with nine at 37 years and 269 days.
It was a great day for Lopez, well above his averages (six points in 22 games). The Clippers player moved up to 17th on the all-time blocked shots list, surpassing George T. Johnson. Lopez, who had two against Portland, now has 2,083 blocks and is just three behind Manute Bol, in 16th place, whom he will catch in two or three games. At his natural pace, Lopez will be able to move into the top 15 by the end of the season.
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