THE Lakers (3-0) only needed a victory to reach the quarterfinals of theIn-season tournament. As to Jazz (2-1), he needed to win, but also see the Suns lose to the Blazers to reach the next round.
At home, they are the teammates ofAnthony Davis (26 points, 16 rebounds), D’Angelo Russell (20 points, 8 assists) and LeBron James (17 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds) who made their collective strike force speak, in order to correct their opponent of the evening (131-99), while Austin Reaves (19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals) and Christian Wood (16 points, 8 rebounds) also took advantage of this match to improve their statistics.
One-sided, because it was folded at half-time, this meeting therefore allows Los Angeles to secure a place in the quarter-finals to get this brand new NBA Cup. Slapped last night, Utah has not said goodbye to qualification, but he will have to fight at least with Phoenix for second place.
TO REMEMBER
– No suspense in California. On their special In-season tournament floor, the Lakers did not take long to subdue the Jazz, taking a lead of around ten points from the first minutes thanks to domination on both sides and making it climb beyond from the twenties to the break. Untenable inside, Anthony Davis showed the way to the “Purple & Gold”, LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell supported him well and Darvin Ham was quickly able to put his LeBron/Davis duo to rest. A perfect evening on a collective level, only marred by Cam Reddish’s groin injury.
– Los Angeles is already on shift. Four games, four wins. We can say that the Lakers have taken this In-season tournament seriously since it started and here they are qualified for the next round, securing home advantage for this quarter-final, scheduled for early December. At the Crypto.com Arena therefore, where the “Purple & Gold” have a record of 7-1 this season.
– LeBron James passes 39,000 career points. In addition to becoming the 7th player with the most 3-point baskets in the regular season, the “King” obviously became the first player to reach the threshold of 39,000 points in the regular season. At almost 39 years old, he continues to accumulate individual statistical achievements…
