LeBron James leads the way with 31 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns, 106-103 and advance to the IST Semifinals to face the Pelicans. Anthony Davis added 27 points and 15 rebounds in the victory, while Kevin Durant added 31 points (12-17 FG), 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the Suns.
The Lakers improve to 13-9 on the season, while the Suns fall to 12-9. LeBron James became the 3rd Laker in franchise history with 30+ points, 10+ assists and 5+ steals in a game.
Magic Johson (4x)
Gail Goodrich
He’s the 1st Laker since Kobe Bryant with 20+ points, 10+ assists and 5+ steals in a game 11/17/2004 (23 pts, 11 ast, 5 stl)
James joins Jerry West as the only players to have 25+ points, 10+ assists, 5+ rebounds and 5+ steals in a game at the age of 35 or older West (35y, 190d) – 26 pts, 14 ast, 9 reb, 5 stl (12/4/1973)
The Lakers will face the Pelicans in the IST semifinals on Thursday, Dec 7th at 9:00 PM ET, TNT.
