LeBron James delivers best game yet with Sixers in NBA Cup opener
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LeBron James turns 42 in exactly two months and is in his record 24th NBA season. He's already played the best games of his career.James delivered his best one yet yes, in a short sample size with the 76ers on Friday night.James turned in a vintage performance against the NBA champion Knicks.He bullied his way past Mikal Bridges in the post for a bucket in the first half and chased down OG Anunoby for a blocked shot in the third quarter, plays that served as early hints he still has elite game when the Sixers need it most.After the Sixers let a 14-point lead slip away in the fourth, it was James not Joel Embiid or even Tyrese Maxey who closed out the champs.James then capped his best game of the season with the go-ahead bucket with 1:10 remaining and V.J Edgecombe buried an insurance 3-pointer for the four-point lead. James sealed the 98-93 win in an NBA Cup group game with a tip-in and nearly pulled off a triple-double with nine rebounds and eight assists."He's been good," coa