The Los Angeles Lakers picked up a much-needed win when the Houston Rockets came down to the Crypto.com Arena for the final matchup of the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. game slate. LeBron James was the star of the show, dropping 48 points with a massive fourth-quarter performance to ensure the Lakers didn’t blow a double-digit lead.
The Lakers couldn’t protect the rim at all this game, with Rockets’ center Alperen Sengun dominating the inside to end with 33 points and 15 rebounds. However, the talking point is most definitely going to be LeBron James for his incredible effort to take the Lakers over the finish line.
Monday night ✔️ pic.twitter.com/TpWADBA10k
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 17, 2023
“you played my dad in ur first game”
“you feel old dont you?
proceeds to drop
48- 9 -6 in year 20 👑👑👑👑 pic.twitter.com/xjBs6bpSbD
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) January 17, 2023
LeBron was stellar tonight! Congrats, Lakers! 👏
— Fadeaway World (@FadeawayWorld) January 17, 2023
GET THIS MAN SOME HELP pic.twitter.com/6KMbDSuCza
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) January 17, 2023
Having Bron score 48 just for us to have a chance to win against the rockets is nasty. Make a damn trade.
— Lebron Lakers Burner (@legoatburner623) January 17, 2023
Let’s keep it moving and get some more wins pls, no more sitting out games @KingJames pls
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) January 17, 2023
1/16/23
LeBron scored 48 against Houston.
He now has 38,072 career points and is 316 points away from passing Kareem.
At 29.7 PPG LeBron will break the scoring record in 11 games.
— LeKareem Countdown (@lebron38388) January 17, 2023
We needed 50 from Lebron to beat the worst team in basketball by 8 points.
Shaking my head.
— 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙗𝙝 ⁶𓅓 (@OVOLakeShow) January 17, 2023
Do not take LeBron James for granted. This shit is not normal.
— KenHeLive (@KenHeLive) January 17, 2023
Lakers need almost 50 points from Lebron to beat the Wembanyama Rockets
— Le5-6 (@deepyy_) January 17, 2023
LeBron scoring 30+ on guys that were new borns when he first got to the league. That’s crazy…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) January 17, 2023
Most 45-point games by a 35+ year old:
5 — LeBron
3 — Jordan
1 — Everyone else pic.twitter.com/UxSgFTobTx
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 17, 2023
https://twitter.com/pickuphoop/status/1615230453308428288
3:51 left 3Q, LeBron checks out of game:
Lakers 95
Rockets 81
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0:00 left 3Q:
Lakers 102
Rockets 98
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 17, 2023
LeBron James tonight:
48 points (Season High)
9 assists
8 rebounds
5 3PM
16/26 FG
Unstoppable. #LakeShow 20th Win. pic.twitter.com/93rMlOC1Qk
— The Laker Files (@LakerFiles) January 17, 2023
The Lakers’ defense will have worried them in this game, even though they won. The Rockets scored 132 points and the Lakers had to drop 140 to win this game, behind LeBron’s 48 points. A win is a win, so the Lakers will be happy to get a W tonight behind a sensational performance by their superstar.
Can The Lakers Make It To A Top-6 Seed?
If the Lakers get Anthony Davis back soon, there’s no telling what level of success they can enjoy in the crowded Western Conference. There is very little separating all the teams and AD’s return will give the Lakers a massive boost. His defensive impact has been severely missed and if he can play at the level prior to his injury, the Lakers are going to be scary.
A trade to reinforce their wing troubles might be the cherry on top that allows the Lakers to start matching up to the better teams in the West, given how they’re fighting in games and making themselves a tough matchup for most opponents. Darvin Ham has already implied the team is looking to add shooters, so the trade deadline will be very interesting for the Lakers.
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