Tonight (Thursday through Friday) in the NBA we only got three games, but these are games with quite a few stories and significant results. In the spotlight, LeBron James recorded a huge milestone when he crossed the 35,000-point line, and is in fact the third in history to do so after Karim Abdul Jabbar and Carl Malone. It didn’t help the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost 109-98 to Brooklyn. Prior to that, Milwaukee recorded a fifth straight loss, this time to Toronto with 110: 96. Also, Miami defeated Sacramento 110: 118. Only away wins were recorded, by the way.
Los Angeles Lakers (8:22) – Brooklyn (12:19) 109: 98
This is a total of the Lakers’ eighth loss of the season, but the second in the last three games, and they allow Utah to get away at the top of the Western Conference table. On the other hand, the Nets have a fifth straight win and continue to establish themselves in second place in the East, with four of the victories being in their away games campaign in the West.
A significant evening of James with another record-breaking did not excite the guest, who controlled the pace and climbed to a promising double-digit lead of 19 points in the second quarter. Later, the gap swelled to 25, and only in the final minutes did the host manage to reduce to 11 “only”. King James finished with 32 points but did not get much help in the absence of Anthony Davis. On the other hand, even without Kevin Durant, Brooklyn managed thanks to 23 and 11 assists from James Harden and 16 from Kyrie Irving.
Congrats to @KingJames on becoming the 3rd player in NBA history to reach 35,000 career points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone! pic.twitter.com/F1JnPHq5se
– NBA (@NBA) February 19, 2021
FIVE STRAIGHT. pic.twitter.com/g4uXvy8Uxo
– Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 19, 2021
Milwaukee (13:16) – Toronto (15:14) 110: 96
The collapse of the Bucks continues inexplicably, while on the other side the Raptors rose to sixth place and still somehow with a negative balance. In any case, the two seem to be approaching each other in the crowded table of the East.
After a fickle first quarter, the visitors began to pick up gear and produce a double-digit advantage, which increased even to 23 points in the third quarter. Later the Milwaukee players managed to reduce to just 9, but it was only for one small moment, and Toronto cruised until the end. Norman Powell excelled with 29 points, Pascal Siakam added 27. On the other side Yannis Antecompo, on the night he was selected to the All-Star top five, was two assists away from a triple-double (23 points, 12 rebounds).
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Sacramento (16:12) – Miami (17:12) 118: 110
Two relatively equal teams, also according to the situation of each in the table and the balance, but also according to their instability this season and the positive and negative momentums they experience. Both came into the match after a streak of losses, and the Kings increased it to 5, while the Heat interrupted their 3.
The guest led throughout the match, without exception, and the truth is that the result is a bit of a lie. In the second quarter, a stable double-digit advantage was created, which later increased to a gap of 23 points. The locals reduced to 10 towards the last quarter, but the advantage jumped again to 20 and only in the last minutes, in Urgent Time that did not change anything, the Kings created a 16: 4 run that minimizes damage.
Tyler Hiro excelled with 27 points, while two other Heat players finished with a triple-double – Bam Adbaio (16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists) and Jimmy Butler (13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists) ). Nimlia Belicza scored 25 for the loser.