The Lakers pull off an amazing comeback powered by LeBron James to upset the Clippers 116–112.
The 39-year-old NBA legend led the Lakers to a thrilling victory over their well-liked city rivals at the Crypto.
com Arena by scoring 34 points, 19 of which came in the fourth quarter.With a fourth consecutive triple-double, Nikola Jokic helped the Denver Nuggets defeat the Sacramento Kings 117-96.
Los Angeles: On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a 21-point deficit to overcome the Los Angeles Clippers 116-112. LeBron James put on the greatest fourth-quarter comeback of his two-decade career.
At the Crypto.com Arena, the 39-year-old NBA legend scored 34 points, 19 of which came in the fourth quarter, to help the Lakers defeat their well-liked city rivals in a thrilling game.
The Lakers and the legendary James were both seemingly headed for a crushing defeat when the Clippers had a commanding 98-77 lead early in the fourth quarter. However, James turned in another masterful effort.
However, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 39-16 in the fourth quarter behind an inspired James, sending them home.
Until double zeroes (on the play clock), the game is never done, James declared to an on-court interviewer following the victory.
Anthony Davis had 20 points and 12 rebounds for James, while D’Angelo Russell contributed 18 and Rui Hachimura contributed 13.
Lue declared, You can’t lose a game like that when you’re up 21 points. I don’t think we’ve ever lost a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter since I’ve been coaching.
In other games on Wednesday, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Sacramento Kings 117-96, led by Nikola Jokic, who recorded his fourth consecutive triple-double.
Jokic, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, recorded his 19th triple-double of the year with a final line of 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists.
The Serbian player entered the game in an intriguing matchup with Domantas Sabonis of Sacramento, who has had three straight triple-doubles and has been in scorching form since the All-Star break.
However, Denver successfully contained Sabonis as the Nuggets pulled off an incredible comeback in the second quarter to win the game after falling down by a score of 15 points.
With star player De’Aaron Fox sidelined due to injury, Sacramento jumped out to a 47-32 lead, generating optimism for a heart-stirring road triumph.
With 32-point scorer Jamal Murray leading the way, Denver stormed back for a 21-4 run that gave the Nuggets a 65-55 advantage at the intermission.
Denver took a 35-17 lead over Sacramento in the third quarter and went on to win by a 21-point margin.
With a 40-19 record after the victory, defending NBA champions Denver are now third in the Western Conference, while Sacramento dropped to eighth place with a 33-25 record.
Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards overcame the Memphis Grizzlies’ unwavering resistance to score 34 points as the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves defeated them 110-101 despite Edwards’ persistent ankle injury.
Before Minnesota rallied for their 42nd victory of the year, Memphis (20-38) had jumped out to an early 14-point lead in the first quarter and increased that lead to double digits in the third.
With 34 points, Edwards led the Wolves, and four other Minnesota players scored in double figures.
Luka Doncic, who turned 25 on Tuesday, spent his birthday in Toronto with a 30-point triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Raptors 136-125 to avenge their crushing buzzer-beater loss to Cleveland on Tuesday.
Toronto sneaked ahead 67-66 at the intermission thanks to a high-scoring first half, but Doncic ignited a 40-point third quarter to put the visitors out of reach.
Doncic completed his triple-double by closing the game with 16 assists, 11 rebounds, and 15 of his 30 points scored in the third quarter.
Doncic’s performance was described by Dallas coach Jason Kidd as just a normal game—a triple double. He was excellent. Our leader, Luka, performed admirably tonight.
In their road game against Chicago, Cleveland was unable to duplicate their victory against Dallas on Tuesday; in double overtime, the Bulls prevailed 132-123.
In the first overtime period, Donovan Mitchell had a chance to win it for Cleveland, but he missed his 20-foot jump shot.
