LeBron James, more hungry for victory than ever, transformed into shooter Stephen Curry, shooting up to 9 3-pointers in one match.
Hitting nine 3-pointers in 10 attempts in a game is not a stat you would normally see from LeBron James, but rather Stephen Curry or other long-range shooting stars in the NBA.
But LeBron once again showed what a great and versatile player he is. At the age of 39, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar just had a game where he hit 9 3-pointers, scoring a total of 40 points to lead the purple and yellow team to a 116-104 victory right on the field of the Brooklyn Nets.
Scoring 40 points with 9 successful 3-pointers against the Brooklyn Nets, LeBron James has equaled a career-high in the number of long-range shots in his entire career. But unlike the 9-14 3PT index set last time (against the LA Clippers in the 2022-23 season), LeBron was much more effective this time with a success rate of up to 90% , reaching 9-10 3PT.
James now becomes the second player in Los Angeles Lakers history to hit nine 3-pointers in a game . The late Kobe Bryant is the only other player with four.
In addition, LeBron also joined the legendary Michael Jordan as two rare names in NBA history to have many 40-point games at the age of 39 or older. While James had 2 games with 40 points, Jordan had 3 games.
Watch now the highlights of LeBron James’ 40-point match with 9 successful 3-pointers
Besides LeBron James’s brilliance, the Los Angeles Lakers had equal contributions from all four remaining names in the starting lineup.
Anthony Davis had a double-double of 24 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. Rui Hachimura had 20 points and 10 rebounds. D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves scored 18 and 12 points, respectively.
The interesting thing about this match is that the Lakers’ bench was almost “completely invisible”. Of the 116 points scored in the whole match, 5 LA starters scored 114 points.
Two rare points from the secondary came from Gabe Vincent, the pitcher who just returned after five months out with a knee injury.
LeBron James and the starting lineup scored 114 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ total 116 points in this match.
Despite being slightly outscored in terms of points from the reserve team, the Los Angeles Lakers still won relatively easily against the Brooklyn Nets in this match.
LeBron James and his teammates opened the first half with a 17-0 scoring streak, keeping Brooklyn “point hungry” for more than 6 minutes before closing the first 12 minutes with a score of 31-11.
From there, the Lakers had no further problems except for a slight stumble in the third quarter, going straight to the eventual victory by 12 points.
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The result gave the Los Angeles Lakers their sixth win in their last seven games, moving them to 42-33 overall and ninth in the Western Conference standings. Just above the Lakers are the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings, both with 43-31 records.
