Lakers beat San Antonio at home, LeBron James is the game’s leading scorer

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated San Antonio 123-118 at Crypto.com Arena to clinch an important playoff victory. The home team ended up starting both Anthony Davis and LeBron James. The latter ended up being the game’s leading scorer.

LeBron James eventually got the start

The home team was originally projected to enter the game without LeBron James. He has been nursing an ankle injury all season and the last time the spectators could enjoy him was in the All-Star game, where he scored 8 points in 14 minutes on the floor.

In the end, LeBron James didn’t spare himself. He spent over 34 minutes on the floor, which was just a little more time than the Lakers’ busiest player, D’Angelo Russell.

His time on the court was very noticeable, he ended up putting 30 points in the San Antonio basket and was the game’s leading scorer. In addition, even with a sore ankle, he recorded 7 rebounds and 9 assists for his teammates.

James was followed by Anthony Davis, who added 28 points and was the best player for the home team with 13 rebounds. The aforementioned Russell added another 22 points. The Lakers practically controlled the whole game, creating a slight lead after the first quarter, which they won by 4 points.

Wembanyama was 5×5

After halftime, they were already up by seven points and took the game to the winning end. The San Antonio team was traditionally led by Victor Wembanyama, who was the best player of the visiting team with 27 points. And he complemented his performance with the traditional 5 blocked shots.

The youngster, who is playing his first season in the NBA, has no competition in this game. He also added 5 rebounds, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Thus, he missed the highly valued triple-double, which he has already achieved on two occasions this season, by only two assists. However, compared to the last game when he missed the 5×5 record by a single pass.

In the last game, he already showed this highly valued and rarely seen activity. This is a stat that is rarely seen. A player must accumulate at least 5 points each in at least five statistical indicators (rebounds, assists, steals and blocks).

The home team improved its record to 31-27 after the previous defeat to Golden State, so it is still a very serious contender for the top eight in its conference. San Antonio, despite the great performance of Wembanyama, again recorded a defeat, the 46th of the season.

Source: NBA