LeBron James: 'When I was growing up, I wanted to go to Cincinnati'
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Lakers’ injury report for tomorrow vs. Golden State:
— AD is questionable with left eye soreness.
— LeBron is questionable with his flu-like symptoms.
— Gabe Vincent is available. pic.twitter.com/t4qA0Ma6TK – 7:55 PM
Lakers, will LeBron James opt out of his contract in the summer? This is the plan @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/lakers-will… – 4:35 PM
Lakers-Timberwolves reaction: LA falls without LeBron and AD
— A series of bad breaks for the Lakers
— Why LA should feel confident against the Wolves in a potential playoff series
— Why Tuesday’s game with the Warriors is a must-win
youtu.be/vQa5pZheBDs pic.twitter.com/tgHZjOUsBx – 4:35 AM
New story: The Lakers’ momentum took a hit Sunday – missing LeBron, losing AD and then losing to MIN. There’s three games left in the regular season and play-in positioning is still very much up in the air es.pn/49rXEk3 – 2:19 AM
Not going to beat the Wolves with no Lebron & AD. The Western Conference does not care, the loss def hurts the Lakers chances of getting out of the Play In. Back to the #9 spot. 3 games left to go – 12:20 AM
Not going to beat the Wolves with no Lebron & AD. The Western Conference does not care, the loss def hurts the Lakers chances of getting out of the Play In. Back to the #9 spot…3 games left to go – 12:20 AM
The Lakers lose to the Wolves, 127-117, to fall to 45-33 with three games remaining. Nice nights for Rui (30p on 11-of-17 6r), Hayes (19p on 8-for-9 10r 5s) and Dinwiddie (18p 7a) but not enough with no LeBron and an injured AD against a strong MIN team. – 12:18 AM
Final: Wolves 127, Lakers 117
LA’s 4-game win streak is snapped as they drop to 45-34. No LeBron James and lost Anthony Davis after the first quarter. Tuesday’s game vs. Golden State will determine the tiebreaker and if the Warriors can catch the Lakers.
Up next: vs. GS on Tue. – 12:16 AM
MIN 127, LAL 117
Nice bounceback for the Wolves after that ugly one in Phoenix. Lakers got the Wolves w/o KAT and Gobert, now Wolves get Lakers w/o LeBron and AD.
1st place in the West
Reid: 31p, 11r, 6-8 3s
Edwards: 26p, 8a, 1 TO
Gobert: 18p, 16r
NAW: 15p – 12:16 AM
Not the Lakers night. With LeBron and AD out, D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves have combined to shoot 8-for-31. – 12:00 AM
An impressive 3rd Q from LAL, with LeBron (flu-like symptoms) and AD (eye) out, as they trimmed a 15-point halftime deficit to as few as 5 with a 28-18 run.
The Wolves did rally to score 5 points in the final 40 seconds of the 3rd to take a 102-92 lead into the 4th. – 11:46 PM
Third quarter: Wolves 102, Lakers 92
LA outscored Minnesota 28-23 in the third. Jaxson Hayes, Spencer Dinwiddie and Rui Hachimura each have 18 points. DLo has 10 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Austin Reaves has 13 points. LA hanging around despite no LeBron and AD. – 11:46 PM
Wolves have lost focus on both ends of the floor. Maybe try giving Ant a touch.
Jaxson Hayes up to like 7 dunks, and the Lakers, sans AD and LeBron, have cut this lead to 88-81 from 20. – 11:36 PM
Already down LeBron, pretty tough for LAL not to have Davis back in this 2nd Q for his usual minutes.
He averaged 30.3 points on 59.3% FG’s, 16.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.7 blocks and 3.7 steals in the 3 prior games vs. Minnesota this season. – 10:54 PM
LeBron typically leads this unit to start the 2nd Q, and LAL are struggling to get good looks without him, as MIN open the period on a 10-4 run to claim a 2-point lead.
Dinwiddie did hit a tough contested 3, but was T’d up for complaining about not getting an and-1 call. – 10:42 PM
Big game tonight in LA. Lakers will be without LeBron against the Timberwolves. A win would keep them just 1 game back in the loss column of the Suns and Pelicans. They own the tiebreaker over both teams. – 8:28 PM
LeBron James came to the arena Sunday afternoon to begin preparing for the Wolves game and Darvin Ham said his stomach virus made James not feel right. He went home to get rest and not be around his teammates with his flu-like symptoms. – 8:26 PM
Lakers coach Darvin Ham on if LeBron James will play on Tuesday vs Warriors: “We’ll see how he feels tomorrow.” Darvin said LeBron has a stomach virus and isn’t with the team today. – 8:25 PM
Darvin Ham says that LeBron James came to the arena with the intention of playing but felt too sick and left early. – 8:24 PM
LeBron James (flu-like symptoms) has been downgraded to out for tonight’s game vs. Minnesota, per the team. – 6:53 PM
Lakers say LeBron James will not play in tonight’s game vs Wolves because of flu-like symptoms – 6:51 PM
LeBron James (Flu-Like Symptoms) has been downgraded to OUT for tonight’s game vs. Minnesota. – 6:50 PM
Lakers’ LeBron James is out tonight vs. Minnesota due to flu-like symptoms. – 6:50 PM
LeBron James has been downgraded to out for tonight vs. Minnesota because of flu-like symptoms, the Lakers say. – 6:50 PM
My very “this is the first game I’ve watched” take is that I’m currently watching LeBron on the 2007 Cavs, but in Iowa jerseys. – 3:49 PM
LeBron remains QUESTIONABLE while Anthony Davis is PROBABLE for tonight’s game: pic.twitter.com/Yk59v3ci5p – 3:46 PM
If you don’t rock with Caitlin Clark game you’re just a FLAT OUT HATER!!!!! Stay far away from them people!! PLEASE – 3:36 PM
Final: Lakers 116, Cavaliers 97.
Lakers move to 45-33 on the season and up to the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference standings.
LeBron James: 24p/12a/5r. D’Angelo Russell: 28 points. Anthony Davis: 22p/13r/6b/4a/3s.
Next up: tomorrow vs. Minnesota. – 5:47 PM
Final: Lakers 116, Cavaliers 97
LA improves to 45-33 and No. 8 in the West — the first time they’ve been that high since Dec. 29, 2023. AD had 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 6 blocks. LeBron had 24 points and 12 assists. DLo had 28 points.
Up next: vs. MIN tomorrow. – 5:46 PM
Lakers today:
D-Lo — 28 PTS | 5 REB | 6 3P
LeBron — 24 PTS | 5 REB | 12 AST
Davis — 22 PTS | 13 REB | 6 BLK
9-1 over the last 10 games. pic.twitter.com/wXy338RF3e – 5:44 PM
AD and LeBron continued their 4th Q dominance as Davis swatted Garland at the rim (his 6th block), then threw LeBron an alley-oop on the other end to put LAL up 109-93.
Davis also has 3 steals with the 6 blocks, 22 points, 10 boards and 4 assists. – 5:38 PM
It’s just ridiculous how good a regular season LeBron has had. Lock All-NBA is insane – 5:37 PM
Back-to-back offensive rebounds from Anthony Davis lead to a putback for himself and a cutting layup for LeBron. LA is up 107-93 with 5:47 left in the game. – 5:33 PM
Second half offensive boards: 6-1 for LAL, including two straight from Davis here in the 4th Q, leading to his own layup, and then LeBron’s, delivering a 107-93 lead with 5:47 to play.
First half was 9-0 for CLE. – 5:33 PM
Third quarter: Lakers 90, Cavaliers 78
LA had a rough first half of the third but responded well to regain control of this game. AD has 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 5 blocks. LeBron has 15/4/10. DLo has 23 points — didn’t score in the third. TP has 18 points. – 5:18 PM
LAL held CLE scoreless in the final 2 minutes of the 2nd Q, and got buckets inside from LeBron and AD to take a 65-56 halftime lead.
Russell led all scorers with 23 points on 9 of 12 FG’s, including 5 3’s, his 7th half this season with at least 20.
LeBron had 13 points w/9… – 4:35 PM
Halftime: Lakers 65, Cavaliers 56
DLo has 23 points (9-12 FGs, 5-8 3PT) — his second-highest scoring half of the season. LeBron has 13 points and 9 assists. AD has 9 points, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Taurean Prince has 11 points. LA is shooting 61% overall and 50% on 3s (10-20). – 4:35 PM
A 15-2 Lakers blitz to start the 2nd Q has them up 48-35 into a Cavaliers time out.
LeBron was the point man, and is up to 11 points on 5 of 7 FG’s thus far plus 7 assists after finding Russell (15 points) and Prince (8 points) for B2B buckets. – 4:11 PM
Quick reminder: LeBron James is 3⃣9⃣-years-old 🤯
pic.twitter.com/v9w09mvlTr – 4:10 PM
First quarter: Lakers 36, Cavaliers 33
DLo has 10 points. LeBron has 9 points and 4 assists. AD has 7 points, 2 steals and 1 block. LA is shooting 59.1% overall and 50% on 3s (5 of 10). The Cavs are dominating the glass 14-7. LA’s bench unit was underwhelming. – 4:06 PM
I swear D’Angelo Russell has made more “no way he’s making that shot” shots this season than every other Laker combined during the LeBron era. – 4:05 PM
A 20-16 start for the Lakers. Timeout Cleveland with 6:36 left in the first quarter. LA is moving the ball well and playing with great pace. They’re shooting 72.7%. LeBron has been locked in with 7 points and 4 assists already. – 3:49 PM
LeBron and AD are both good to go today and will start with the same group. – 2:51 PM
Lakers/Cavs tips off soon. Last and final time Kobe faced LeBron was 8 years ago at Staples. Kobe had 26. LeBron 24. pic.twitter.com/6Q0MJZTkhH – 12:32 PM
Deni Avdija after LeBron James inadvertently elbowed him
“I at least expected like if I get hit in the face or I hit somebody in the face, I expect to go and check on him. I felt like he didn’t do it”
#NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 11:00 AM
Another mark for LeBron: He will finish this season averaging at least 23.6 points, and that will be the highest average ever for the player who is the oldest in the league that season.
Kareem averaged 23.4 points in 1985-86. That was the record for oldest player — until now. – 10:50 AM
Sunday notes on a Saturday: Heat’s Butler about to learn whether there will be whistles while he works. sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/06/ira… Plus: LeBron reflects on Spoelstra; Playoff Jimmy; Vincent back; Juwan’s next step; doing it with blocks. – 9:12 AM
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