On December 13, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Magic team in Staples, and in the absence of the core of the inner line, James got a triple-double stat of 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Lakers to easily defeat the Magic team and make their ranking once again come to the sixth position in the West.
In the third quarter of the season, the Lakers played a breathtaking offensive and defensive performance. At one point, the Magic didn't score for 8 minutes, and only hit 2 of the 23 shots in the entire third quarter, shooting only 8.7%! It was the Lakers' lowest percentage of opponents' shooting limits in a single quarter since the 1994 season.
During the season of the game, the US media released a data for the third quarter of the Lakers. In the first 18 games of the season, the Lakers lost an average of 5.6 points per game in the third quarter, ranking first in the league, so they also had the title of "Lake Three Jump". But in the past 10 games, the Lakers have averaged 8.8 points per game in the third quarter, surpassing the Warriors and ranking first in the league!
In addition, this season, the Lakers' defensive efficiency ranks 11th in the league, and its offensive efficiency ranks 23rd in the league. But since Jordan Jr. no longer became the Lakers' starting center, the Lakers' offensive efficiency in the same period soared to the ninth in the league, the defensive efficiency in the league fifth in the same period, and the net win score of 100 rounds was 5th in the league in the same period.
It can be said that compared with the performance of the season's collapse, the lakers' state has begun to pick up, gradually establishing their own defensive system, and beginning to show the data that the championship team should have, but it has not yet been reflected in the record. Before the All-Star Game, the Lakers' record and ranking will definitely pick up, but where this team can go in the playoffs, it needs to wait for the return of all the players to evaluate.
James, on the other hand, has scored more than 30 points in six of his last 8 games. Vogel said: When there is only one big or no big one on the court, the space on the court can be improved, creating a more convenient "lane" for James.