LeBron James puts on show, scoring a season-high 48 points in the Lakers' win over the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers opened a 13-point lead in the first half and increased that to 16 as they tried to break a three-game losing streak.
He had scored 28 points by the time he took his first break in the third quarter with 3 minutes 50 seconds left and the Lakers holding a 95-81 lead that was sliced to 102-98 at the end of the quarter, with James on the bench watching.James was 11 for 17 from the field and four for five on threes at that point. He finished 16 for 26 from the field with nine assists and eight rebounds.
“Just with that hammer, man, keep chipping away at the rock. As I mentioned, it can be disappointing, but you gotta get past that. You gotta shake it off,” Ham said before the game. “You got another game you gotta tee up tonight. That’s the great thing about this league, you don’t get long to feel sorry for yourself.
LeBron James wears a T-shirt celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during pregame warmups Monday.Kendrick Nunn provided the first, throwing down a one-handed dunk over Houston’s Jalen Green in the first quarter to bring the crowd to its feet.James grabbed a defensive rebound and went coast to coast, powering in for a layup while being fouled by Alperen Sengun.
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