Siakam filled in for Haliburton and had his best performance in a Pacers jersey! LeBron James helped the Lakers to victory

Pascal Siakam had his best performance yet in his new home and helped beat a strong Philadelphia team with a triple-double. LeBron James contributed 25 points to the Lakers’ win on their home floor.

Pascal Siakam had a triple-double

In the game Indian Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers (134:122) Pascal Siakam had his best performance in an Indiana jersey so far. He came to the team from Toronto and in the absence of the Pacers’ key player Tyrese Haliburton, Siakam filled in for him.

Siakam contributed 26 points to the Pacers’ win over a strong Philadelphia team, grabbed 13 rebounds and filled in for Haliburton in the passing game.

He dished out 10 of those in the game. In addition, he was joined by five other teammates who also had double-digit points. That proved to be the deciding factor in the game.

Joel Embiid scored his standard 31 points for the 76ers, but he was only supported offensively by Tyrese Maxey’s 22 points.

The Indiana team thus notched its 25th win of the season and a valuable scalp in the form of a win over Philadelphia. Siakam notched his 1st triple-double in 15 months and accomplished the feat for the 6th time in his career.

Lebron James contributed 25 points to the Lakers’ victory

Lebron James returned to the court after the break in Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls (141:132). He was nursing a sore ankle and immediately became one of the central figures in the victory on the home court over the team from Chicago.

He scored 25 points in the game, grabbed only 4 rebounds, but dished out 12 assists to his teammates. Thus, he once again reduced the point deficit to the 40,000-point mark, which is so long awaited. He is currently at 39,688 points. So at 25 points on average.

If he doesn’t miss much more, he’ll hit that mark in the next 13 games. Plus, this was an important win. The Lakers are no longer in the negative, they are currently 23-23 and still fighting tooth and nail for the playoffs. The team from Chicago notched its 25th loss of the season and is significantly worse than the Lakers.

The Bulls’ best player was DeMar DeRozan with 32 points and 10 assists. In addition, Coby White and Nikola Vucevic also surpassed the 20-point mark for the Bulls.

Source: NBA