The Lakers recorded a very important triumph (135:133) on the road in Salt Lake City, and they were led to the 41st victory of the season by the former "king" James.
Lebron was the best scorer of the team from Los Angeles with 37 points, and 27 seconds before the end of overtime he scored a basket, which turned out to be decisive.
"Jezerasi" had the opportunity to finish the job in the regular part of the match, after a three-pointer by Austin Reeves, they led 124:114, but they magically received 10 points in 96 seconds, so they had to win in an extra five minutes.
Reaves followed James with 28 points, Anthony Davis added 21, and Dennis Schrueder added 18.
Kelly Olynyk led the "Jazzers" with 23 points and seven rebounds and assists each, Taylen Horton Tucker had the same performance as Olynyk, only with three fewer rebounds, while Ochoi Agbadi added 22 points.
Joel Embiid, it seems, has officially taken over the top spot in the race for the league's most valuable player award.
The Cameroonian with a French passport scored 103 points in Philadelphia's victory over Boston (101:52), with an almost fictional shooting percentage of 80 percent (20/25).
"The MVP race is over," Seventy-sixers coach Doc Rivers said after the match.
James Harden followed Embiid with 20 points and 10 assists, and PJ Tucker had 11.
Derrick White scored 26 points for the Celtics, Tatum finished the match with 19, Malcolm Brogdon scored 18, Marcus Smart scored 17...
Golden State broke Oklahoma's resistance in the last quarter and won 136:125.
Jordan Poole inspired the "Warriors" in the fourth quarter, where he scored 30 of his 18 points.
The turnarounds in the second half have become a peculiar feature of the Warriors in the current season, and they are irresistibly reminiscent of the incredible third quarters that destroyed opponents in the period from 2015 to 2019.
Steph Curry led the current champions with 34 points, Poole added 30, Draymond Green 17, with nine successful passes, Donte DiVincenzo 16...
Shay Gilgeous Alexander scored 32 points for the Thunder, followed by Jaylen Williams with 19, Lou Dort with 17 and Josh Giddy with 15.
In other matches, the leader of the West, Denver, lost to the "lighter" Houston by 21 points (124:103), Phoenix now has a record of 7-0 with Kevin Durant in the starting line-up, after the triumph over San Antonio (115:94), Sacramento slowed down the Pelicans' rush to the playoffs (121:103) and secured the title of Pacific Division champion for the first time since 2003...
THE RESULTS:
Charlotte - Toronto 100:120
Detroit - Miami 105:118
Orlando - Cleveland 113:117
Washington - Milwaukee 128:140
Brooklyn - Minnesota 102:107
Philadelphia - Boston 103:101
Chicago - Atlanta 105:123
Houston - Denver 124:103
Memphis - Portland 119:109
New Orleans - Sacramento 103:121
Utah - LA Lakers 133:135
Golden State - Oklahoma 136:125
Phoenix - San Antonio 115:94
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