Stephen A. Smith: The Lakers should strongly consider trading LeBron James
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Tommy Beer @TommyBeerMost points scored in the postseason before turning 23 years old:
1. Kobe Bryant: 1,264 points
2. Jayson Tatum: 925 points
3. LeBron James: 901 points
(incredibly, Kobe played in 66 !! playoff games before his 23rd birthday. He only started 46 of those contests.) – 1:55 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Coach Malone on how Nikola Jokić can improve – it’s not on the court, but to continue to grow as a vocal leader.
“This is your team. Speak up. Hold people accountable.”
Malone mentioned the way LeBron grew as a leader when he was in Cleveland. Said can’t care what people think. – 1:51 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
With one ‘good eye,’ Ja took down the Warriors, evened the series and did something only LeBron and Kobe have done before turning 23 espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 11:21 AM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Ja Morant has recorded at least eight rebounds/assists in each of his last seven games:
9/10
10/10
8/15
13/9
8/11
9/10
8/8
That ties Magic Johnson (1982) and LeBron James (2020) for the longest such streak in a single postseason in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/EbtUmv2k4t – 9:11 AM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Ja Morant last night:
47 PTS
8 REB
8 AST
3 STL
It’s the second time Morant has scored at least 45 points in a playoff game.
He’s the third player in NBA history to record multiple such games before his 23rd birthday, joining Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. pic.twitter.com/E8pFImGElr – 9:01 AM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Ja Morant is averaging 40.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 9.0 APG through the first 2 games of this series. Only LeBron James has averaged 40-8-8 through the first 2 games of any playoff series. LeBron did it vs Warriors in 2018 and 2015 Finals per @ESPNStatsInfo – 1:15 AM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Ja Morant is the 3rd player over last 25 postseasons to score his team’s final 15 or more points of a playoff game.
Most Consecutive Points to End Playoff Game Last 25 Seasons
5/31/2007 LeBron James, CLE25
6/1/2021Damian Lillard, POR17
5/3/2022Ja Morant, MEM 15 – 1:12 AM Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Per TNT, there are only 3 players under 23 years old to score 45+ points in a playoff game.
Kobe Bryant – 2
LeBron James – 2
Ja Morant – 2 – 12:39 AM Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
LeBron James is the only player to score more points than Ja Morant in a playoff game against Curry’s Warriors .
LeBron dropped 51 in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals… in a loss.
Which means Ja just authored the best performance in a win against one of the NBA’s iconic groups. – 12:37 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
45+ points, 8+ rebounds, 8+ assists, 3+ steals, NBA postseason history:
– Michael Jordan 1992 vs Heat
– Russell Westbrook 2017 at Houston
– LeBron James 2018 vs Celtics
– Kevin Durant 2021 vs Bucks
– Ja Morant tonight vs Warriors pic.twitter.com/RJSHe8wFDd – 12:20 AM Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
A true superstar performance. Ja Morant joined the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James with his latest 47-point special. The series is now tied 1-1.
commercialappeal.com/story/sports/n… – 12:19 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Most playoff games with 45+ points before turning 23:
2 — LeBron James
2 — Kobe Bryant
2 — Ja Morant pic.twitter.com/37hmWw7BHl – 12:18 AM Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
That was special by Ja Morant. Just pried that game away from the Curry-Green-Thompson Warriors by getting to the rim over and over in a way I’ve only ever seen LeBron do. – 12:17 AM Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Just a spectacular showing by Ja Morant.
Add him to the short list of NBA players worth the price of admission every time. LeBron. KD. Giannis. Steph. And a few others. – 12:14 AM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Ja Morant joins LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as the only players with multiple 45-point games in the playoffs before turning 23 years old per @ESPNStatsInfo – 12:09 AM LeBron James @KingJames
Like a said JA too special to be in a MIP conversation. Rising Super – 12:09 AM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Ja Morant joins LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as the only players with multiple 45-point games in the playoffs before turning 23 years old. @ESPNStatsInfo – 12:09 AM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
LeBron called me a dweeb. I feel seen. – 11:01 PM LeBron James @KingJames
JA so damn tough!!!! There’s no way Ja should even have been in MIP talks. This guy is a flat out and always have been!! Real basketball 🧠s know. Not the majority of dweebs who don’t even watch basketball on those voting ballots. – 10:49 PM LeBron James @KingJames
J Poole got so much wiggle. Game! – 10:26 PM LeBron James @KingJames
My GOODNESS Wiggs!!!!!! – 10:21 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
New for @YahooSports: It’s subtle, but it’s obvious. Tatum/Ja/Luka. The changing of the guard is here, and we haven’t missed LeBron in these playoffs: yhoo.it/38NCV0s – 8:39 PM LeBron James @KingJames
JB cooking!! And that was nasty 🤮🤮🤮 – 7:18 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Only four players in NBA history have had a 4-year span w/ at least a +10 Box Plus-Minus:
Michael Jordan EIGHT times
LeBron James FIVE times
Giannis the last 4 years
Jokić the last 4 years
That feels statistically significant. – 6:13 PM LeBron James @KingJames
MOOD!!!!!! 😁 @LFC 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 pic.twitter.com/egf6EsK4fE – 5:05 PM LeBron James @KingJames
PARIS HERE WE COME!!!!!!!! @LFC 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 – 4:55 PM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 2021, the @Golden State Warriors Draymond Green had 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists in a 123-108 win over the Pelicans.
It was Green’s seventh 15-assist game of the season, breaking a tie with LeBron James for the most such games in a single season by a non-guard. pic.twitter.com/D9S4N7ijK0 – 1:01 PM Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Nike just released @FAMU_MBB’s jerseys at retail — the 1st HBCU jersey to feature @LeBron James‘ Crown logo:
https://t.co/XJXgzvMghz
@FAMU_1887 is the only “LeBron School” in college sports, as part of Nike’s 6-year partnership with @FAMUAthletics. pic.twitter.com/1snH127zCK – 12:39 PM