In his 21st NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James defied time once again by delivering a 31-point, 11-assist, eight-rebound, five-steal performance to lead his team to a 106-103 win over the Phoenix Suns to advance to the In-Season Tournament semifinals.
James either scored (15) or assisted (four) on the Lakers’ first 19 fourth-quarter points. The Lakers also outscored the Suns by 12 with James on the floor over the course of his 40 minutes.
The 38-year-old’s biggest buckets occurred late in the fourth, when he scored on back-to-back possessions to put L.A. up 102-97.
NBA @NBA
LEBRON TAKEOVER 👑
LBJ scores back-to-back buckets to put the Lakers ahead 102-97!
🏀 Suns/Lakers on TNT
🏆 Winner faces Pelicans in Knockout Rounds Semifinals in Las Vegas on Thursday pic.twitter.com/msYpS23HWM
Lakers big man Anthony Davis dominated as well by scoring 20 of his 27 points in the first half while adding a game-high 15 rebounds, seven of which came in the final 6:11.
Austin Reaves, who came off the bench to score 20 points, hit the biggest shot of the game by delivering a three-pointer to put L.A. up 105-101 with 15 seconds remaining.
Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
AR FOURTH QUARTER. IT’S GOOD 🎯 pic.twitter.com/mxH6YsX6uM
The Suns still had a chance to tie the game on their final possession, but a three-point attempt from Kevin Durant, who led Phoenix with 31 points, fell short.
Ultimately, the story of this game was James, who excelled once again en route to leading the Lakers to a 5-0 In-Season Tournament record. Fans and analysts alike were impressed by Davis as well as the dynamic duo showcased its best once again.
Anthony Gharib @GharibSports
LeBron James is the first #Lakers player with 20 points, 10 assists, and 5 steals in a game since Kobe Bryant against the Clippers in Nov. 2004, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
LeBron also becomes the oldest player with 5 steals in a game since the stat became official in 1973-74.
Raj C. @RajChipalu
LeBron has no ****** business being this good
NBA Memes @NBAMemes
Death
Taxes
4th quarter LeBron takeover🤷 pic.twitter.com/QBNrcVM8rH
Matthew Peralta @_MatthewPeralta
For like the umpteenth time, if you hate LeBron James you just hate greatness.
🎗NBA•Fan🎗 @Klutch_23
LEBRON JAMES IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD pic.twitter.com/3Wl651PQxb
Mark Jackson’s Burner @casualtakeking
Lebron james is the greatest with all due respect this is crazy to watch
GoldenKnight @GoldenKnightGFX
We’ve never seen anything like LeBron James. NEVER
BronMuse @BronMuse
LeBron will never be washed
🏆LakersGuru🏆 @GuruLakers
LEBRON IS A SUPERHERO
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
All those years we questioned if he’d still have enough in the tank for when Bronny got to the league and now im wondering about LeBron James III.
Raj C. @RajChipalu
LeBron has no business being this good
LakeShowYo @LakeShowYo
LeBron when there is $500k on the line pic.twitter.com/Tvm5VP7Fvu
َ @CookedByGuWop
Lebron James tonight:
31 PTS (17 IN THE 4TH)
8 REB
11 AST
5 STL
GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME. pic.twitter.com/C6Qcm6nQYp
BronMuse @BronMuse
LeBron James is the first Lakers player with 20 points, 10 assists, and 5 steals in a game since Kobe Bryant against the Clippers in 2005
LeBron also becomes the oldest player with 5 steals in a game since the stat became official in 1973-74.
(Via @GharibSports) pic.twitter.com/7o1SS9doKv
🎭 @MaskedInLA
LEBRON IS THE CLUTCHEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD
StatMuse @statmuse
Anthony Davis tonight:
27 PTS
15 REB
Ties Jokic for the most 25/15 games this season. https://t.co/1vepCzKRif
ADHD @ADHDGoat
Anthony Davis tonight:
27 PTS ✅
15 REB ✅
2 BLK ✅
SOLID DEFENSE 🗜️ 🔒
ANTHONY DAVIS DOMINATED 🔥#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/6zgevWw57y
Ricky B. @MrRickySpanish
THE LEBRON-ANTHONY DAVIS P&R CANNOT BE STOPPED VOL 829220
Legion Hoops @LegionHoops
Anthony Davis at the HALF:
20 points
6 rebounds
8-16 FGM
👀 pic.twitter.com/lI1I9judhV
FanDuel Sportsbook @FDSportsbook
Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis tonight pic.twitter.com/2p9M2xcyTs
The CaruShow 🐐 @BaldMambaSZN
Anthony Davis is on my basketball team pic.twitter.com/viGYqJJtHu
GoldenKnight @GoldenKnightGFX
Put some RESPECT on ANTHONY DAVIS name!
The Pettiest Laker Fan 🤫 @ThePettiestLA
Anthony Davis owns the boards tonight.
Josh @josh2saint
Anthony Davis and LeBron James are still the best duo in the NBA
The Lakers will now face the New Orleans Pelicans in the IST semifinals on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. The winner of that matchup will play the Indiana Pacers/Milwaukee Bucks victor in the finals on Saturday for the first-ever NBA Cup.
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