It was a special night for Lebron James. The reigning NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, closed out their participation in 2020 with a 121-107 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on the 36th anniversary of the ‘King’.
“I go out every night and get ready to try to be the best at hurting him,” shared LeBron who finished with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists against Spurs. “When I wear my team uniform I want to do everything to win, scoring, with rebounds, assists, defending, doing the little things and being available to my teammates in games either in the dolg or on the bench. I’ve had the fortunate to do this throughout my career, I thank coaches and teammates for allowing me to use my influence to improve the team. “
It was the eighth time in his career that LeBron James played a game on his birthday. The so-called ‘King’ has a record of 4 wins for 4 defeats of the matches he has played on December 30.
“I didn’t buy him any gifts (from LeBron). We give him a win. What do you give Lebron James? Maybe give him a bottle of wine (laughs),” Anthony Davis said after the triumph where he contributed 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
LeBron James is fond of wine and tequila. In fact, he is a partner of a tequila brand. And precisely with wine and tequila, is how the birthday party will celebrate the 36th spring return to the hotel rally with his colleagues.
“Let’s go back to the hotel, I have wine waiting for me. My classmates will surely come by to say hello, we’ll watch some TV while we have wine and some tequila, they’ll be part of the festivities tonight,” LeBron said.
With his fifth basket finalized tonight against Spurs, LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score in double digits for 1,000 consecutive games. The streak began on January 6, 2007 and since then, James has had at least 10 points in all of his deputy games. In just 8 games of the 1,270 of his career, he has scored less than 10 points.
“He’s a legend,” Dennis Schroder said of his teammate. “I saw on Instagram right now the one in a thousand games in a row and I showed it. It’s just amazing, what it brings every day, every game, it’s wonderful to see. I faced it a lot of times in regular seasons, playoffs and, now being his teammate, I can see up close how he works, he is a great person, a great human being, a great teammate, a great player “.
The Lakers played their last game of 2020. It has been a year of challenges and ups and downs; the angelic team was no exception. Since the loss of the figure of Kobe Bryant on January 26 in the helicopter crash, the pandemic, the protests due to racial injustice, the presidential election in the United States, in addition to the Orlando Bubble where they won the title, will be a year to remember for several factors.
“There is a lot of sadness in the world, a lot of loss. We will remember (in 2020) for the Coronavirus, but from the point of view of basketball, I will always remember the year I won my first championship and achieved that goal, but from the human side, it was very difficult for so many people. It leaves us with a lot of learning, you never know what can happen, “Anthony Davis noted.
The Lakers held the first of four games on a mini tour away from home. Due to the pandemic, the teams will play a series of visiting games in a row. For those first away games, the Lakers will face Spurs twice, as well as the Memphis Grizzlies twice.
On January 1, the Lakers will return to the saddle against Spurs.