On December 13, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Magic 106-94 at home. In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers played a crazy 36-10 offense, from falling behind by 3 points to surpassing their opponents by 23 points. The "lake three collapses" in the mouth of the fans have become the "lake three crazys" that make the opponents afraid! James played at a high level on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends and became the number one contributor to the Lakers' winning. James blasted down 30 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 blocks, including 14 points in the third quarter.
In the crucial third quarter, James played 9 minutes and 17 seconds, had 14 points, 3 assists and 2 blocks in the single quarter, 5 of 7 and 2 of 3 three-pointers. James played completely, hitting two three-pointers in a row at the beginning of the third quarter, and then playing 2+1 to help the Lakers play on the offensive end. He also staged a one-handed split, and the two blocks were also imposing!
The magic was tired of playing on the offensive end, and the defensive end made the magic completely helpless. At the beginning of the third quarter, after 1 minute and 5 seconds, Wendell Carter hit two free throws, and the Magic failed to score 8 minutes and 12 seconds. During this time period, the Lakers played a wave of 23-0 offensive, which was impressive. The Lakers relaxed in the fourth quarter, allowing the Magic to chase back some points, but in the end they still won at home.
In fact, the lake three madness is not just the performance of such a game. In the past 7 games, the Lakers' third quarter wins are already the first level in the league in the same period. Counting the 26 points won in the third quarter of this game, the Lakers won 69 points in the third quarter of the last 7 games, and averaged 9.9 points in the third quarter!
What is this level? Both the total winning points and the average win points per game are the first in the league in the same period (last 7 games), beating the Jazz who have won all of the last 7 games (51 points won in the third quarter and 7.3 points per game in the third quarter).
James was the key to the Lakers' recent third-quarter outburst. The data shows that James played 6 of these 7 games, scoring a total of 54 points in the third quarter of 6 games, averaging 9 points per game!