LeBron James puts on the superhero cape in a huge Lakers comeback

2024-02-29 06:59:06

LeBron Jameswho this Wednesday signed an unforgettable last quarter of 19 points for an incredible comeback of 21 points against Los Angeles Clippers (112-116), tried to define what it is like when he is ‘in the zone’, an English expression used when a basketball player goes into a trance and manages to make practically all of his shots.

“It’s like you feel like everything you throw goes in,” he said at a press conference. “I really can’t describe it: I wish I could stay there forever but obviously it ends when the game ends (…). During that you don’t feel anything: it’s like a superpower,” he added.

LeBron dazzled with 34 points (13 of 21 in field goals, impressive 7 of 12 in triples), 6 rebounds and 8 assists, but the most spectacular thing was his incendiary last quarter with 19 points and a brutal 5 of 8 from the perimeter that He woke up the Lakers after three periods in which they had been very inferior to the Clippers.

“Obviously every game is important for us, especially right now (…). Today was a really good test for us,” LeBron said of a purple and gold team that is now ninth in the West with a balance of 32 -28.

Cape under the seat

Also Darwin Hamhis coach in the Lakersturned to superpowers to explain LeBron’s spectacular performance tonight.

“He had the cape folded under his seat on the bench, I guess… He definitely put the cape on, played aggressively, got into a good rhythm. He’s been shooting extremely well all season,” he praised.

The top scorer in NBA history is just 40 points away from reaching 40,000 total points in his career. This is the fourth biggest comeback for LeBron in his entire career. Furthermore, the Lakers had not achieved such a big comeback in the fourth quarter since 2003.

The incredible collapse of the Clippers in the outcome was such that only LeBron scored more points than them in that last quarter (a huge 16-39 for the Lakers). Tyronn Lue’s team lost 7 balls in the last 12 minutes.

With Cam Reddish back, the Lakers also had 20 points and 12 rebounds from Anthony Davis and key contributions in the outcome from D’Angelo Russell (18 points and 6 assists) and Rui Hachimura (17 points). Darvin Ham’s entire starting quintet added double figures in scoring.

Kawhi Leonard (26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists) and James Harden (23 points and 9 assists) were the best for the Clippers without Paul George.