LeBron James Likes to play Madison Square Garden, and he gave another show to New York fans on Saturday when he directed the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-112 victory on the New York Knicks With a triple-double of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 12-assistants.
It was the 10th triple-double of James of the season, which is only the second at Nikola Jokic (22), and his second since his 40th birthday, which is the most Nba History by a 40 -year -old man. In addition, it was his fourth triple-double career at MSG, who is the second behind Larry Bird (six) for the most part by a visit player.
“It is the Basketball Mecca, the largest arena in the world,” said James during his post-match interview. “Considering so many athletes come here and playing basketball game, given so many artists coming here and lulling the house, so many performers, and I was blessed in my 22 years to be part of this story in this building. “
James scored a driving lay-up for the first basket of the match, and neither he nor the Lakers looked back. They led the majority of the night before moving away late in the fourth quarter for a comfortable victory. James pulled 14 out of 26 on the ground, and although he did most of his work in painting, he also did three points at 3 points, including a ridiculous Fadeaway on a leg.
In the process, he has become the seventh player in the history of the League to make 2,500 careers 3, joining Steph Curry,, James HardenRay Allen, Damian Lillard,, Klay Thompson and Reggie Miller.
“I don’t know how I do that again, Lisa,” James told Lisa Salter from ABC after the victory. “The above man gave me excellent gifts, I try to take full advantage of them. I put all the work, all the dedication in the game and it gave me so much. But I did not No idea of what I do this at this level. “
With the victory, the Lakers continued their warm mid-season sequence. They have now won eight of their last 10 to improve at 28-19 over the season, which is good for fifth place in the crowded Western conference. All of a sudden, these are just a game behind the Denver Nuggets For a seeded among the first four, which would come with a home advantage in the first round of the playoffs.