Last night LeBron James took another step closer to the NBA's all-time scoring record with an incredible 46-point performance, but his great performance wasn't enough for the Lakers to beat the Clippers in the Los Angeles derby , won by Leonard and his companions 133-115.
The 38-year-old basketball 'icon' in the 33' in which he remained on the court put together 46 points (and a career high with 9 3-pointers), 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, but in the end all this was It was a futile effort against the Clippers, who grew to a 23-point lead at halftime during the game.
James gave the impression that he could drag, in the fourth quarter,
the Lakers to comeback and then to success but the Clippers teamed up around Paul George and Kahwi Leonard and regained control of the match.
The only consolation for James was that he is now one step away from surpassing Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer: LeBron needs 178 more points to beat Abdul-Jabbar's total of 38,387 points. Jabbar, one of the most coveted and long-standing records in basketball.
In Miami, Bam Adebayo led a fourth-quarter comeback as the Heat overcame their star Jimmy Butler's injury handicap to beat the Boston Celtics 98-95.
Adebayo put his stamp on the game with a 30-point performance, and it was Boston's second straight loss following Monday's loss to Orlando.
Adebayo made a vital contribution as Miami overturned a 10-point deficit (77-87) with just over eight minutes left to seal a victory.
Highsmith also did well for the Heat, 15 points off the bench, Max Strus (13 points) and Victor Oladipo (12).
Boston's leading scorer was Jayson Tatum with 31 points.
