James had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Dennis Schröder added 21 points and the Lakers roared away in the second half for a 114-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar also knows there's no chance his presence won't be required in Atlanta next month - particularly not after his latest spectacular performance in a career that just keeps hitting new heights. LOS ANGELES - LeBron James is not happy about the NBA's decision to hold an All-Star game amid a compressed regular season and a global pandemic.
McGee brought energy and made all the hustle plays the Nuggets needed.LeBron's triple-double powers Lakers past Nuggets, 114-93 He finished the night with 16 points, 15 rebounds (six offensive), blocked three shots and shot 8-of-12 from the floor. He battled with Bynum throughout the game and stepped up to answer the call after Bynum dominated the Denver big men through two games. McGee showed up to play in a big way after being a non-factor up to this point in the series. He cooled off a bit in the second, but still finished with 25 points and seven assists, and took tremendous care of the ball, not committing a turnover all night. Lawson was responsible for pushing the tempo for the Nuggets and was next to unstoppable in the first half, making 7-of-11 shots. He responded in the second half and finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but he was clearly frustrated by the defensive effort from McGee and the rest of the Nuggets' bigs. Nothing was easy for the Lakers in the first half, but Ramon Sessions did find Paul Gasol for an easy alley-oop.īryant averaged 34.5 PPG and shot 49 percent from the floor throughout the first two games of the series, but found it a little tougher on the road.ĭenver contested Kobe's shots much better, and Bryant didn't really make an impact, finishing the game with 22 points on only 7-of-23 shooting. Even more of a factor, Bryant went over 19 minutes of game action in the second half without scoring a point.īynum was scoreless throughout the first half after playing MVP-type basketball the first two games. So maybe he frustrates himself as much as he does his team at times.- Ric Bucher May 5, 2012 Adande May 5, 2012ĮSPN's Ric Bucher chimed in on Bynum, who can be dominant at times, but also very frustrating:īynum, 24, already has a sprinkle of gray. Seriously, Bynum & McGee is turning into one of the best big-men battles I've seen since.dare I say Shaq & Duncan?- J.A. Adande compared it to an old-school battle between a couple of legendary big men: The battle between McGee and Bynum turned into a physical contest between giants that we don't often see these days in the NBA. Push them to the crowd." DEN 45, LAL 34- Denver Nuggets May 5, 2012Īndrew Bynum was a beast in the first two games of the series, but was next to invisible in the first half, being outplayed by McGee, as Real GM's Michael Scotto pointed out:Īndrew Bynum with 0 points in the 1st half while JaVale McGee has 8 points & 9 rebounds. Karl: "Everybody's got to help rebound the ball. McGee and rookie Kenneth Faried pulled down 15 apiece.Īfter the Lakers cut the Nuggets' lead to 45-34 in the second quarter, George Karl addressed his team, according to the Denver Nuggets' official Twitter account: Rebounding was also key, as the Nuggets out-rebounded the Lakers, 54-44. Los Angeles shot only 37 percent from the floor, and the Denver bench outscored the Lakers' bench, 39-9, as no one wearing a Lakers uniform had any success offensively. The Nuggets' defense made things tough on Kobe Bryant, and a surprise monster effort from Javale McGee kept Andrew Bynum frustrated all evening long.
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