The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where LeBron James played a big role, drove the direction of the direct ticket to the playoffs (PO) into the fog by winning four consecutive victories at the end of the regular season.
The Lakers won a difficult 135-133 victory over the Utah Jazz in the 2022-2023 NBA regular league away game held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA on the 5th (Korean time).
The Lakers (41-38), who had three regular season games left, continued their uptrend by winning four consecutive victories in the last minute.
He also got rid of the Los Angeles Clippers (41-38), 6th in the Western Conference. However, the opponent’s record (3 losses) was pushed back and placed in 7th place.
Recently, the competition between the Lakers, Clippers, and Golden State Warriors for the ‘West 6th place’ is getting closer and closer.
The 6th place in each conference is a strategically important position with the benefit of going directly to the PO.
The 7th to 10th places cover the two teams that will go to the PO in the play-in tournament, but if they fall, they can’t even step on the PO stage at all. Even if they break through the play-in tournament, the team will have a physical burden because the game was played before the PO started.
Golden State (42-38), who was in 6th place, took the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-125 with Stephen Curry, who exploded 34 points on the day, and rose to 5th place.
Golden State took a valuable 1 win and took advantage, but the ride with the 7th place Lakers is only half a game, so you can’t let go of the tension until the end.
The Clippers, who slipped to 6th place, are in the darkest mood as they have recently suffered a losing streak. The Clippers desperately needed a win against the Lakers on the 6th.
The player who led the Lakers to dream of 6th place until the end was the signboard James.
James, who injured his right foot, refused surgery and made a comeback in a home game against the Chicago Bulls on the 27th of last month, and the Lakers won all four games after that.
On this day, James exploded 37 points온라인카지노, the most after returning, and led the team to victory.
In particular, he overcame Utah’s relentless pursuit by demonstrating his concentration, scoring 9 out of 11 team points in overtime.
Golden State (42-38), who was in 6th place, took the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-125 with Stephen Curry, who exploded 34 points on the day, and rose to 5th place.
Golden State took a valuable 1 win and took advantage, but the ride with the 7th place Lakers is only half a game, so you can’t let go of the tension until the end.
The Clippers, who slipped to 6th place, are in the darkest mood as they have recently suffered a losing streak. The Clippers desperately needed a win against the Lakers on the 6th.
The player who led the Lakers to dream of 6th place until the end was the signboard James.
James, who injured his right foot, refused surgery and made a comeback in a home game against the Chicago Bulls on the 27th of last month, and the Lakers won all four games after that.
On this day, James exploded 37 points, the most since his return, and led the team to victory.
In particular, he overcame Utah’s relentless pursuit by demonstrating his concentration, scoring 9 out of 11 team points in overtime.
Anthony Davis, who made a one-two punch with James, also played his part under the goal with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, and Austin Reeves also added 28 points by crossing the inside and outside.
Japanese player Rui Hachimura, who came off the bench, also contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds.
In Utah, 7 players, including Kelly Olynick and Talan Hortontucker (23 points above), were evenly active with double-digit scores, but they knelt down to James’ performance in the match.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns (44-35), who won 6 consecutive wins with the return of ‘scoring machine’ Kevin Durant from injury, confirmed direct PO for the 4th time in the West.
Phoenix, which defeated San Antonio Spurs (20-59), 115-94, ranked 14th in the West, was ranked 4th in the West, and would not fall below 6th even if it lost all three remaining games.
Devin Booker scored 27 points and Chris Paul scored 22 points. Durant added 18 points.