LeBron notches 30 in Lakers’ 123-118 victory vs. Spurs

LeBron James finished with 30 points, 9 assists, and 7 boards, and the LA Lakers won against the San Antonio Spurs 123-118 for their 7^th triumph in 9 matches.

Wembanyama finished with 27 points, 10 boards, and 8 assists in his 1^st road match vs. Lakers. Victor also had 5 blocked shots and 5 steals, making him the youngest player in league history and the 15th overall to achieve the rare 5×5 — at least 5 points, boards, assists, blocks, and steals in 1 match.

Victor Wembanyama is the YOUNGEST player in NBA history to record a 5×5 (PTS-REB-AST-STL-BLK) game ?

27 PTS
10 REB
8 AST
5 BLK
5 STL

Wembanyama completed this 5×5 game in 30 minutes and 55 seconds, the fewest minutes ever played in such a game ? pic.twitter.com/oenPznGOKM

— NBA (@NBA) February 24, 2024

“Wembanyama doesn’t have a ceiling,” LeBron shared of the French. “Victor can achieve whatever he wants to in his career. It looks like he loves playing basketball. It seems like he trains a lot, just from the outside looking in. … I said how special Wembanyama was in the past, and I’m right.”

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The Spurs superstar fell 1 assist shy of a 5×5 game against the Kings on the previous night but achieved it in LA in just 31 minutes on the court.

Victor also joined Michael Jordan as the only basketballers with at least 5 steals and 5 blocks in straight matches.

Final stats ?@KingJames: 30 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast@Dloading: 22 pts, 6 ast@AntDavis23: 28 pts, 13 reb
Austin Reaves: 10 pts, 5 reb, 9 ast@rui_8mura: 17 pts, 7 reb pic.twitter.com/FffDt2Q1rZ

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 24, 2024

San Antonio will play next against the Jazz away from home, while Los Angeles also travels to face the Suns, as both matches are on Sunday.