LeBron James added another NBA record to his collection of achievements, but he didn’t have much to celebrate on Monday. The star suffered the worst defeat of his career.
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On the day he became the player with the most minutes on the court in the history of the American Basketball League, he saw the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 138-94.
With 18 points, LeBron was the Lakers’ top scorer. Still in the first quarter, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 66,297 minutes on the court to break the NBA record. He finished the game with 66,319 minutes on the court in his career in the American Basketball League.
“It doesn’t mean much to me,” King James said of the record.
As a result, the 44-point defeat is the worst of LeBron’s career and the fourth worst in Lakers history. The California team was dominated by Tyrese Maxey, scorer of the game with 31 points, and mainly by Joel Embiid, who scored a triple double: 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
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The three-pointers were also decisive in favor of the home team, who made 22 of 46 attempts (47.8% success rate).
“We got killed at the three-point line. What needs to change so that doesn’t happen again? Um, a lot,” LeBron said.
Now, with the defeat on Monday (27), the Lakers have a campaign of 10 wins in 18 games. They occupy eighth place in the Western Conference. They face the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday looking for a reaction.
On the other hand, the Sixers, in turn, reached their 12th victory in 17 games. They occupy fourth place in the Eastern Conference. They face the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.