Six games took place tonight (between Thursday and Friday) in the best league in the world, with the focus being on the intriguing meeting between Luka Doncic and LeBron James, which ended in Dallas' victory over the Lakers after a great drama that included two overtimes.
LA Lakers (23:19) - Dallas (19:24) 119:115 (after two overtimes)
The meeting between the two big stars - Luca and LeBron - ended only after a huge drama as mentioned which included two overtimes and not a little we of the team were angry about the refereeing.
Doncic forced the first overtime with a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left and then added another one to force a second overtime.
Doncic finished the game with a tremendous triple double that included 35 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, with Christian Wood assisting him with 24, 14 and 6 along with 5 blocks.
For the loser, Russell Westbrook was the leading scorer with 28, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
LeBron, who was unable to score from beyond the arc, finished with 24, 16 rebounds and 9 assists.
🔥 35, 14 and 13 for @luka7doncic
🔥 Stepback 3 to force OT
🔥 Stepback 3 to force 2OT
Dominant, clutch, Luka.
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— NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2023
Brooklyn (14:27) - Boston (12:31) 109:98
The Celtics achieved a prestigious victory that sends a message to all of its rivals and especially gives it a significant gap at the top.
Kevin Durant and Jaylen Brown did not play tonight, which turned the game into a duel between Jayson Tatum and Kyrie Irving.
Tatum was the best in the game with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, with Marcus Smart adding 16, 10 assists and 6 rebounds.
Kyrie finished with 24 points and didn't get enough help from the rest of his teammates.
Irving tries to stop Tatum, tonight, photo: AP
The other results of the night:
Philadelphia (16:25) - Oklahoma City (23:19) 133:114, Toronto (23:19) - Charlotte (32:11) 114:124, Portland (22:19) - Cleveland (16: 27) 119:113, Miami (20:23) - Milwaukee (15:27) 102:108.
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