LeBron Came Back But He Looked… DIFFERENT!

LeBron Came Back But He Looked… DIFFERENT!

LeBron James came back as Magic Johnson and the world went nuts. Get going. Look at that pass. He’s on fire. Bronze vision extraordinary tonight. But it was Luca Magic who stole the spotlight. Oh, rattle it home. Look at Luca the dawn. A little Luca Magic. Then we got Jimmy Butler throwing Sugs to the ground and much more action from six games in the NBA. So, let’s start in Hollywood where everything was set for the return of the king. Brown was all smiles before tip off as he made history just by stepping on the court. First player to ever play in his 23rd season. Let that sink in for a second. However, the young gun from Utah didn’t care about that at all because they’re going to go baseline away and throw it down. Ace Bailey went flying for the two-handed jam as the Jazz took a double-digit lead early in the game and held it for most of the first half. Luri and Keonte were doing the most damage to the Lakers defense with 20 plus points each. I guess the old man needed some extra time to heat up, but when he did, it was like watching an old highlight reel from four or five years ago. 4336. Biggest deficit was 11. Here we go. Welcome back. He does a good job in transition both offensively and defensively. Yeah, it really does. Lava throw it down. DeAndre Aton, the lob and the jam from James. Here comes Marcus. There you go. Welcome back, LeBron. And Donic needed some extra time to set up his three-point aim as well after missing his first four shots from deep. Utah turnovers. Lucas stops and picked up his dribble going to get it back. Oh, that’s well within his range. Well within his range for three. He makes his first and throws his arms up as if to say it’s about time. He was the one keeping the Lakers afloat with his scoring before the break. But just seconds later, the entire arena held its breath for a moment, witnessing a scary sight. Re not a good pass at all. Well, you don’t lo for Luca in that scenario. Luca landed it awkwardly after jumping for the alleyoop by Reeves. And while limping, he was like, “Dude, are you insane throwing that lob to me?” Luckily, it wasn’t anything serious. Moments later, he made the heads up pass to James for some more history. Now has eight first down. Rebounds LeBron for three. Yes, sir. With his second bucket of the night, LeBron passed Reggie Miller for sixth all time in three-pointers made. And he’s not even a shooter. The Lakers were closing in on the Jazz, so he made sure to celebrate this and won three by Reeves in a proper way. They foul Reeves. Count it. Ace Bailey, the rookie. Silly foul. and Reeves will go to the line, try to make it a four-point play. Still, Utah was up by four at the half, but then it was time for Luca Magic to take over. Going to take a few games for them to be the team they want to be. They’ll have some time to practice together this week. Another and one coming the Lakers way. Long lead by Dant trying to find LeBron. LeBron, here comes Reeves. What a good look and a nice run by Reeves in the NBA as we started the evening. lob underneath and a jam by DeAndre A. Donic put on a clinic scoring, throwing fullcourt passes, lobs, everything he can for his team. And he hit James down low who muscled his way to the rim for a random deuce, you would think. But that basket extended his double-digit scoring streak to 1,293 games. That’s every game since January of 2007 when the number one music hit was you’re irreplaceable. I guess he really is irreplaceable. But let’s continue with the new sheriff in town. And you already know how he likes to move slow and steady. So much so that the Jazz put the good old Kevin Love in front of him. One of them. Ooh no. Underneath up and in. Luca. That didn’t work either. When Luca gets in his groove, nobody can stop him. We’re gonna go all the way on a drive and kick it in the corner. Luca on a little quick look away pass from Marcus Smart. Kick it out. That was a a great scoring opportunity for him. Oh, rattle it home. Look at Luca. The don a little Luca magic. A lot of Luca magic there. Donic was off fuego scoring 17 of his 37 points in the third quarter. He single-handedly turned the game over and LeBron as well as the entire crowd was loving it. His 37th point. The joy of Donic right there. The fiesta continued with Brown getting back on the floor and he made sure to end the quarter in style. James bullet pass. James at the buzzer. at the buzzer. Good find by Braun. James throws a bullet pass to Gabe for the three and the Lakers take an 11-point lead. So having a comfortable lead in the fourth quarter, LeBron continued channeling his inner magic Johnson. They do Hayes. Fourth quarter 112 103. LeBron was he drawn a crowd or what? Damn, he faked the entire front row on this one. And the showtime ain’t over yet. Looks one way then the other. Here it comes LeBron. Great pass again for the double double. Woo! AR drops it off to James who swings another no look pass to Eightton. Unbelievable. DeAndre is already shooting a career best 70% so far. And with another mastermind on the floor, he’s going to be deadly. And before sitting out, Braun made sure to make Lava happy as well. Get going. Look at that pass. He’s on fire. LeBron’s vision extraordinary tonight. Little fake pass. Here he comes again. He went in assist fire again. He went into an assist. That is Jake for three. 11 points and 12 assists for James in his long awaited season debut. And Lakers fans honored him with a standing ovation. They know they’ve only got a couple of minutes as LeBron goes out to a rousing. Nice ovation. All right, Laker fans, you’ve been wondering what it’s going to look like. You’re seeing it tonight. LA got the win over Utah. And check out Braun’s reaction after the game when a reporter said this against seven guys who weren’t even born when you debuted. I know. I’m sorry. Those are seven guys not being born when I started this journey. And uh yeah, that just made my back hurt. That’s really mindboggling. And speaking of that, so is this three by Steph Curry and Curry three. And that’s why every possession matters. A logo three to end the quarter. After struggling in his previous game, the chef came out sizzling hot in this one, hitting five of his first six shots from beyond the ark. Steph got Suggs in the air and then bottom the three. That’s just split action. Steph Curry rattling home another three. Final two minutes of the first half. Magic up six. Curry three. Steph’s got another one. Steph scored 22 points in the first half, but the Warriors were still down by seven. That’s because the Magic were more physical as they controlled the paint, getting eight more rebounds and free throws over the span. The Dubs didn’t help the fact that Jimmy Butler pulled off his best dunk of his career either. And the lobon, what a skillful pass that Butler cashed in. I didn’t know that Jimmy still had bounce like that. Anyway, the Magic continued doing damage inside the paint as well. A little show and go. It was nice. Get back now though. Remember Vagner? Yeah, he he’s throwing a lob. Anthony Black sensing his seam. Anthony Black has been tremendous off the bench for them, averaging 12 points on 48% from the field. He was the spark in this one, scoring 21 points on 62% efficiency. And then sending in Black for the hammer. Oh my goodness. together. You don’t know what to do as a defense. And Anthony Black’s got another dunk. Seeing all of this, the Warriors might have a big interior defensive problem. Or maybe it’s just a midlife crisis. Speaking of which, Stan with a step back three. Got it. Curry’s got 32 and seven made threes. A technical foul. Jimmy Butler threw down Jaylen Suggs on the three by Steph. Butler got mad at Suggs for something, so he threw him on the ground like he’s Draymond. Jaylen stayed calm at first, but after a while, the chippiness started. Sucks trying to hack him there. He got away with one, but he’s he’s still talking. Yeah, going to get a technical on Suggs. Jimmy Butler feels like Suggs is overdoing it. Yeah, got to get them separated now. Andy Naggie is in there and frustrations running high. Make sure all the nobody leaves the bench. Leave the bench. And wherever there’s smoke, there’s green. Luckily, things did not escalate, but Suggs made sure to make his revenge on the basketball court. Not turn it over. Kajki and that one blocked. Their recovery speed is crazy. Jaylen and Bane sealed the deal and got Orlando the win despite Steph and Jimmy both scoring 30 plus points. And the Pistons were in control of the game against Atlanta, leading by as many as 19 points. But the Hawks proved to be a resilient team. So they started mounting a comeback in the fourth. Off the floor to Dyson Daniels. It’s up and it’s in. Lose it in the lane, but they get it back. Too of Congo inside to Dyson Daniels. Daniels flips it up and fills it up. Dyson Daniels cut the lead to just one point, but Detroit followed that with a furious 90-0 run. Got it around and Dennis Jenkins has it to the basket. Stops it. Drives on his shot blocked, but there’s Jaylen Duran to follow it up and hit it. Glenn had cut it to one. 9998 with 6 and 51 left. And on this slam by Assar, the Pistons got back to a double- digit lead, but Nquille Alexander Walker wasn’t ready to call it a night. Gives it up, gets it back, drives, scoops, scores, and a foul. Walker with a personal 80 run brings the Hawks back in contention. With the whole crowd buzzing, Kate Cunningham knew how to step up when it matters the most. Kade to the elbow. K to the dotted line. fires and fills it. Kade still has it down the lane to the basket and he hits it. Kade with huge backto back buckets puts his team up by six with less than a minute to play. And unfortunately for the Hawks, that’s all she wrote in this one. Detroit extends their phenomenal winning streak to 11 games. And in San Antonio, the Spurs were left without their three best players from the start of the season in Wemby, Harper, and Castle due to injuries. But they still got De’aran Fox on their team. Swiper led the team with 26 points. But it was the veteran Harrison Barnes who took them over the hump in the final period. Cross drive. Look out. Look at Barnes doing it all for the Spurs in his 14th season. He’s having a blistering hot shooting start so far. 55% from the field, 48% for three, and 92% from the free throw line in 14 games. At the end, it was D. Fox who put the cherry on top. And I got to mention the Phoenix Suns who y’all think that I have something against them. It was a total team effort last night against the Blazers. I got to admit they’re exceeding my expectations so far, winning eight of their last 10 games. And the Nuggets were rolling as well until they met the Bulls just two days ago. I broke down that game which saw some unexpected turns at the end. Check it out right here and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.