On December 13, Beijing time, the Lakers played at home against the Magic, and they fell behind by 3 points 49-52 in the first half. James had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the first half, including a beautiful 2+1 that made Zhan Huang shake his shoulders and chest muscles and roar very domineeringly. Anthony scored 10 points in the first half and Westbrook scored eight in the first half.
The thick-browed brother continued to be absent, and the Lakers continued the starting lineup of the previous game - Westbrook, Tucker Jr., Bradley, James and Howard.
The Lakers started sharply, James scored first, then Tucker Jr. threw in a three-pointer, then Tucker Jr. scored another goal, and the Lakers started 7-0. After Magic rookie Franz Wagner scored a three-pointer, James received a pass from Westbrook and scored another goal, forcing the Magic to call a timeout.
However, the Magic then scored consecutive points under the leadership of Cole Anthony, playing a 10-0 small climax and completing the score reversal in one fell swoop. Howard dunked and Anthony scored. But James was limited since scoring two goals at the start of the quarter and didn't score again in the quarter. The Lakers trailed 18-25 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Westbrook Zion scored, and then Anthony began to threaten, he made two fouls and hit all two free throws, and then shot three-pointers. James came with a beautiful 2+1, he hit Terrance Rose back, formed a breakthrough layup score and created a Terrence Rose foul.
James was very excited about the forced impact on the basket score, he clenched his fists and roared low, and shook his shoulders and chest muscles, and his eyes were sharp and domineering. James also hit a penalty. The Magic Hampton technical foul, but unfortunately Ellington did not score a technical penalty.
Lakers Reeves made two fouls and missed the team, James assisted Tucker Jr. to dunk the score, and the Lakers completed the counterattack. However, the Magic's Wendell Carter scored from mid-range and then three-pointers, giving the Magic another lead over the Lakers.
James did not score much in the first half of this game, he has scored 30+ in the last 7 games, but his offensive desire in this game is not very strong, and he is more focused on creating offensive opportunities for his teammates.
With 1:15 left in the second quarter, James broke through to score a layup, his fourth goal in the first half. With 4.9 seconds left in the second quarter, James grabbed an offensive rebound with Westbrook being blocked, and his score finally double-doubled. The Lakers trailed by three points in the first half, 49-52.