Nba results, LeBron overtakes Abdul-Jabbar, but the Warriors fold the Lakers

Klay Thompson waited two and a half years for a game like this. “It was tough, I remember the difficult days of rehabilitation and training. But emotions like this pay me back for everything ”he says as he enjoys the roar of Chase Center, of his fans, screaming his name as before, almost in disbelief. When Klay was Play, because when he turned on the shots came in like a video game, and he became unstoppable. It happened again, in the fourth period of a spectacular game between the Warriors and the Lakers that Golden State won 117-115. With Thompson again decisive, exploding with 16 of his 33 points in the fourth period, when with one triple after another he retouched his season points record. The evening of LeBron James’s record is overshadowed, who overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for career combined points between regular season and playoff but fails to enjoy the record: he made the decisive mistakes in the final for the Lakers.

KLAY AND THE WARRIORS

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“A game like this is the best possible feeling for a player, second only to when you win – continues Klay in the press room, still with his eyes shining more than an hour after the game ends -. They trust you, they make sense of everything. I enjoyed it, now I have to think about how to do it “. Thompson has played his best game since returning from injury, but in Golden State’s return to success (42 won-15 lost so far) there is so much more. Starting with rookie Jonathan Kuminga, 19-year-old born in Congo that coach Kerr has lined up as a starter with the task of defending against LeBron James, one of his childhood idols along with Kobe Bryant. “For the first three quarters he was our best in the field,” crowned the coach. Golden State, with Steph Curry more leader than finisher (24 points with 7/17 shooting and 8 assists), didn’t play one of his best games, but as Kerr points out he found a way to win. “We are not doing well, but we manage to be successful: we must improve however, especially in defense: going forward will not be enough”.

LEBRON AND THE LAKERS

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LeBron is unable to enjoy the record: “The defeat is still too fresh” he says as he searches for the right words. The compliments, however, came to him from all over the NBA world: because he reached 44,157 points overall in his career (36,526 in the regular season and 7,631 in the playoffs), leaving behind Kareem (44,149) who is increasingly in the crosshairs for the record of points in regular season. James is unable to enjoy the record also because he knows that against the Warriors he was too wrong, despite the 26 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists on the scoresheet: he shot 1/10 in the fourth period, in the final, with 2 “on the clock, he would have had the chance to send the match to extra time from the line but missed the first of three attempts. These are some of the many mistakes that the Lakers (26-31) have made, ending up losing one of their best played games of the season. They were determined as they hadn’t seen in a long time, all on the same wavelength, starting with Russell Westbrook, for once well integrated into the team. Anthony Davis also hurt in the final (16 points and 7 rebounds), too shy in the decisive moment. For the Lakers this San Francisco is a step in the right direction, which will be followed, however, by a decisive change of course. “Now that the market is closed we know who we are – says LeBron -: we have to build something special with this group”.

THE MATCH

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Despite the +15 Warriors at the start of the second quarter, the Lakers recover and are down 65-62 at the interval. The second half turns into a spectacular match, a long question and answer that begins when, 2’18 ”from the third siren, the Lakers overtake on 88-87 with Horton-Tucker. Thompson rekindles the Playstation in a 16-point quarter, but the heads-up battle continues until the final fireworks display. Curry inaugurates the last 60 “with the penetration of 117-114, the Lakers fail to mend but with 2” on the clock LeBron goes to the line for three throws: he misses the first, slips the second, voluntarily raises the parable on the third to try the rebound, but the game fails. And Chase Center can party for its Warriors.

Golden State: Thompson 33 (7/13 from two, 5/9 from three, 4/5 free throws), Curry 24, Wiggins 19. Rebounds: Looney 12. Assists: Curry 8.
LA Lakers: James 26 (6/17, 3/10, 5/9 tl), Westbrook 19, Horton-Tucker 17. Rebounds: James 14. James 8.