On a night with little Spanish representation in the NBA, Marc Gasol contributed to the Los Angeles Lakers victory at the San Antonio track (121-107). The Angelenos relied on the solid performance (once again) of LeBron James, who celebrated his birthday with 26 points and 8 assists and was well supported by Dennis Schöder, who contributed 21 points on 60% from field goals, and Anthony Davis, with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Marc spent 20 minutes on the court, scored the two field goals and the free kick he took and finished the night with 5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, although he lost 4 balls, in line with the rest of his team, which he ended up giving away 17 possessions to the rival. The game marked a historic milestone when the expulsion of Gregg Popovich saw Becky Hammon take over as Spurs coach. It is the first time that a woman has served as the head coach of an NBA team.
Serge Ibaka they also won a very comfortable game for the Clippers, who quickly escaped on the scoreboard and were never threatened by Portland (105-128). The power forward had a solvent performance, achieving 11 points and 8 rebounds in 23 minutes of play, although he had a poor percentage of field goals (4/11, 36.4%). Los Angeles marches 4-1, at the head of the Western conference, and their only defeat came against the Mavs, in a game that made headlines due to the scandalous score with which they reached the break (77-27, the biggest difference in league history after two quarters).
Precisely Dallas remains with a losing record (1-2) after falling 118-99 at home against the Charlotte Hornets. Doncic he had a low-key performance with 12 points and 5 assists in 24 minutes and could not prevent the Hornets, who had lost their first two games, from winning Texas.
