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Carmelo Anthony, with six triples, he rescued the Los Angeles Lakers to get a long-suffering victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers (113-101) in a Ricky Rubio protagonist.
The Spanish base signed a outstanding meeting with 18 points (6 of 15 shooting, 3 of 8 triples), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals versus 3 turnovers in 32 minutes.
The Cavaliers, who came from winning three games in a row, dominated the duel against some irregular Lakers, but in the last quarter the Angelenos came back pulling with pride and from the hand of James (26 points and 8 assists) and Anthony (24 points with 6 of 8 in triples).
Russell Westbrook he contributed 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, while Anthony Davis contributed 15 points and 9 rebounds.
This victory brings some peace to some Lakers who have not started on the right foot his risky and very veteran project (3-3).
The Lakers fell Wednesday in a historic loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the worst teams in the NBA and they came back astonishingly after losing by 26 points (the first time that has happened to the Lakers in the last 25 seasons).
Although in the end they took the triumph tonight, the Lakers returned to sin of misrule in many parts of the match and accumulated 20 losses.
For the Cavaliers (3-3), Evan Mobley got 23 points and 6 rebounds, and Darius Garland he had 18 points and 11 assists.
Those of Cleveland did not have much aim: they made 42% of their shots against 55% of their opponents.
LOCAL UNCONTROL …
Of all the young talents the Cavaliers have, Evan Mobley, with 6 points and a fine nose in the inside game, took the first step up front (11-11 with 6.46 left).
LeBron James, who returned after two games out with ankle problems, attacked Lauri Markkanen, but it was Russell Westbrook (7 points) and Anthony Davis (6 points) those who threw the Lakers on their backs aggressively hitting the zone (21-19 with 3.03 missing).
Ricky Rubio entered the middle of the first quarter in time for the great 0-9 run with which the Cavaliers closed the quarter (21-28).
Faced with the good work of the Cleveland men, also agitated by the speed of Collin Sexton (7 points), the Lakers finished the fourth with 10 losses and a new show of lack of control.
Things didn’t change in the second quarter, since Lauri Markkanen y Darius Garland They gave the visitors their first major lead against a non-existent home defense (27-37 with 10.06 left).
James reduced the distance with rage in attack (15 points at halftime) and a great stopper to Sexton (42-48 with 5.30 left).
Rubio responded with 5 points in a row – including a triple – but the Cavaliers got caught up in plays that were too fast and far-fetched.
The Lakers took advantage of the rival drought and with two brilliant counterattacks in a row from James – both from Westbrook – they tied the duel before going to the locker room (54-54).
Both teams shone and suffered in the same way: the Cavaliers made 47% of their shots but lost 10 balls, while the Lakers scored 57% of their attempts but accumulated 15 losses.
… AND FINAL COMPETITION
James came back eagerly on the restart. and hit a spectacular 3-pointer from almost half the court.
However, the Lakers continue to make too many concessions in defense against some serious Cavaliers (64-65 with 7.35 to go).
Rubio returned to lead the second unit of his own and, shortly after stepping on the court, he took a two plus one to open the visitor difference again (66-73 with 6.14 on the clock).
The Spaniard took the baton against some aimless Lakers who requested two consecutive time-outs in less than a minute.
Rubio scored two triples in a row, but the Lakers responded with a lot of ammunition from the perimeter in charge of Carmelo Anthony.
The purple and gold then showed their best minutes in terms of intensity, with Austin Reaves y Avery Bradley squeezing in defense, and a triple by Anthony allowed them to get ahead (88-85) and finally hook the Staples Center crowd.
The two teams appeared to be running low on gas in the fourth quarter.
Garland y Anthony triples were exchanged but the game was still very even (93-91 with 6.53 to go).
But at that moment the Lakers hit the final table with a 7-0 run, capped by Bradley’s triple, which gave them their biggest difference of the night so far (100-91 with 4.54 left).
So far these worthy and promising Cavaliers have come, who threw in the towel against the nth triple of a brilliant Anthony.
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