NBA spotlight: LA Lakers lead Western Conference

💫 Roger Schmidt’s #Benfica have been electric this season. Their form at the Estádio da Luz was the key:

🔴 45 goals
🔴 47.3 xG
🔴 6.7 shots on goal per game
🔴 34.5 touches in opp. box per game
🔴 33.9 line-breaking passes per game

#SLB38 | #EuAmoOBenfica twitter.com/slbenfica_en/s…

W FOR 𝑹𝑶𝑮𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑨𝑳𝑳 🔥🔥🔥

🔴 @SLBenfica: campeões 🏆

A 3-0 win over Santa Clara sealed the deal for #Benfica, who claimed their record-extending 38th league title. It’s their first #LigaPortugal championship victory in four years. 🔥

#SLB38 | #EuAmoOBenfica

📊 The game that lost @FCNordsjaelland the title.

@FCKobenhavn were handed the title by #fcn‘s loss to rivals @BrondbyIF. Nordsjaelland had more shots, more corners, and OVER 300 MORE completed passes (397-700).

But #Brøndby won where it matters most. ⚽️

#fcklive | #sldk

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Lakers top of the conference

NBA Finals champions LA Lakers have started this season like they ended the last with 10 wins in their first 13 games.

The Lakers lead the outright table and are top of the Western Conference after three consecutive away victories this week, two of those against the Houston Rockets.


A record

The Lakers made history against Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday (GMT)  by winning 128-99, their seventh straight victory on the road. Their previous record was six in 1985/86.

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 13, 2021 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)


James stats

LeBron James scored 26 points, made seven assists and six rebounds. He scored five of his three point attempts. This season, the Lakers star man has collected 316 points in 13 matches, as well as 105 rebounds and 97 assists. He has a field goal percentage of 48.3%.

Montrezl Harrell added 21 points and six rebounds, while Anthony Davis scored 18 and seven rebounds.

Thunder sit 11th in the Eastern Conference with five wins and six defeats.


Double success

They beat the Houston Rockets 117-100 on Wednesday (GMT) with James scoring 26 again with 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

HOUSTON, TX – JANUARY 12: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball while James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets plays defense during the game on January 12, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Cato Cataldo/NBAE via Getty Images)

On Monday, they also got the better of the Rockets, winning convincingly once more by 120-102. Anthony Davis was the key man in that win with him scoring 27 points.

The Rockets have lost six of their nine games and sit second-bottom.


Featured image: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a three point basket during the game against the Houston Rockets on January 12, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Cato Cataldo/NBAE via Getty Images)

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💫 Roger Schmidt’s #Benfica have been electric this season. Their form at the Estádio da Luz was the key:

🔴 45 goals
🔴 47.3 xG
🔴 6.7 shots on goal per game
🔴 34.5 touches in opp. box per game
🔴 33.9 line-breaking passes per game

#SLB38 | #EuAmoOBenfica twitter.com/slbenfica_en/s…

W FOR 𝑹𝑶𝑮𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑨𝑳𝑳 🔥🔥🔥

🔴 @SLBenfica: campeões 🏆

A 3-0 win over Santa Clara sealed the deal for #Benfica, who claimed their record-extending 38th league title. It’s their first #LigaPortugal championship victory in four years. 🔥

#SLB38 | #EuAmoOBenfica

📊 The game that lost @FCNordsjaelland the title.

@FCKobenhavn were handed the title by #fcn‘s loss to rivals @BrondbyIF. Nordsjaelland had more shots, more corners, and OVER 300 MORE completed passes (397-700).

But #Brøndby won where it matters most. ⚽️

#fcklive | #sldk