Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points, De’Aaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime in the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.
The 37-year old Lakers superstar had 50 points Friday night and became the oldest player to have multiple 50-point games in a season in Los Angeles’ 122-109 victory over the Washington Wizards.
In a matchup between the league’s two most recent NBA champs, it was the reigning world champion Milwaukee Bucks who proved to be the far superior unit.
The Los Angeles Lakers started the new year with an unblemished 2-0 record and looked to keep momentum rolling having won three consecutive games.
The Lakers are starting 2022 off the right way with back-to-back wins. As LeBron James sealed the win against the Kings, he told their bench “I’m a motherf***in problem.” However, Crypto.com Arena was full of energy after the 122-114 victory.
LeBron James finished with a game-high 39 points on Christmas day, nearly leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from a 20-point fourth quarter deficit, but ultimately fell short resulting in a fifth consecutive loss.
The Phoenix Suns looked to earn their fourth consecutive win, following the lead of their star guard in Devin Booker, who’s looked like himself since returning from a hamstring injury.
LeBron James had a team-high 30 points, Russell Westbrook added 24 points and 11 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers went on to rout the Boston Celtics 117-102 on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Nine of the Lakers’ 14 current players are 32 or older, including including eight of their 11 new additions — and Anthony Davis is a high-mileage 28. Depending on any late moves, the Lakers’ average age is likely to be nearly 31, which would be two years older than any other NBA roster.
North Carolina’s 71-65 victory over Gonzaga in front of more than 76,000 fans ended the three-week tournament, one that provided thrills just as it always does.
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.