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NBA Game Reviews: February 4, 2021
See the NBA Game Reviews from Thursday, February 4, 2021 with entertaining highlights, key facts, valuable takeaways, and more!
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Once again, the biggest story of the night around the Association is about LeBron James. The King of the NBA continues to play at a high level, even in Year 18. Now the face of the most popular organization in the game, LeBron has passed Lakers legend Wilt Chamberlain for the third most FGM of all-time as he racked up the second triple-double of his age-36 season.
Kelly Oubre finally broke out of an early-season slump with a career-high 40-point, 7-3PM performance that led Golden State’s blowout win over Dallas, whose 2020-21 struggles continued. Joel Embiid exploded for 25 points in a quarter, but his 76ers still got whooped by a depleted Blazers team without Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, or Jusuf Nurkic.
More blowouts occurred on Thursday with the Jazz punishing the Hawks and the “Game of the Day” finished with a 12-point difference between John Wall‘s Rockets and Ja Morant‘s Grizzlies.
Here are the best NBA highlights, facts, performers, and takeaways from February 4th, 2021:
Houston Rockets (115) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (103)
[Highlights] ROCKETS (+143; $9.14) d. @GRIZZLIES (-143; $12.38) 115-103 [HOU +3.5 | u225]
[Highlights] BLAZERS (+425; $10.33) d. @76ERS (-425; $11.18) 121-105 [POR +10 | o223]
[Highlights] JAZZ (-326; $12.52) d. @HAWKS (+326; $11.14) 112-91 [UTA -8.5 | u225.5]
[Highlights] @LAKERS (-186; $11.31) d. NUGGETS (+186; $10.21) 114-93 [LAL -5 | u216.5]
[Highlights] WARRIORS (+152; $8.44) d. @MAVERICKS (-152; $8.32) 147-116 [GSW +3.5 | o229.5]
LeBron James facts:
Jamal throwing it DOWN! 💥 pic.twitter.com/dGkkZOtpyp
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 5, 2021
ALL-ANGLES of @KingJames' 🔥 backdoor pass to @Thortontucker! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/EIW4xoaiDl
— NBA (@NBA) February 5, 2021
This Bron-to-AD lob 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GybpBc8zpz
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 5, 2021
Draymond’s vision is unreal 😯 pic.twitter.com/zRY9IXmpvp
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 5, 2021
The bucket to move LeBron James into 3rd all-time in field goals made! 👑
— NBA (@NBA) February 5, 2021
📺: TNT pic.twitter.com/AZquKeJI6X
[Highlights] SF LeBron James, LAL (W v.DEN): 27 PTS (12-19 FG | 2-5 3PT), 10 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] F/G Kelly Oubre Jr., GS (W @DAL): 40 PTS (14-21 FG | 7-10 3PT), 2 AST, 8 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] C Joel Embiid, PHI (L v.POR): 37 PTS (14-21 FG | 0-1 3PT), 1 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 5 TO
[Highlights] PG Steph Curry, GS (W @DAL): 28 PTS (9-17 FG | 4-10 3PT), 6 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] F Carmelo Anthony, POR (W @PHI): 22 PTS (8-14 FG | 3-4 3PT), 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO
1. LeBron James is the only player ever who’s a top-5 passer AND top-5 scorer of all-time
There has been a lot of GOAT talk this week since Patrick Mahomes is facing Tom Brady in Super Bowl 55 as two generational greats. LeBron James is also heavily featured in a NBA GOAT conversation himself with fans usually pitting him against Michael Jordan. MJ’s run of dominance and Finals perfection will likely never be matched, but King James is undoubtedly a better all-around player, mainly due to his passing prowess.
King James is currently eighth on the all-time assists list, but is poised to enter the top-4 in the next two years as he continues to play at the top of his game. CP3 is the only active player ahead of him who might prevent him from placing third, but nobody is stopping the King from being a top-3 scorer of all-time as he’s already passed Kobe Bryant for the third most points of all-time and has now surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for the third most baskets made ever.
He’s the only player ever that will go down as top-5 scorer and top-5 passer. The King’s production is unmatched and it’s completely unprecedented the level of performances he’s still racking up in Year 18 with another triple-double now under his belt at 36 years old. The GOAT conversation typically can only be resolved in the final game of the season, but nobody can deny that when it comes to the combination of passing and scoring, the two most important skillsets to have in the game of basketball, LeBron is the King of the crop.
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