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The moment Kobe Bryant was "revealed" to LeBron James: "We will never forget this day"
The day after his 42nd birthday, the Lakers organized an unplanned tribute to Portland to the late Kobe. LeBron is excited but worried about another case of police violence against blacks: "You can't enjoy the win, the head is not just in the playoffs." And also: Portland fears Lillard's downtime
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Game 4 between the Lakers and Blazers took place in special circumstances anyway. In the NBA last night (Monday) we marked what was supposed to be Kobe Bryant's 42nd birthday celebration, and the game took place on 8/24 - a date that includes the two famous jersey numbers of Black Mamba.
The Lakers even went up to the floor with special uniforms that include dedications to the late Kobe, but the symbolism peaked after the game started, and LeBron and his teammates went up to an 8:24 lead. Cantabius Caldwell Pop scored a basket and an offense that set the token result and missed the bonus shot, leaving for 28 seconds the unplanned gesture on the scoreboard.
"I noticed that. I was angry at myself for missing the free throw, but I saw on the scoreboard 8:24, and it was cool to see Kobe's numbers," Caldwell Pop said. "We had to play with his uniform, and we all felt the energies. Those energies swept us away."
LeBron James also did not remain indifferent to the symbolic result. "I looked at the scoreboard and I had a special feeling," he said. "I always look at the board, even if they lead, even if they lose, and when I saw the numbers 24 and 8 I said to myself, 'Okay, he's here in the hall.' It was a wonderful night for the Lakers, something we will remember forever. Game 4 in the first round of the 2020 playoffs "He's now part of history."
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twittertwittertwitterBut if the opening of the game was marked by Kobe Bryant, the game was all the rest marked by LeBron James. King James finished with 30 points (10 of 12 from the field), 10 assists, 6 rebounds, four threes and a block - and became the first Laker since Kobe Bryant in 2010 to reach 30 points or more in two consecutive playoff games. In addition, he became the first player in league history to reach 7,000 playoff points, ahead of Jordan who stood in second place with just under 6,000 points.
The Lakers went on to win 115: 135 and gained a 1: 3 advantage in the series, which they started with a loss. In recent games they once again seem ready to go all the way, probably while the Clippers - the main rival in the West - are limping against Dallas. Tonight the Lakers did so despite an injury to Anthony Davis, who suffered back pain. Davis managed to score 18 points in 18 minutes, until he came out early in the third quarter with the Lakers in the lead and the win already in his pocket. At the end, Davis tried to calm down and said, "I'm fine, I'll feel a lot better tomorrow."
Either way, at the end LeBron had a hard time celebrating the victory. He, too, like quite a few actors in the last day, mostly echoed the new record of police violence in the United States - a video showing Jacob Blake, an elderly black man, shot in the back by police officers in front of his family.
"I'm not even able to enjoy a playoff win right now, and that's the saddest part," he said. "My head is half in the playoffs, and the other half is focused on thinking about how I can help the black community. We, as blacks, live in fear in America. Black men, black women, black children - we all die of fear. I am African American, I have two African American boys, and see the This ongoing brutality towards people of our type is very disturbing. "
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"We are in such a beautiful sport that unites families, people enjoy seeing us and escaping a bit of reality, but at the same time we must not forget what is happening in the world, and especially what is happening here in America. We have an opportunity to make a change, and change begins in November," LeBron added. Indicates the date of the US presidential election. "I believe it all starts in November. That's why I started a campaign that encourages people to vote. Only then can we make a real change, and that will be just the beginning."
On the other side, Portland is on a broken trough. Damien Lillard, who has shown record fitness in recent weeks, injured his right knee in the third quarter, when the game already looked over, and did not return. The Blazers star underwent an initial test that, according to the team's announcement, "unequivocal conclusions could not be drawn from it", and will now undergo another MRI scan - hoping he will not miss Game 5.
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