LeBron James, AD Impress NBA Fans Despite Lakers’ Loss to Hawks on Trae Young GW Shot

By temporary On Dec 8, 2024 11

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Despite strong performances from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Atlanta Hawks in overtime by the final score of 134-132 on Friday night.

Trae Young overcame an inconsistent shooting night to stuff the stat sheet, finishing with 31 points and 20 assists. While he shot just 9-25 from the field, he hit a three-pointer that gave the Hawks a two-point lead with eight seconds remaining in overtime.

Atlanta HaWWWWWks @ATLHawks

ICE TRAE YOUNG IS HIS NAME pic.twitter.com/E97YQ8QcEo

James and Davis combined to score 77 of Los Angeles’ 132 points, with both stars making their presence felt on the defensive end of the floor. This included a transition block by the NBA’s all-time leading scorer that briefly preserved a one-point lead in overtime.

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LEBRON CHASEDOWN BLOCK ON DYSON DANIELS 🤯 pic.twitter.com/mO5C2Z4WeT

James recorded his seventh triple-double of the year, pulling down 10 rebounds and dishing out 11 assists to go along with his 39 points. He finished with three blocks and two steals, shooting 56 percent from the field.

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LEBRON ONE-LEGGED THREE?! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/motL58Wt07

As for Davis, he nearly ended the contest with a triple-double of his own. The 31-year-old scored 38 points, racking up 10 rebounds and eight assists despite turning the ball over six times.

Even though Los Angeles couldn’t secure a win, fans were still impressed with the duo.

StatMuse @statmuse

LeBron and AD tonight:

77 PTS
20 REB
19 AST
3 STL
5 BLK

The Lakers lost the game. pic.twitter.com/895dZ7Ucgo

Raj C. @RajChipalu

LeBron & AD were great.

This defense is just not sustainable to win anything.
69 points at the half to Miami.
64 at the half to Atlanta.

Trying to outscore the other team every night is absolute hell.

Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski

Lakers got a 39-point triple-double from LeBron and 38, 10 and 8 from AD and still lost. Wow.

Tayshaun Stewart @taystewart50

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combine for 77 points and both had good defensive games and they still lost

Dave McMenamin @mcten

A gut punch loss for the Lakers here in Atlanta, falling 134-132 in OT, after a couple late game miscues haunt them. LeBron’s 39 pts, 11 ast, 10 reb, 3 blk and AD’s 38 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast, 2 blk isn’t enough to stop their skid as LAL’s leaders also combined for 10 turnovers.

Reg @REGGIES_WORLD

Lebron & AD both went supernova tonight & it still wasn’t enough.

Crazy! lol

Grant Shirley @Grant_Shirley4

I know the Lakers have been brutal lately, but it is incredibly difficult to beat them when both LeBron and AD play like the way they did tonight

Great win by the Hawks

GoldenKnight @GoldenKnightGFX

I don’t want to hear that LeBron is washed & the duo isn’t worth putting talent around. Clearly they’re not the issue as some try to make it be.

The Lakers suffered their third straight loss, falling to 12-11 on the season as a whole.

Meanwhile, Atlanta improved to 13-11.