{"id":1264,"date":"2024-11-16T03:53:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T03:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2024-11-16T03:53:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T03:53:29","slug":"lebron-james-achieves-a-career-first-and-anthony-davis-scores-40-in-exciting-lakers-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1264","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James achieves a career-first and Anthony Davis scores 40 in exciting Lakers win.."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FlFcy_atCKRwotb0ZgYRww--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2ODA7aD0xMTIwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/la_times_articles_853\/df0d5a85fe85f2d6deb92d8a14a1a40c\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tb1VIqFyvK8i2IVD59ACuA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/la_times_articles_853\/df0d5a85fe85f2d6deb92d8a14a1a40c\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) drives against San Antonio Spurs' Stephon Castle.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tb1VIqFyvK8i2IVD59ACuA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/la_times_articles_853\/df0d5a85fe85f2d6deb92d8a14a1a40c\" \/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\" data-rapid_p=\"12\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-0\">Lakers star LeBron James drives against San Antonio&#8217;s Stephon Castle (5) during the first half of the Lakers&#8217; 120-115 win to open NBA Cup play Friday.\u00a0<span class=\"copyright\">(Darren Abate \/ Associated Press)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The dance music blared as the crowd took turns roaring their way through a fourth-quarter timeout,\u00a0Lakers coach JJ Redick\u00a0frustrated after another clean look for the Spurs allowed them to get within a point.<\/p>\n<p>To that point, the game had delivered.<\/p>\n<p>With the NBA Cup raising the stakes,\u00a0Anthony Davis\u00a0and\u00a0Victor Wembanyama\u00a0dueled. The teams traded, and blew, double-digit leads. And with LMFAO turned up to 11 midway through the fourth, the NBA had exactly what it wanted \u2014 a November basketball game that felt like it mattered.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd buzzed with each possession, a Wembanyama dunk off a lob getting a roar on one end. A clutch Davis triple on the other leading to a collective groan.<\/p>\n<p>It went that way, deep into the final minute, with the Lakers making the biggest plays in the final seconds of a\u00a0120-115\u00a0win.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, who scored 40 points, worked from the block with Wembanyama on his hip and the shot clock running down, only to find a cutting\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0for a layup that helped ice the win.<\/p>\n<p>Six different Lakers scored in double figures, with James emphatically clapping his hands and Davis holding the ball in the air at the final horn.<\/p>\n<p>On a night where he moved into a tie for the fifth most regular-season NBA games ever played, James figured out a way to do the incredible.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Bd9cV0NQeVgnOFvYDbRmYw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/la_times_articles_853\/f7704633a57782391312ea807e08aa68\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TMMXTAr7swLcFUlOMdoycQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/la_times_articles_853\/f7704633a57782391312ea807e08aa68\" alt=\"Lakers forward Dalton Knecht, left, drives to the basket in front of San Antonio's Julian Champagnie.\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\" \/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\" data-rapid_p=\"19\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-1\">Lakers forward Dalton Knecht, left, drives to the basket in front of San Antonio&#8217;s Julian Champagnie during the first half Friday.\u00a0<span class=\"copyright\">(Darren Abate \/ Associated Press)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his 22nd NBA season, James figured out a way to do something for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Following triple-doubles in the Lakers&#8217; wins over\u00a0Philadelphia,\u00a0Toronto\u00a0and\u00a0Memphis, James did it again Friday in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>He finished with 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists. The Lakers won each of those four games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"c669748c-5a85-5329-b976-9157a92a2022\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube caas-loaded\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kXJG2lu8QBU\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Lakers didn\u2019t have starting forward Rui Hachimura, who missed the game with a sprained ankle. The Lakers started rookie Dalton Knecht instead.<\/p>\n<p>Their bench, which has been one of the team\u2019s clearest weaknesses this season, had its best game. Max Christie, back in the rotation with Hachimura out, scored a season-high 11 points. Gabe Vincent, who has been in a shooting slump to begin the season, had six points and three steals.<\/p>\n<p>The team plays again Saturday night in New Orleans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakers star LeBron James drives against San Antonio&#8217;s Stephon Castle (5) during the first half of the Lakers&#8217; 120-115 win to open NBA Cup play Friday.\u00a0(Darren Abate&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LeBron James achieves a career-first and Anthony Davis scores 40 in exciting Lakers win.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1264\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LeBron James achieves a career-first and Anthony Davis scores 40 in exciting Lakers win.. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lakers star LeBron James drives against San Antonio&#8217;s Stephon Castle (5) during the first half of the Lakers&#8217; 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