Two LA Superstars Made NBA and MLB History
LA had one heck of a sports night. You have the purple and gold clinching a playoff spot while LeBron surpasses the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most wins (regular season and postseason) in NBA history. Also, JJ Redick becomes the first Lakers coach since the days of Phil Jackson to have back to back 50 win seasons. And yet still… two other Los Angeles superstars made NBA and MLB history on the same day.
What went down? Well, Luka was being MVP-like and Ohtani was just the usual exciting Ohtani. When it comes to the Lakers big man, Luka Dončić scored 42 points in the win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, marking his third consecutive 40-point game and career-high 13th straight 30-point game. His 600 points in March were the most by a Laker in a calendar month since Jerry West in 1965.
Luka’s record for most points in March in Lakers history, also passes Kobe Bryant’s 578 in 2005-06. The 27-year-old guard also became the third-youngest player to reach 15,000 career points, trailing only LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Also, making Luka the sixth-fastest player to hit that milestone. As one can see, Luka has been putting in that WORK.
Additionally, as mentioned the Los Angeles Lakers last night also clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs presented by Google. And completed their winningest month (15-2) since 2000. Thus, securing their second 50-win season in a row.
Two LA Superstars Made NBA and MLB History
Now, what about Shohei Ohtani? Over in the land of Major League Baseball, Los Angeles fans still have more to cheer for and celebrate. Basically, Shohei is elite whether pitching or batting (things we all already knew lol). According to Sarah Langs:
Shohei Ohtani currently holds:
The longest active on-base streak in MLB (36 games)
The longest active scoreless inning streak in MLB (22 2/3 IP)
Dating back to last regular season, Shohei Ohtani has thrown 22.2 consecutive scoreless innings — a new career high (going back to August 27). This is the longest-scoreless innings streak of Shohei Ohtani’s Major League career. And against the Cleveland Guardians last night, in his pitching debut Ohtani wowed with six shutout innings. The Dodgers won 4-1.
So then, what a great night in sports. From basketball to baseball, fans were treated to an athletic feast. Here’s to a great MLB season and can’t wait to see what Luka may do in the NBA postseason.
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