WATCH: Lakers’ LeBron James is clutch, beats Clippers
LeBron James got the job done on both ends of the floor to give the Los Angeles Lakers a dramatic 103-101 victory over their rival Los Angeles Clippers Thursday in the NBA season restart in Orlando, Florida.
After Paul George tied the game with a clutch triple, 101-all, James drove to the lane, and put back his own miss to push the Lakers on top, 103-101.
You should be turned to TNT. 103-101 lakers
12 seconds left pic.twitter.com/d0WCDTxLVZ— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) July 31, 2020
Down the other side of the floor, the 4-time MVP locked Clippers star Kawhi Leonard down, and forced him to pass.
"LeBroN jAmEs dOeSn'T pLaY dEfeNse!" pic.twitter.com/mi1BHSq345
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) July 31, 2020
Moments later, he switched on to George, and defended well into forcing him to shoot a desperation 3.
Lakers W pic.twitter.com/XlyRDiZbWW
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) July 31, 2020
Anthony Davis had a game-high 34 points to lead the Lakers. James had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists.
George led the Clippers with 30 points, followed by Leonard’s 28.
The Lakers now have 50 wins in the season and have tied their season series against the Clippers, 2-2.
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