Recap
Lakers 123 Nuggets 100
It’s all happening. It’s so beautiful:1
Luka to LeBron is not supposed to happen outside of All-Star Weekend. And it kept happening.
LeBron 25/9/5. Luka 32/10/7. Reaves and Rui with 20+. They held Jokic to just 7 shots2 by beating the shit out of him all night.
Is this a recipe the Lakers can repeat 4x to get over the Nuggets-shaped hump in their recent playoff past? Who knows. Who cares!
The fuckery continues.
LeStat of the Day
LeBron is the first player to score 40+ twice after turning 40. Jordan’s 43pt game is still the high water mark (LeBron has 42 and 40 on the books) but as is so often the case, LeBron has passed MJ on volume.
D Wade Appreciation Minute
A brief return to LeBron’s days in Miami and some flowers for Dwyane Wade. If LeBron x Luka looks anything like this compilation from @mekale on IG (and early returns are good), we are blessed beyond measure: