LeBron drops season-high 40 vs. Zion in their first Pelicans-Lakers duel | 2019-20 NBA Highlights
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LeBron James ignites for a season-high 40 points in his first matchup against Zion Williamson to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 118-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Williamson finishes with 29 points in the loss.
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Lebron to Zion: You have done well my young padawan, but there is still much for you to learn.
The force is definitely with him Tho
He didn't even guard Zion
. can you not comprehend the point.
zion is slower than a snail always the last one down the court no wonder he always gets a path to the basket
@@vincentjack735 He definitely is amazing. Kid is absolutely incredible. He's gonna be a problem in this league for years.
It amazes me how LeBron is doing all of this in his 17th season
kev j it’s amazing how u go on every coding hating on a guy but youre clearly not a fan. And you said you’ve been doing this since he was in high school. That’s pathetic lmao
It's amazing, so amazing..
Glad we can all be amazed 🤣.
@Shawn Anthony kawhi beat an injured warriors team without kd and quite possible the best bench and a great coach. Lebron just dumped 51 on a fully powered gsw team. Do you even watch the nba?
@@ryanw.3185 unless you have the memory of a starfish, Lebron Cavs never won a ring against a KD GSW....
i wish zion will have a lebron-like health. he's gonna be big someday.
Indulge me, if you don't mind. What are you seeing that makes for such a statement?
@@Pjaysusity Don't know what he meant. But I fear Zion will have problems with his hip and/or knees in the future and maybe before his prime. Just a feeling but his overall body posture doesn't look healthy. He has a very high game IQ and great (!) intuition, which could enable for a different playstyle (jumpers/fancy layups to confuse his opponents/etc..) with less weight.
Just my feeling though.
Pjaysusity like everyone, we’re concerned about his durability
zion is still injury
he has lebron -like health (now)
Jrue Holiday really worked for his money in this match.
Yeah he's trying his best to clamp lebron
Respect Jrue Holidays ... that dude plays hard night in night out on both def and offs , he is the brain , the alpha of The Pelicans ... I’m not surprised if they hang his jersey up by 2030-35 🧐 he is like Kyle Lowry of New Orleans Pelicans 😌
He is doing his best I think
Nam Chau but therein lies the problem, he’s NOT the alpha. This is Zion’s, Brandon’s, and even Lonzo’s team now. Sentiment goes out the window at this point......
BBQ chicken
I can’t believe what I’m seeing they really paid Ric Flair to do this he literally looks like he’s going to have a stroke and pop at any minute💭
LOL
is this the 1st time you see ric flair do this? lol, ric flair do this on a nightly basis started from his WWE days !
@Bruh Really Ric has been ancient since the late 90s early 2000s, I've seen him go crazier than he did tonight. I remember he almost had a heart attack cutting a promo.
Space mountain is still operating
Appreciate him while he's here then..
1. Lebron is still a top 5 player.
2. Zion is the real deal, future MVP contender.
3. Lakers line-up of Caruso/Green/Lebron/AD/Dwight is very very good.
Mariah Lin 1 nobody never said he wasn’t 2 duh 3 not against the clippers
it's only good when Green si hitting his shots.. because most of the time, he's not hitting those easy shots smh
@@trillcitysouljaz6765 against the Clippers, I would say Caruso or Rondo-Kcp or Green-LeBron-Morris or Kuzma-Davis
@@cornelius8124 Green is a very good defender. His impact doesn't show up on the stat sheet.
@@cornelius8124 Kuzma is a nice scorer, but the main strength that the Lakers have is very strong defense.
This was a vintage lebron game. We gotta appreciate this greatness
You are absolutely right...I was hoping with Kobe death REAL sports fans would stop the evil hatting...you don't like him for whatever reason that is fine but just the pure hate of wanting him to fail is weak...but oh well.
I dunno about that, on Undisputed Skiiiiiiip said Lebron missed a few shots in the final minutes, and there was a dunk where he looked like he might miss it, but he didn't. Lol Skip will never give James his due, ever.
Vintage Lebron exactly. Watch this whole highlight video and just watch James only when they are on defense. Zero defense.
Where is the greatness?no hangtimes..basic move always..
Vinoe Dasmarinas he’s no Michael Jeffery Jordan and he’ll never be!
Lebron was MAD, when you see him play like that you have to be scared
I think after kobe death he promise it to self and him to surpass all...i bet he will be hit rank 1
lmao
DTurner Holiday a hella good defender wym 👀
Lol, image leflop play it without help
@Rusell Shaw chill with clippers enough they arent so good as you think
Lebron still playing at this level makes me think he might be in the league when he like 50.
lmao
That would be incredible
He's gona play until his knees disintegrate he loves the game and we love him for that
Playing on a soft nba era
Bet he plays until his early 40s. Prob go out his last season averaging 20 points 8 assists 5 rebounds. He may end up all time leading scorer and top 3 in assists.
This is one of the most entertaining games of the season. Young top tier talents versus 2 of the best players in the world plus they traded all of them for one of then. Great rivalry and game, Zion is really something special.
Ingram is also a monster.
Dont sleep on zo
but Zion tho lol
Maksim facts! Ingram should leave NO this summer if they don’t clinch 8th seed. He’s too much talent to be wasted on that team. Go to Minnesota with Dlo and Kat or the Nets with KD and Kyrie
What is everyone seeing on Zion. All he can do is dunk. Anyone can do that with that height.
The saddest woo i’ve ever heard from ric flair
It sure broke my heart
My biggest take away from this video lol.
He’s old
It was forced
Facts
Ric Flair: Woooooooooooooooooooooo 🙌😂✈
It was weak buy man still ionic!!!
Tone Mcduffie lol he’s old
lmao
Lebron's face tho 😅😂
Nature boy has the heart of a lion, the soul of a pimp and the nose of a Columbian cartel boss 💀
After 17 seasons, for Lebron to still perform like what he did tonight,
I hope it gave enough fire and inspiration to young Zion to open up even more
potential.
Lebron didnt want to be outclassed by zion thats why he was on another level tonight. He didnt want the oress to call zion the new lebron again
ANRT I wished they was matched up the whole night but Zion had to hold the big guys
But that alone shows us how much respect he has for Zion because he has to put on a top performance to outclass Zion
C'mon man it wasn't a statement performance or something. They put him in a position to be successful getting him on switches to match up against Holiday and exploit the mismatch. And he also had to pick up the slack coz AD was shooting 29%.
I mean he had a mismatch with Holiday all night. lebron has 50 pounds on him
@@stafgruglnioe5122 Zion shot like 20 free throws
Looks like Lebron wanted to send a message to Zion reminding him he's still the King.
He is king but zion dropping almost 30 points each game rn
Could have showed him he's king by posting Zion up instead of holiday
James Hurley just take the L bro 😂
Why does a Legend like Lebron feel that he has to give that much attention to a rookie playing his 13th game? Unless he feels threatened.
@@eekay7866 don't mean much if his team looses the game... Remember MJ early days when he would get 40 - 50 points easily? Did he get championship ring back then?
Rick Flare's "woooo!" Made me think he was having a funny turn and had forgoten where he was or what he was doing
I was just scared he was gonna get an aneurysm. Let this man sit on his porch chair and complain about kids these days in peace.
I was waiting for Flair to do a bad guy turn and say something nasty
He wasn’t looking to hot like he was bout to pop a blood vessel
He still working for them grand kids
Re watch again..it made me laugh!! Rick flair said " home of the Greatest Athelet in the world Lebron the King Wooo Wooo!"😂 Lebron face like Dam i have to perform Now..Epic!!! Watch it again
Why they do Dru like that lmao
Yeah, that's jacked up. Lol Its hard to match that lineup.
To make LeBron look good
Lebron was on another level tonight and scored 40 points in year 17 and Jrue Holiday didnt even stand a chance
what a stupid move putting jrue on lebron.
Jrue isn’t that big lmao
LeBron at 6'8" was being guarded by point guards all night, of course he scored 40. I'm not impressed
Defence in today’s game is waf
LeeTravius Mckay year 17 means nothing. He is “only” 35 years old. He is not 41...
Almost there Lakers fans. I just want them to wrap up the number one
seed, and rest, because AD scares me out there with those potential
injuries.
I’m pretty sure ad plays through pain every night lol
He's fragile and tough at the same time.
Adrian Javier nah just fragile
@@youngfreeman4801 He's playing with minor injuries so I guess he's tough?
@@hamsome9511 kawhi would sit because of a sore throat hes so soft.
I miss this lakers
SKIP is QUIET on the TWITTER. Might be a LOAD management.
😂
Ana Villanueva cannot wait for undisputed tomorrow
LeBron shut him up 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@jonathantrujillo8072 But uncle Shay just bought the goat mask the other day. Will he bring that again? Next on UNDISPUTED. 😂
Man you gotta appreciate this greatness while you can.
Fans really let media control their mind thinking Lebron feels “threatened” by a 19 year old 😂😂 this man done played the best team ever with KD 2 years straight in the finals I doubt he was concerned.
X69BOYZ its fits the narrative, people want to hear what they want to hear, but at the end of the day zion is the last thing on lebrons mind this season
Bruh not for nothing but he was bullying AD you know Lebron was low key thankful he didn’t have to guard Zion lol
Looking forward to round 2 on sunday
Nobody gonna talk about how Zion just walked by AD right before the end of the second
WHO
Timestamp
4:00
I wouldnt say walked by..he used his big body to shield off AD length
Are you surprised he is that quick?
The crazy thing to see is how good Zion is so early and how good Lebron is so late in their respective careers. Even though it’d be a sweep, five games max this must be a first round series.
OG Bron sending a message to young Zion and the league...Im still the boss out here, son.
And who's idea was it to put Jrue Holiday on LBJ? Repeatedly?
Holiday is actually their best defender from perimeter to paint combined but It's called strategy creating mismatch, also as you can see the one time Zion was in position to 1v1 LeBron he refuse to guard the 3 point line and LeBron had an open 3, because if Zion guards the 3 point line LeBron would find AD, Dwight or Javale inside the paint that would hurt them more, also LeBron still looks like he can beat Zion to the basket coming all the way from the 3 point line. Ingram is to soft to guard LeBron down the post and the rest of the team is either slower or weaker than LeBron. People still don't understand how hard is to find someone who LeBron can't take advantage of, you need a body like Iguodala(even tho LeBron could still score 30+ while guarded by Iggy) but players like Morris, Kawhi, Giannis they are strong and not slow
It also looked like he surprised the Pelicans with those jumpers. From this footage, they seemingly never threw two men at him (prob saw as a dangerous choice that might have given AD more space). 🇹🇹
Zion is better than old lebron bakaw lebron
LeBron eating holiday...😂
@@miaedillo2004 you're filipino, you're not qualified to talk about basketball
The Pelicans young core really stepped up tonight real bright future
Lebron really abused one of the best defenders in the league in Jrue Holiday
Legendary 🌟
Man i miss the NBA season
Lebron really abused a top defender Jrue Holiday in this game
Such an amazing game!
Can't wait to see this young man shine in the future
And Skip Bayless will find some way to diminish what LeBron did in this game smh
He played a good game but turnovers will hurt n the playoffs
LeBron can only win Rings with superteams.
Brain Dead Gamer
Oh well
Brain Dead Gamer
At least you realize he getting that ring
@@thebraindeadgameryoutubeCleveland wasn't a super team you had Kyrie and throw in Kevin Love and that's that.
this is the best I have seen LeBron as a Laker, going to the basket many times but also hitting the outside shot. Go Lakers
Lebron wanted zion to remember the first game that he went up against him
Jrue holiday is becoming one of my favorite players to watch. fundamentally sound, plays hard at all times but in a calm manner.
The old Stallion "Lebron "King" James " had to show the "Young Buck Zion Williamson " he still got it, but the Bully Zion Williamson was up for the challenge.
Zion's shot will come
@@ismaelsarabia405 Definitely. Zion is a Monster and only will get better.
Rick Flair's "woooooo" has lost it's power! But he is still a legend!
Smiling all the way from Maryland...my man LeBron.
2:20 Lebron in year 17, elbow still above the rim.
He's 6'8" he can stand on his tippy toes and dunk. Wow
@@thebraindeadgameryoutube Skip Bayless burner account confirmed.
@@thebraindeadgameryoutube One things for sure, you definitely are brain dead.
@@thebraindeadgameryoutube Found the guy who doesn't know how high 10 feet is😂
Imagine lebron watching this kid in hs, and now him having to actually play against him 😂
1:30 looked like an illusion. went to the right, finished on the left.
well spotted!!
@Toxic Gaming No, he didn't. Zion went left, the defender (Kuzma) went with him, Zion went right, Kuzma went with him, then Zion finished left, while Kuzma was still going right (in the air, coming down, and helpless to stop him).
It was a beautiful offensive execution.
J’étais dans la salle. De revoir ces images 3 ans après quel plaisir
Prions pour Zion
Be nice if ESPN evened out the highlights a little bit...
I completely forgot they had Ric Flair open up for the Lakers this game - It was a one of one type of night for the LeBron vs Zion game.
LeBron said : This is my league!!!👑
He had to show him Not Yet Young King lol
So Brandon Ingram carries the pelicans but it was all about Zion 😂😂😂
He is just not apart the media's agenda for sum odd reason I believe mainly due to bcuz many of them wrote him off and to embarrassed to acknowledge it now🤷♂️
Their both Dukies and that’s all matters...
All i can see zion bullying anth davis
nope, davis is not sacrificing his body for a rookie, and he protecting he's body for playoffs. davis and bron is smart. it's regular season bruhhh 😂
ExM Gameplan But when the Clippers save their energy it’s a disgrace to the NBA apparently. Not a clippers fan but we gotta keep this same energy.
@@exmchill5634 So what you saying is AD gonna let his man score at will cause he wants to be ready for the playoffs. Gotcha
@@exmchill5634 ... which is exactly why he injured his tailbone throwing himself up trying to stop an elite player like Julius Randle in a crucial game against the powerhouse New York Knicks. That's smart.
@@KleinpeterHank they're resting games lol. LeBron and AD are playing.
Imagine having ric flair introduce you. That’s honestly one of the greatest things that could ever happen
We need 2 appreciate lebron while hes still actively playing👍🏼
I adore how the home crowd applaud Zion Williamson as well !
When Ric Flair *Whooos* you, your golden! 💯👏🏾😎
That rice flair bit at the start scared me. Thought a bomb was about to go off or something...
Just looked up his fight and recovery. Glad hes doing well!
Rich Flar look like he was bout to pass out screaming "Wooohh"
lebron was like "know your place kid" 👑🦁
THAT BOY RIC FLAIR WAS ONE WOO AWAY FROM DYING LMFAO BOY WAS ON HIS LAST BREATH!
No age limit bron
Epic battle I had with the king James !!!!, looking forward to more battles!!!!. Imagine if The king was in his prime rn, man I Love You LEBRON
HBD slick RiC
Thats Lebron with A mamba mentality. That last possession davis to receive an alleyoop from lebron but lebron attacked the ring
For the last 37 years, I have only ever watched rugby here in New Zealand!! Thanks to that Zion the lion I'm warming to this netball game
PC gone mad 3142536 really just called it netball😂
@@lelionl1539 yeah mate the ball goes through a net, " netball
Lmao "netball"
Lol the ball goes through a net with futbol/soccer too.
You a fan of that?
@@kingnatesr.5078 Dude probably calls hockey...."netdisc"
Didn´t know that Jrue Holiday is such an amazing defensive guy! WOW!
Great vid, so promise this comes from constructive criticism, no hate just a heads up.. That Caruso dime at 2:10 and then the replay slow mo's.. the dunk was good but real fans wanna see the dish too.. that's what set the play up.. big ups tho, great upload, just hope you gave us that lil bit more in the editing..
thats the OG lebron right there. Playin like he used to.
1:24 My man Lebron missed an wide open KCP for 3
Rick Flare was about to pass out before he hit the WOO😂, he gave it all he had on the second one
zion is changing the game to more short range based. love the mix up
This is the Bron we need
We dont need a bron that gets benched
We need the selfish bron who scores 30-45 points a game
Who is that?
Don't worry, were just saying it for the clippers. That's when he'll really go off
As long as LeBron scores more than 30 points this season, the team has won all 18 games.
@@xxxinolimit4222 that's what I said
But Vogel keeps sitting bron
And is making him collect more assist then points
And then when it's the 4th quarter and the opposing team catches up, yeah let's give the all to bron hahah he's a joke
Lebron is the most amazing player ever
No
Love the intro
You can start to sense post all star that the Lakers are going to win it all. That championship feeling is seeping into the air they breathe.
Zion reminds me so much of Shaq Daddy.
Bron MVP THIS YEAR THAT FOR SURE
Este juego no lo vi pero biendo vi este corto video fue un gran juego lebro vs zion
this is a glimpse of playoff Lebron for the 2019-20 season. Im ready!!
Rick flair is all WOOOOO'ed out
They need to stop this madness 😆🤣
$$Zion Williamson is very good to get out there to defend Anthony Davis and make him Miss shots and to score 20-something points unbelievably$$$
You a goofy dude
20 free throws 3 field goals
Zion's flight @2:45 is beautiful!
WOOOOoooooo that never gets old
Kuzma looks like Ellen DeGeneres
ESPN dreams have come true...they been waiting for this matchup for months so they can talk about this for the next month
Peep how they made it a 'duel' rather than just shoe separate highlights (do they even do this for Giannis v Lebron?). Z and Bron their two cashcows
G G was thinkin the sane thing. Can’t remember the last duel highlight they put up
G G ik ESPN thirsty like a hoe
I thought Williamson was still playing on college I never knew he's already in NBA, I was surprise and amaze and As a Filipino I also wish that our player Kai sotto will make it too to the NBA just like him
Good game guys
Shout out to Brandon Ingram since the media forgot about you
36 on 60%, but there still gonna slob on zions meat ofc
Ingram hasn’t been playing well !!
He’s was struggling with his shot the last few games while Zion has been just ballin !!! Of course that’s gonna happen
Brandon scored but when it counts he didn't hit anything. Clutch is the real barometer.
@@ennuiii and 7 turnover
@@allen6924 yeah this game he wasn't clutch but he is a clutch player if u have been watching him this year
Why is Jrue guarding bron?
I think Zion was 🤩 star struck
He played like a big kid with potential
He didn’t slap the defense on being when he had a chance. He played skiddish
Cozier Finess God
One might call that highly alert
Rafy Aqwa Because he’s their best overall defender. He did a good job for the most part.
@@isiahcurry1593 he did a good job getting abused
Ingram soft, Zion can't guard the 3 point line as you saw the only time he was in position to guard LeBron he did not challenge LeBron's 3 point shot and if he does LeBron would probably find a big man inside or beat him to the basket. The rest of the team is either small or weak against LeBron. It seems like people still don't understand how hard it is to find matchups for LeBron
Rick flair had a mini heart attack when he did the wooooooo part
I felt Rick Flair when he shouted his signature taunt . . . . it feels like only 1/4 of his lungs were functioning
Holiday can not guard Lebron , what a stupid strategy
andre le man it was painful to watch
90% in the NBA can't do that lol
Nobody in pelicans can guard LeBron...
@@Ali-wb7zp zion can he minimizes A.D production can't you see!!
@@cain948 I'm talking about LeBron not AD. yeah he minimizes Ads production (ONLY IN Points - 6) AD still had 6 blocks, and 14boards.
lebron sadistically bullied holiday 😑🥺
I wished they matched up defensively against each other but it was a good game
Holiday played great defense on him, but again this shows LeBron IQ and how well he adjusted.
TEAMS WITH LOSING RECORDS SHOULD BE AGGRESSIVE , PRESSURE DEFENSE ON THE BALL NOT ALLOWING TEAMS TO BRING THE BALL UP EASY, BODY BLOCK FOULS, BE KNOWN AS A HARD FOUL TEAM
As if this rookie didn’t put on 29!
Smh
Q capo mostaza merlo haciendo la intro
Kcp doing the Wooooooooo was so funny
ESPN thinking about the 💰 they are going to earn by displaying LeBron and Zion in the same thumbnail 🤤🤣😂
They gonna play on ESPN this Sunday 😂😂
That's the entire point of a thumbnail tho.
Lebron went crazy💪🏾🤴🏾
Stunna 40 points a game is going crazy 🤔 a certain individual back in d day d oes dat in his SLEEP
Clint Mc Neil he’s 35 stop hating troll
Clint Mc Neil in his 17 season
@@CashB500 dat certain individual scored 50 wen he was 39 I believe ok 35 is old GTFOOH
Clint Mc Neil name a player that has been good for and played 17 seasons straight and counting he ain’t finished yet 😂😂
This is so good
KCP and Mcgee having a good time with Legendary Nature Boy! 🔥