LeBron James: 'One of my favorite players in the NBA right now is TJ McConnell'
Source: Clutch Points
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Lakers list Anthony Davis (left eye contusion) as probable for tomorrow’s game in Memphis. Lakers list LeBron James (left ankle) as questionable. – 6:31 PM
For the sickos who like to watch, Thursday’s @lockedonlakers pod, on YouTube! Anthony Davis is taking heat for missing the Warriors game. Fair? Plus, should he and LeBron play the last two games? @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
youtube.com/watch?v=q3GVnF… – 4:33 PM
Latest @BleacherReport
What LeBron James Opting Out Would Mean for Los Angeles Lakers – the $, influence, etc.
bleacherreport.com/articles/10116… – 3:56 PM
Despite his numbers dipping to career lows off bench, Russell Westbrook ranks top 10 in FG% allowed as defender and Clips are shooting 55% off his passes – 2nd to LeBron.
PG: “We owed it to him to make it work. We know what sacrifice looks like now.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 3:25 PM
If the Lakers never win another title with LeBron on the roster, there will obviously be many legit reasons. But the Westbrook trade is clearly #1 w/a bullet, because it was a move that left no margin for error. It’s frankly a miracle they’ve unwound the damage this well. AK – 3:10 PM
“What he continues to do today… I’m blown away.”
Hear new @DuqMBB coach and longtime friend of LeBron James, Dru Joyce, tell @TheFrankIsola and @Scalabrine why he continues to be impressed by LeBron each and everyday
@DruOnDemand pic.twitter.com/NqXKU3LqZG – 1:31 PM
With five 3s last night, CJ McCollum became the 21st player to hit 500 3s w/ two different teams.
He has 500 w/ the Pels and 1,297 w/ the Blazers.
He joins Paul George (three teams), LeBron James, Wesley Matthews & Buddy Hield as active players to do so.
(h/t @EliasSports) – 1:22 PM
Left is Kyrie and LeBron in 2016. Right is Kyrie and Luka this season.
44.9 PPG 59.5 PPG
10.4 RPG 14.2 RPG
11.5 APG 15.0 APG
2.5 SPG 2.7 SPG pic.twitter.com/VTeUke0Atm – 1:20 PM
First line from LeBron: “One of my favorite players in the game right now is T.J. McConnell”: youtube.com/watch?v=6Oag1U… – 12:17 PM
Extended playoff yak from Marcus and me, including the first round series we’d like to see, what the NBA will do if the Warriors (Steph) AND Lakers (LeBron) don’t get out of the play-in, whether the Celtics will get snubbed in postseason awards & more!
theathletic.com/podcast/8-the-… – 11:00 AM
NBA scoring leaders over the past month:
1. Jalen Brunson: 32.9
2. Luka Doncic: 30.6
3. Joel Embiid: 30.0
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.8
5. Nikola Jokic: 28.1
6. Jayson Tatum: 27.4
7. LeBron James: 26.3
8. Anthony Edwards: 26.2
“bRuNsOn iS nOt a 1A dUdE” – 9:34 AM
Perhaps the strategy was to have LeBron spread his germs to the Warriors? Anyone know the incubation period for LeIllness? BK – 12:53 AM
LeBron James talks loss to the Warriors, his sickness, AD’s absence pic.twitter.com/2FHXsB4pB4 – 12:50 AM
LeBron first gave Golden State credit for the shot making, starting with Draymond Green going 5 for 5 from 3 in the 1st half, and later added this when asked about playing without Anthony Davis: “It’s pretty much impossible to make up for what he does for our ball club.” – 12:47 AM
LeBron tonight:
33 PTS
7 REB
11 AST
Not enough to beat the Warriors. statmuse.com/nba/player/leb… – 12:20 AM
Michael Jordan may be the GOAT but he never played like LeBron James at age 39. No one has ever played like 39-year-old LeBron James at age 39. – 11:56 PM
A LeBron-led 9-0 run to start the 4th Q has LAL quickly back within 8, forcing a GSW time out at the 9:58 mark. – 11:52 PM
LAL were within 6 when LeBron went out at the 3:30 mark of the 3rd Q, but allowed a 16-3 Warriors run to close the quarter, as they added 3 more triples to get to 20 makes in 32 attempts, a ridiculous 62.5% rate. – 11:46 PM
A big 4-point swing here as LAL try to get back into the game, as a LeBron alley-oop to LeBron was just out of the reach of Jaxson Hayes, and GSW got a dunk on the other end.
Russell did respond with a 3 to get the Lakers back within 6 at 77-71. – 11:29 PM
The Lakers fell down by as many as 17, but go into halftime down 71-60 to the Warriors. LeBron leads LAL with 14 pts; Draymond and Klay have 15 apiece for GSW. – 11:08 PM
LeBron James is in the “Prime Year” LeBron 21s again tonight — a hybrid design tribute to Deion Sanders’ iconic DT Max signature shoe from James’ childhood. pic.twitter.com/X6jYhpryN2 – 11:03 PM
Halftime: Warriors 71, Lakers 60
LA closed the half on a 19-13 mini-run to potentially make this a game in the second half. LeBron has 14 points. Austin Reaves has 13 points and led the mini-run. DLo has 11 points and 5 assists. Warriors shooting 56.8% and have made 15 3s. – 11:03 PM
First quarter: Warriors 38, Lakers 29
LeBron James and Jaxson Hayes lead LA with 7 points each. Golden State is shooting 58.3% overall and has made 7 of their 10 3-pointers. The Hayes-less lineup was a layup line for the Warriors. LA is in a tough spot size-wise with no AD. – 10:35 PM
LeBron three Steph three AND 1
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/0Qpx9BsdnW – 10:23 PM
The last 3 sequences
Podz step-back 3 on LeBron
LeBron step-back 3 on Kuminga
Steph 3 on Reaves – 10:19 PM
LeBron James starting off the Lakers-Warriors game very aggressive. – 10:10 PM
LeBron will start alongside Russell, Reaves, Hachimura and Hayes (in AD’s absence). – 9:35 PM
Lakers’ starters vs. Golden State:
D’Angelo Russell
Austin Reaves
Rui Hachimura
LeBron James
Jaxson Hayes
Record as starters: 1-0 – 9:35 PM
Andrew Wiggins is playing and starting tonight for the Warriors. LeBron James is good to go for the Lakers, but no Anthony Davis
Warriors starters
Steph
Klay
Wiggins
Draymond
Trayce Jackson-Davis – 9:33 PM
LeBron James (flu-like symptoms) has been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game vs. Golden State. – 9:21 PM
LeBron James is available tonight against the Warriors, per the Lakers. – 9:20 PM
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James (illness) will play tonight against the Golden State Warriors. – 9:20 PM
LeBron James is available tonight vs. the Warriors, the Lakers say. – 9:20 PM
I asked LeBron James if he was going to play tonight as he just made his way into the arena an hour and five minutes before tipoff: “I’m about to find out” – 8:54 PM
Darvin Ham says LeBron James is still a “game-time decision” tonight vs Warriors. Anthony Davis is out. Davis will miss seven of the eight quarters in these two late-season games vs Warriors. Left after 1Q last month. Warriors will see plenty of Jaxson Hayes tonight. – 8:34 PM
Darvin Ham said LeBron is a “game time decision” after trying to get a lot of rest and fluids since he missed last game.
Ham then acknowledged the significant difficulty with Davis out, especially defensively, where he’s been the entire key vs. GSW. – 8:27 PM
Darvin Ham says LeBron James is still a “game-time decision” tonight vs Warriors. Anthony Davis is out. Davis will miss seven of the eight quarters in these two late-season games vs Warriors. Left after 1Q last month. Warriors will see plenty of Jaxson Hates tonight. – 8:27 PM
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said LeBron James remains a game-time decision. He has had “a lot of rest and fluids” in the past two days. – 8:25 PM
With tipoff in less than two hours, LeBron James has yet to arrive to the arena, sources told ESPN. He did not participate in the Lakers’ walkthrough. His playing status for the Warriors game is still undetermined, sources said. – 8:06 PM
“I think the only other player in the NBA who could say he commands a game as well as Joker at any point of his career is LeBron James.” – @BenGolliver
Jokic > Peak LeBron? 👀 @YourManDevine pic.twitter.com/tLS0Wvbfhf – 7:18 PM
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James’ presence in Game-Time Decision against Golden State Warriors @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/los-angeles… – 4:58 PM
“[With the Warriors] there is no big three, there’s a big me.”
@Rjeff24 and @KendrickPerkins debate who they trust more: Lebron and AD or the Warriors’ Big 3? 🍿 pic.twitter.com/Hv7f6YPWOo – 4:26 PM
LeBron since the All-Star break:
26.7 PPG
7.4 RPG
9.3 APG
on 46.6% three-point shooting. statmuse.com/nba/player/leb… – 3:26 PM
Pierce on LeBron James: “If Lakers lose in the play-in, I would ask for the trade to return to Cavs” @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/pierce-on-l… – 1:47 PM
Left is LeBron this season. Right is every other 21st season in NBA history combined.
1,724 PTS 1,230 PTS
556 AST 207 AST
647 FGM 460 FGM pic.twitter.com/NxfcHCUudR – 11:14 AM
My latest for @ESPNNBA: Went long on the subtle tweak that’s fueled the best jump-shooting season of LeBron James’s career espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 10:58 AM
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