Westbrook did not lose a single ball, LeBron claimed: "That's why we won"
The "King" scored 14 points out of his 31 in the final quarter and was caught by the cameras releasing pressure in the Lakers' 114: 122 over Sacramento.
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05/01/2022
Wednesday, 05 January 2022, 11:55
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Danny Abdia speaks after the victory on his birthday (video editing: Nir Chen)
LeBron James does not stop.
Also at 37, this is the "king" who swept the Los Angeles Lakers and tonight (Tuesday-Wednesday) he led his team to a fourth win in the last five games, scoring 31 points - 14 of them only in the final quarter - en route to a 114-122 victory over the Sacramento Kings .
At the start of the crucial fourth quarter the Los Angeles Lakers advantage was minimal and stood at just 83:85, but then LeBron still had 17 points.
As he has done many times throughout his career, he took responsibility for it and did not hide his feelings after a clutch basket that set 112: 118 and immediately after him roared and was caught on camera saying "I'm mad fucking problem, Beach".
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Despite this, LeBron James himself also admitted that the reason for the victory was abilities shown by one of the stars next to him - Russell Westbrook.
The quarterback was on the floor for 34 minutes and after several games in which he suffered harsh criticism for losing a ball, managed for the first time since March 2016 to finish a game without a single loss.
This season he has already lost 181 balls, more than any other player in the league, but tonight the entire Los Angeles Lakers have lost just five balls.
"That's why we won," LeBron James also said of the loss of the ball, although he recorded two of the Lakers' five losses, "We didn't lose any balls and it allowed us to get more shots and be much more dangerous. We didn't score so well, but thanks to the fact "We didn't lose balls, we got into momentum and we won."
LeBron starred, Westbrook did not lose and the Los Angeles Lakers won (Photo: GettyImages, Harry How)
Harrison Barnes, who scored 14 points for Sacramento, praised James, but also said: "We need to give LeBron the credit, he scored important shots, but I think we could all do a better job together to make it harder for him in at least some of the shots. It's very important in this league to keep the big players one-on-one. "
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