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Jorge Quiroga
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Dallas transferred to Luka Doncic by Anthony Davis They say to try the assault on the ring immediately but what if they are the Lakers Genuine candidates to play, at least, the NBA finals this year? The recital they gave in Oklahoma feeds that debate: Lakersat this level, they can beat anyone … in the West and East.
LeBron James.LaPresse.
The Lakers They swept from the track, 99-126 for the best NBA team, to the most solvent, the most solid and the most reliable. To the Candidate number 1 in the west and in the league. Their 64 victories And many beaten stops this season gives them that honor. But although the party against THE It is just one of the regular league, it is revealing.
The Thundersince they were placed with that figure of 64 triumphs to six for the end and with the possibility of reaching 70 (third team in the story that would achieve it), they have lost their matches. Falling with Houston and with Lakers They lose two followed for the second time in the season. And doubts may arise because the demand for them is maximum. Already last year they failed in the Playoffs And a game like playing in the Paycom Center can make those who do not see the Thunder With real chances of winning. Maybe it’s a bit soon to bury the team that has best played throughout the season.
The LakersHowever, they thought more in the medium term with that February transfer and have competed very well against almost all teams in West. But maybe they begin to believe. Before the Thunder They played a huge game by deactivating their rival from triple. The first part was an exhibition. The Lakers They ended with 15 of 22 (5/9 in triples), 68.2% success, with Luka Doncic already at 22 points, Austin Reaves with 15 and LeBron James with 9. He had up to 29 points of maximum.
Oklahoma15 and 7 assists from Shai to rest, tried to reacted, but each local basket was answered by a visit, to the 56-78 with which the first two rooms ended. Rest sensations were the best in whites (Lakers).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander against Luka Doncic.LaPresse.
The second part was almost a tracing in terms of the superiority of Lakers. Doncic It ended with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. A great game with 5 of 11 in triples and 11 of 20 in field shots. Reaves signed 20 points and LeBron ended are 19. The team of Redick He achieved 22 of 40 in triples for a 55% success. The Lakers They are third of the west with the triumph in Oklahoma.
In the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander It ended with 26 points and 9 assists, its 71 match followed in the season by scoring 20 or more points. The rest, very dazzled with 16 of Jalen Williams and 10 of Holmgren. The two teams will see the faces again on the same stage in the early hours of Wednesday (2:00).
