“Can’t have Matthew Stafford in the building and not put on a show”: LeBron James’ ballistic 56 point night was catalyzed by Super Bowl champ

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LeBron James is simply the best player in the world right now. With Matthew Stafford in the building, the Lakers star put up his best performance this season.

The Lakers have been slumping as of late, and the entire season in general hasn’t gone too well for them. Playing the second seeded Golden State Warriors, they needed a huge performance from their stars, and LeBron James delivered.

In typical King fashion, LeBron put up 56 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists while leading the Lakers to a come-from-behind 124-116 victory. It was exactly the kind of performance James and the Lakers needed to build some confidence and momentum going forward as they try to lock in a playoff spot.

James had some motivation to go for a big night with a huge star in the arena.

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LeBron James put on a masterclass for Matthew Stafford to enjoy

The city of Los Angeles is still enjoying the Rams Super Bowl, and players from the Rams are enjoying their time off by taking trips to watch the Lakers.

Tonight it was quarterback Matthew Stafford who made the game. Sensing the presence of the Rams quarterback, LeBron knew he had to come up with something special, and that’s exactly what happened.

 

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And my oh my what a show it was. The Lakers battled all game long, coming back from a deficit as large as 14 points at one point in the game. LeBron was drilling threes throughout the game, finishing 6/11 from beyond the arc. It was a performance that the Lakers absolutely needed to steal the game from Golden State.

LA had been the losers of four straight prior to this game, but now, they’ll have something to celebrate about, knocking off a true championship contender without Anthony Davis. LeBron has shown he’s still more than capable of carrying a team this season multiple times, but this performance was really the cherry on top.

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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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