LeBron James broke a record, the Lakers won in another way
The regular season of the American Basketball League (NBA) continued with 5 games.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 131-99 at home.
The Lakers beat the Jazz by 32 points in the game where All-Star LeBron James, nicknamed ‘The King’, became the first player to score 39,000 points. Completing the game with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, James, 38, reached 2,291 triples, surpassing Vince Carter in this field and becoming the seventh player with the most triples of all time.
Anthony Davis finished the game with 26 points, 16 rebounds and D’Angelo Russell finished the game with 20 points and 8 assists for the Lakers.
National basketball player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven contributed 18 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist to the Jazz, while John Collins contributed 15 points, 4 rebounds and Collin Sexton contributed 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
In the other highlight of the night, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 157-152 on the road. The game, in which the two teams reached a total of 309 points, went down in history as the game in which the most points were produced in the regular season in the last 32 years.
- Results
- Orlando Magic-Toronto Raptors: 126-107
- Atlanta Hawks-Indiana Pacers: 152-157
- Philadelphia 76ers-Cleveland Cavaliers: 119-122
- Phoenix Suns-Portland Trail Blazers: 120-107
- Los Angeles Lakers-Utah Jazz: 131-99 (AA)