LeBron James on Ausar Thompson, Amen Thompson: They're pure athleticism

NBA on ESPN: “Cade Cunningham said it best, they different. … —LeBron James on playing against Amen and Ausar Thompson 🔥 pic.x.com/URAw0R6CMJ
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“Cade Cunningham said it best, they different. … I’ve been able to go against some dudes in my career, and those two guys, man, they’re just pure athleticism.” 😤
—LeBron James on playing against Amen and Ausar Thompson 🔥 –

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Nikola Vucevic has recorded five straight double-double games-his longest such streak this season. Among active players he ranks second to LeBron James in double-double contests with 537. LeBron has 589. I’m looking at numbers of players currently in the HOF…I think if –

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Most times No. 1 in the All-Star fan vote
10 – LeBron James
9 – Michael Jordan
4 – Julius Erving, Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant
2 – George Gervin, Dwight Howard, Magic Johnson, Yao Ming, Grant Hill
LeBron is both the youngest and oldest player to lead the All-Star fan vote. –

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Nikola Vucevic and Chris Paul entered tied for 2nd for most double-doubles among active players with 536, 53 behind LeBron. Both are nearing another tonight.
Ran this stat past Vooch this AM and he ran with it playfully: “Ooooh, big game. I have to take the lead. It’s my chance” –

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A close loss to LeBron, a big win versus Dame, forward talk, ahead of schedule on hitting the over and a conversation with @toomany_buckets about his second season and Belgian Christmas traditions on The Brief Case, presented by @SpiritMTNcasino –

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LeBron James on Amen and Ausar Thompson:
“I think Cade Cunningham said it best: ‘They different. They ain’t like the rest of us.’ … Those two guys, man. They’re just pure athleticism. They love the game. You love to see that.” –

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Climbing the all-time list of most NBA games, LeBron James sets his sights on another record
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Steven Adams on Amen Thompson: “One of a kind, bro. I haven’t played with anyone like this. His speed is unbelievable. His second jump, first jump, is so quick off the ground. I haven’t seen that type of athleticism, to be honest.”
Adams played with prime Russell Westbrook and –

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LeBron James speaking about the timeout he tried to call with 7.1 seconds left: –

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Dorian Finney-Smith on his early Lakers acclimation: “Seeing LeBron shoot the ball off one leg and s— … It’s fun to be here to see it and not have to guard it” –

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JJ Redick said that the offensive foul called on Anthony Davis, negating a LeBron James 3 in the waning seconds, was “egregious.” –

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Ime Udoka on what Amen Thompson (23 points, 16 boards) changed for the Rockets tonight: “Everything.” –

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Amen Thompson. My God.
Maybe the best thing you can say about 40 year old LeBron is that he’s still capable of a 22/12/9 game against Thompson cause that dude is one of the three best perimeter defenders in basketball –

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The Lakers lose in Houston, 119-115. AD 30p 13r 5b 2a; LeBron 21p 13r 9a; Reaves 21p 10a; Christie 14p 6r 2a; DFS 13p 2r 2a 2s; Rui 13p. LAL heads to Dallas next to play the Mavs on Tuesday. LAL’s now lost four straight in HOU. –

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Amen Thompson tonight:
23 PTS
16 REB (career-high)
Rockets are 5-2 when he scores 20+ –

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LAL can’t get the inbounds pass in and LeBron James has to foul VanVleet. On the replay, LeBron can be seen calling for timeout before Max Christie’s inbounds pass –

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This time the Lakers get the ball in and LeBron James drains a 3, but it doesn’t count because AD is called for an offensive foul. –

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It’s literally “No Ceiling” for this young man Amen Thompson. God Bless America –

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Amen Thompson’s 6th offensive rebound is Houston’s 18th, a category they lead by 10. He has 23 and 16. –

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An 8-0 Rockets run to start the 4th Q against LA’s group of Christie, Knecht, Finney-Smith, Hachimura and LeBron pushed Houston’s lead right back to 10. –

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The LeBron James show continues to an appreciative crowd here in Texas, as he drills a 1-legged 3, his 4th triple of the period, pulling LA within 4 at 80-76. –

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The Rockets lead is down to just 5 after Davis hit his first 3 of the night, off a skip pass from LeBron, who’d drawn a double. –

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The Lakers have made a little push here, with LeBron James scoring 8 quick points in the first five mins of the 3rd Q. Rockets lead, which had been as many as 22, is down to 8. –

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The Lakers have found life in the 3rd Q, getting a run of 3’s from LeBron and Reaves to cut Houston’s once 22-point lead to 8. –

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The Lakers are down 67-49 at the half here in Houston. Bad: The Rockets are shooting 56% from the field; Worse: Jalen Green (18 pts) has scored more than LeBron/AD combined (13 pts); Worst: HOU is outrebounding LAL 28-14 –

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This is next-level Unc status for LeBron 🤣
(via @NBA)
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The Lakers haven’t had an answer for Amen Thompson, getting the start due to Jabari Smith’s injury, especially in transition. He has 15 points on 7 of 10 FG’s, all of his buckets coming at LA’s rim.
HOU is shooting 60% to LA’s 42% and lead 52-32 midway through the 2nd Q. –

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Hey look, it’s LeBron.
at w/ @SportsMT. Coverage already underway, tip at 6p – on @SportsTalk790 –

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Ime Udoka on what the Rockets get back tonight with Amen Thompson returning from a two-game suspension: “One of the best defenders in the league. One-man fast break that ignites our pace by himself.” –

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JJ Redick noted that the Lakers have been in the Top 10 in offense and defense* since LeBron came back (9 games) from the short stint he missed, and that’s been encouraging to him about what the team can be.
*7th in OFFRTG, 10th in DEFRTG –

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Rockets coach Ime Udoka said Tari Eason will remain out tonight against the Lakers. Jabari Smith is also out.
Expecting Amen Thompson to start in Smith’s spot. –

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Ausar Thompson tonight:
10 PTS
10 REB
6 STL
100 FG%
The first player in NBA History to record this statline or better. –

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Ausar Thompson has five steals.
We are halfway through the second quarter. –

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CADE CUNNINGHAM OFF GLASS TO AUSAR THOMPSON 💥💥💥 –

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Lakers injury report for tomorrow at Houston: Anthony Davis (left ankle sprain) and LeBron James (left foot injury management) are listed as probable.
Gabe Vincent (left oblique strain) is doubtful. –

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(or, obviously, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Bronny James, etc.). The two recently acquired players (Finney Smith and Milton) cannot be aggregated in trade before the February 6 deadline—taking Milton out of the equation. -via / January 7, 2025

NBA Communications: . West: Anthony Davis and LeBron James (LAL), De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk (SAC), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), Cade Cunningham (DET), Joel Embiid (PHI), Darius Garland (CLE), Tyrese Haliburton (IND) and Coby White (CHI) -via / January 6, 2025

It was huge. It was huge. It was huge,” James repeated. “But I mean… that’s what happens sometimes. We had bodies on bodies. We maybe could have gotten a body on him. But it was a broken play and me and Doe Doe [Dorian Finney-Smith] got a great trap on Jalen Green across from our bench and he threw one up and it literally looked like a lob. And the kid went up there and used his athleticism to put it home.” -via / January 6, 2025

Omari Sanfoka: -via / January 5, 2025

Coty M. Davis: Bobi Klintman (calf contusion, out) -via / December 6, 2024

Michael Grange: He’s been out with blood clot issue. -via / November 25, 2024

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