A round of five games took place tonight (between Tuesday and Wednesday) in the NBA, with LeBron James in the spotlight.
King James took another huge step on the way to breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar's points record, and along the way he also entered the top five of all-time assists, when he led the Lakers to victory in Madison Square Garden.
Milwaukee recorded a fifth consecutive victory.
New York - L.A.
Lakers 129:123 (after overtime)
LeBron James continues to take giant steps closer to the all-time points record, but tonight he recorded another important milestone - when he overtook Mark Jackson and Steve Nash on his way to fourth place on the all-time assists list, and became the only player in history who is also in the top 5 of The list of the scenes and also of the morale of the assists.
LeBron did it in the most style possible, and symbolically it happened in Madison Square Garden, "Mecca of basketball", where he always likes to excel and deliver plays.
LeBron took control of the game, and ended it with a sweet victory after a dramatic ending, adding to his resume his first triple-double since he celebrated his 38th birthday) with 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
James versus Grimes.
Unstoppable, photo: USA TODAY Sports
The game was close in most phases, especially in the last quarter.
Jaylen Brunson tied the game with less than half a minute left in regulation, drawing a foul from LeBron and giving the Knicks a chance to win, but Julius Randle couldn't make a shot on the final drive and the teams went to overtime, where James had already taken control and closed things out with a basket In the penetration that secured the victory 19 seconds to the end.
Besides LeBron, the Lakers also got an excellent game from Anthony Davis who finished with 27 and 9 rebounds, and Russell Westbrook (17 and 8 assists).
Jaylen Brunson led the Knicks with 37 points.
Milwaukee - Charlotte 115:124
The Bucks took revenge on the Hornets who inflicted a surprising defeat on them last month, and have already won five in a row.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who appeared for the game after 50 points against New Orleans, continued his fantastic ability and scored 34 points, to which he added 18 rebounds and 4 assists.
Next to him stood Chris Middleton who added 18 points in 20 minutes.
It went hard, and Milwaukee managed to subdue the opponent only in the last quarter, after Lamelo Ball and Terry Rozier warmed up.
Ball finished with 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Rozier had 20 points, but the Hornets were stopped after a rare streak for them this season of two wins.
The other games of the night:
Cleveland - Miami 100:97
Chicago - LA Clippers 108:103
Denver - New Orleans 113:122
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