Chicago once again without Vučević and no chance against the best team in the league, LeBron pushes the boundaries again

James becomes first player in league history to score 50.000 points in regular season and playoffs

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The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Chicago 139:117 and achieved their 11th consecutive triumph in the NBA.

Montenegrin center Nikola Vučević did not play for the Bulls again due to injury, while the Cavaliers were led to victory by Donovan Mitchell with 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Jarrett Allen with 25 points and 17 rebounds.

Mitchell has surpassed the 13.000-point mark in his career, and in eight seasons he is averaging 24,8 points per game.

Darius Garland added 19 points and seven assists, and Ty Jerome had 16 points for Cleveland, which is the league's best team with 51 wins and 10 losses, ahead of Oklahoma, which is 50-11.

Although the Cavaliers were down by 15 points in the first half, they managed to triumph and make their third double-digit winning streak of the season, after going 15-0 and 12-0 in December and January.

For Chicago, Kobe White scored 25 points with seven assists, Taylen Horton-Tucker added 22 points and six assists, and Zach Collins had 20 points and 12 rebounds.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated New Orleans 136:115 and achieved their seventh consecutive victory. The game was highlighted by Lakers player LeBron James, who became the first player in league history to score 50.000 points in the regular season and playoffs.

He entered the game with 22 points in his 49.999nd NBA season, and finished with 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists. He is now behind Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored 44.149 points in 20 seasons in the regular season and playoffs.

Luka Dočić contributed to the victory with 30 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds, Jackson Hayes with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Jared Vanderbilt with 12 points and eight rebounds.

The seven-game winning streak is the Lakers' longest streak in the last four years, and the team has won 17 of its last 20 games and climbed to second place in the Western Conference with a 39/21 record.

For the New Orleans team, Zion Williamson scored 37 points, with six assists and four rebounds, Trey Murphy added 19 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Jordan Hawkins had 17 points.

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 119:117, handing them their third consecutive defeat.

The Suns were led by Kevin Durant with 37 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Devin Booker scored 17 points, eight assists and five rebounds, Nick Richards had 16 points and seven rebounds, and Mason Plumlee had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Ivica Zubac was the most efficient player for the Los Angeles team with 35 points and 10 rebounds. James Harden had 21 points, 15 assists and six rebounds, Kawhi Leonard had 21 points, and Bogdan Bogdanović had 13 points, four rebounds and three assists.

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