Los Angeles Lakers won 116-124 against the Houston Rockets on a night when between Luka Doncic and LeBron James scored 70 points (more than half of the Angelenos’ points).
The Slovenian player once again put aside his personal problems to score 40 points (5 of 8 in two-point shooting, 7 of 17 in three-pointers and 9 of 14 free throws), 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal in 38 minutes, falling one rebound short of a triple-double.
In his last few games, Doncic has taken his scoring figures to 36, 30, 51, 31, 35 and 44 points, averaging a whopping 38.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8 assists in his last seven games.
Real App highlights that Luka Doncic is the point guard with the most games with at least 40 points and 10 assists in the last 60 NBA seasons.
70 points between Luka Doncic and LeBron James to lead Lakers to seventh straight victory
LeBron James, 41, scored 30 points (11 of 12 from two-point range, 2 of 2 from three-point range and 2 of 3 free throws), five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 30 minutes.
The Lakers were up by four points with about 90 seconds left when Doncic assisted James for a spectacular dunk.
Kevin Durant lost the ball on the other court and Doncic hit a three-pointer to extend the lead to 111-120 with less than a minute remaining
LeBron James and Luka Doncic lead the Lakers to their seventh consecutive victory.
This was the Lakers’ 10th win in 11 games, having also beaten Houston 100-92 on Monday
Alperen Sengun scored 27 points and dished out 10 assists for the Rockets in his return after missing two games with a back injury. Amen Thompson had 26 points and 11 rebounds in Houston’s third loss in four games.
Kevin Durant scored just two points in the first half and finished with 18 points and six rebounds.
LeBron James reaches 12,000 rebounds and makes 13 of 14 field goals for the first time since 2013
LeBron James reached 12,002 rebounds in his career, becoming the twenty-third player in NBA history to reach this mark.
The Lakers forward matched his personal best of 13 of 14 (only one miss) from the field, which he achieved with the Heat against Charlotte on February 4, 2013
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