LeBron James showed that even at 40 years old, he still has power and gas in the tank.
The star player of the Los Angeles Lakers scored a spectacular dunk in a 118-97 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.
The sequence occurred at the start of the match. He accepted a pass to confidently move to the basket. He then performed a maneuver worthy of the dunk contest in the All-Star Game. He passed the ball from his right hand to his left hand to drive the ball into the basket.
James finished the game with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. The Lakers suffered a third loss in their last five games.
For their part, the Mavericks ended their five-game losing streak. Quinten Grimes stood out with 26 points and nine rebounds. He tied a career high with six baskets from downtown.
The Mavericks won even though they were without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Anthony Davis was the Lakers’ top scorer with 21 points.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Phoenix 104 – Charlotte 115
PHO : Devin Booker was the author of a double with 39 points and ten assists. Kevin Durant totaled 26 points.
CHA : LaMelo Ball (32 points and ten rebounds) and Nick Richards (15 points and 12 rebounds) were the authors of a double.
Houston 130 – Washington 112
NEW: Alperen Sengun (26 points and 10 rebounds), Amen Thompson (20 points and 15 rebounds) and Fred VanVleet (19 points and ten assists) scored doubles.
WAS : Corey Kispert led his team in scoring with 23 points.
Minnesota 104 – New Orleans 97
MIN : Anthony Edwards was the most productive in the victory with 32 points. Naz Reid had a double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
NO : Zion Williamson had 22 points.
Boston 118 – Denver 106
BOS : Jayson Tatum had 29 points, a Celtics high.
THE : Russell Westbrook stood out with 26 points and nine rebounds.
Miami 114 – Golden State 98
MIA : Bam Adebayo scored 19 points and had eight rebounds in the victory.
GS : Steph Curry made eight of his 17 shots from downtown and finished with 31 points.
