Another incredible night for LeBron James, with a triple-double in the victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, his former team, by 131-120. James had 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in the Cleveland duel.
It was his sixth triple-double of the season – his 105th of his career – on the court that has been his home for 11 seasons. Russell Westbrook scored 20 points.
??OH MY! JAMES !
LeBron (21 PTS) heats up on the NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/8GoMcmeOOn
—NBA (@NBA) March 22, 2022
In the Western Conference standings, the Lakers reach a record 31-41, in ninth position and compete with the New Orleans Pelicans (30-41) for a place in the play-in access to the play-offs.
Kevin Durant scored 37 points (including 9 rebounds and 8 assists) in the Brooklyn Nets’ 114-106 victory over the Utah Jazz. The Nets are eighth in the east, the Jazz 4th in the west.
The Miami Heat have already won the Eastern Conference and the Phoenix Suns have qualified for the play-offs.
Results Monday:
Charlotte Hornets-New Orleans Pelicans, 106-103
LA Lakers-Cleveland Cavaliers, 131-120
Detroit Pistons 115, Portland Trailblazers, 115-119
Philadelphia 76ers-Miami Heat, 113-106
Brooklyn Nets 114-Utah Jazz, 114-106
Chicago Bulls-Toronto Raptors, 113-99
Houston Rockets 115-Washington Wizards, 115-97
Oklahoma City Thunder 123-Boston Celtics, 123-132
The NBA ranking after Monday evening!
? Teams ranked 7-10 will compete in the Play-In Tournament to secure the final two spots for each conference in the #NBAPlayoffs brought to you by Google Pixel.https://t.co/xhCSbzNSi7 pic.twitter.com/ZWgT3Xejdc
—NBA (@NBA) March 22, 2022
