The Los Angeles Lakers won 103-111 against the New Orleans Pelicans, in which Trey Murphy III went up to 42 points, in a game in which Luka Doncic and LeBron James added 60 points between the two
LeBron James, who just turned 41, scored 30 points (10 of 19 from the field), eight rebounds, eight assists, two steals and one block in 33 minutes, while Luka Doncic had 30 points (11 of 22 from the field), two rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and one block in 37 minutes.
Between ‘King’ James and the former Real Madrid player scored more than half of the Lakers’ points.
The Lakers opened the final quarter with an 18-4 run led by two three-pointers from LeBron James, a three-pointer from Dalton Knecht and a couple of baskets in the paint from Ayton, which put them up 90-97.
James and Doncic, with 18 points between them in the fourth quarter, carried the weight of the Lakers’ victory.
This triumph is a new respite for coach JJ Redick, who at Christmas gave his players a wake-up call for their lack of involvement and intensity on the court.
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Deandre Ayton, the colossus who appears in the Lakers
The colossus Deandre Ayton scored 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who won for the fourth time in their last five games. Marcus Smart was also instrumental for the Los Angeles team with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
The Pelicans, who did not avoid their eighth consecutive defeat despite leading the Lakers by nine points in the third quarter, had double-digit performances from Trey Murphy (his 42 points is a career high), Zion Williamson (15 points) and rookie Derik Queen (10 points and 13 rebounds).
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