The Los Angeles Lakers did not want LeBron James to win a double-overtime mystery.
Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves led the staff to a 128-124 win over the Milwaukee Greenbacks on Tuesday, erasing a 19-point fourth-quarter lead simply to drive the primary additional time. To succeed in the second one additional time, Davis needed to snuff out a would-be game-winner from Damian Lillard.
The win improves the Lakers’ report to 6-4 this season with out James.
Davis posted 34 issues, 23 rebounds, 4 blocks, two steals and two assists in a career-high 52 mins performed, whilst Reaves had a triple-double with 29 issues, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. D’Angelo Russell has 29 issues and 12 assists.
That trio mixed to attain all however two of the Lakers’ issues within the fourth quarter, through which the Greenbacks led 94-75 at one level. There was once masses to remorseful about for Milwaukee, however Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 1-for-6 night time on the free-throw line stood out because the Lakers took keep an eye on in the second one additional time.
It was once a worse day on the place of job for Lillard, who shot 9-of-29 from the sphere (3-of-14 from 3-point vary) for 27 issues. His lone issues of the second one additional time got here on a breakaway dunk off a scouse borrow.
This is not even the primary time the Lakers have shocked the Greenbacks sans James this month, as there was once additionally a 123-122 win at Crypto.com Enviornment on March 8. That was once the sport through which D’Angelo Russell posted 44 issues.
The win, the Lakers’ fourth immediately, improves the staff’s report to 40-32, protecting them in 9th position within the Western Convention and two video games again from the Phoenix Suns for 8th position.