It was one of the games more mobilizers for Facundo Campazzo in Denver. In front, the Lakers of the immense LeBron James. But the Cordovan could hardly be on the court: a discomfort in the right knee, suffered in the pre-game warm-up, set off the alarms. Today he will undergo studies to establish a diagnosis.
Campazzo made his entry in the second quarter. But it had to be replaced quickly: the pain in the right knee was stronger. “Facundo is a warrior, if he said he can’t play it’s because his knee really hurts“said his Denver coach, Michael Malone, after the game, which ended with a 114-93 victory for the Lakers.
The Cordoba press team added, after the game, that today surely will be subjected to an MRI in the city of Sacramento, where Denver must face the local Kings on Saturday. “Initially there would be no ligament injury”, it was added.
The discomfort in the knee comes at an inopportune moment: Facundo came from a great game in Denver’s 128-117 victory over Utah. Over the course of 19 minutes on the court, he completed a 11 points, five assists and two rebounds, with 60% effectiveness on court shots.
LeBron James, unstoppable
With a great game, LeBron James it was key for the Lakers to turn the game around after halftime, to end up defeating the Denver Nuggets 114-93.
In action. LeBron James scored 27 points against the Denver Nuggets. (Reuters)
James, still in great form, led with authority the duel between the last two finalists in the Western Conference, especially after the break, as the Nuggets took the lead during the first half and 12 points up (46-58) went to rest.
Finally, LeBron closed the game with a ‘triple-double’ (27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) to leave the Lakers in the third position of the Western Conference, with a mark of 17 games won and six games. Denver, meanwhile, remained in the fourth place but somewhat further away, with 12 wins and 9 losses.