Things have heated up again between LeBron James and Dillon Brooks…
When the fourth quarter opens in between Lakers and the SunsLos Angeles leads with nine points. LeBron James then chooses to set the tone for the final act.
First sharply near the circle, then decisively behind the arc, the winger brings his team to +18. The gap even climbs to twenty units when the Akron native replaces Jake LaRavi, who finishes with a dunk.
But with just under nine minutes to go, the Suns didn’t give up, clawing their way back to score and taking the lead thanks to them Dillon Brooksmade a long shot against LeBron James to give his team the lead with 12 seconds left.
Back on defense, a Suns player can’t help but provoke LeBron James by running into him. This is the culmination of two conflicts rich in tension between the two players. Proof of this is that the referees decide to sanction a Suns player with a second technical foul, which is synonymous with an ejection.
“He’s going to fight, I’m going to fight, so we’re definitely going to collide at some point.”explains LeBron James about his heated exchanges with Dillon Brooks. “I tried not to cross the line, not to go that far. We fought well and that lasted almost until the end of the match.”
The story of free throws
LeBron James decides to shoot a free throw due to this technical foul, but misses. The decision was criticized after the meeting because Luka Doncic is showing a much better percentage in this area than his teammate this season (LeBron James’ 62% success this season compared to Luka Doncic’s 81%).
“I just went to the free throw line, why wouldn’t I?”the Lakers star asks after the meeting. “I agree with Luka leaving because we’ve both been in pressure situations before, but I accepted it and unfortunately I missed out.”
However, the four-time NBA champion would have a chance to redeem himself seconds later.
In the last possession of the Lakers, the Suns defended well, and Luka Doncic was forced to give the ball to LeBron James. The wing goes up behind the arc, misses the target, but is fouled by Devin Booker, giving him three more free throws. If the former Cavaliers player misses the first attempt, he succeeds in the next two and the Lakers can win (116-114).
“I just told myself I have to put them on so we can win the game”continues LeBron James after the meeting. “There were three seconds left in the game and we didn’t know that after their challenge (on Devin Booker’s foul) they didn’t have any more timeouts. We knew they were going to attack any way they could. So I had to put them in the back and we had to stop.”
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| LeBron James | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2003-04 | CLE | 79 | 39:31 | 41.7 | 29.0 | 75.4 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 20.9 |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 80 | 42:21 | 47.2 | 35.1 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 27.2 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 79 | 42:33 | 48.0 | 33.5 | 73.8 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 31.4 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 78 | 40:54 | 47.6 | 31.9 | 69.8 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 75 | 40:22 | 48.4 | 31.5 | 71.2 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 30.0 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 81 | 37:42 | 48.9 | 34.4 | 78.0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 28.4 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 76 | 39:02 | 50.3 | 33.3 | 76.7 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 29.7 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 79 | 38:46 | 51.0 | 33.0 | 75.9 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 26.7 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 62 | 37:31 | 53.1 | 36.2 | 77.1 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 27.1 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 76 | 37:51 | 56.5 | 40.6 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 26.8 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 77 | 37:41 | 56.7 | 37.9 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 27.1 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 69 | 36:08 | 48.8 | 35.4 | 71.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 25.3 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 76 | 35:39 | 52.0 | 30.9 | 73.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 25.3 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 74 | 38:14 | 54.8 | 36.3 | 67.4 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 26.4 |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 82 | 36:54 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 73.1 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 27.5 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 55 | 35:13 | 51.0 | 33.9 | 66.5 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 27.4 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 67 | 34:34 | 49.3 | 34.8 | 69.3 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 25.3 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 45 | 33:25 | 51.3 | 36.5 | 69.8 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 25.0 |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 56 | 37:13 | 52.4 | 35.9 | 75.6 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 30.3 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 55 | 35:32 | 50.0 | 32.1 | 76.8 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 28.9 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 71 | 35:16 | 54.0 | 41.0 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 25.7 |
| 2024-25 | LAL | 70 | 34:55 | 51.3 | 37.6 | 78.2 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 24.4 |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 8 | 11:30 p.m | 46.8 | 30.6 | 60.7 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 16.5 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-12-15 07:16:00
