Bronny was coming on the back of a 16-point performance for the South Bay Lakers, during their 105-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Blue.
The Los Angeles Lakers recorded a blowout 122-97 win against the Los Angeles Clippers in a lop-sided NBA match on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
The game saw LeBron James scoring 26 points with eight rebounds and nine assists to lead the Lakers to their third straight win. It was followed by Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves’ 20 points each. On the Clippers’ side, Norman Powell came up with 20 points, two rebounds and three assists with Derrick Jones Jr. ‘s 17 points, two rebounds and two assists.
Bronny James, who was called back from the G League side South Bay Lakers to join his dad, stepped on to the court for six minutes. Bronny was coming on the back of a 16-point performance for the South Bay Lakers, during their 105-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Blue. The game saw James Jr. finishing with five assists, three rebounds, three steals and one block.
Notably, the Lakers rookie has been quite a star for the G League side, and is slowly holding pace for the LA Lakers. During Tuesday’s match, he finished with three points and one assist.
It was a special night for the James boys, as LeBron led the scoresheet with his 26-pointer performance, Bronny recorded his first NBA career three-pointer.
He stepped in with 5:59 remaining on the clock and while had a shaky start, he quickly got hold of himself and knocked in the first three-pointer of his NBA career.
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Notably, the Lakers dominated the rivals right from the beginning as they quickly got a 45-29 lead at the end of the first quarter, owing to LeBron’s 14 points, three assists and two rebounds.
The lead then extended to 73-50 at halftime, which soon converted to 98-75 before the Lakers edged past their rivals. The fifth-seeded team in the Western Conference will host Steph Curry and Golden State Warriors in their next game on Thursday, Feb. 6.
Bronny James knocks down his first career 3-pointer 🎯
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Score: Lakers 122-97 Clippers
| Points | 3 |
| Rebounds | 0 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Steals | 1 |
| Blocks | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 |
| FGs | 1-1 |
| 3Ps | 1-1 |
| FTs | 0-2 |
Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.
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