On December 16, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's western focus battle, the Lone Rangers welcomed the Lakers' challenge at home. After 48 minutes of regular time and 5 minutes of overtime, the Lakers finally beat the Lone Rangers 107:104, and the record became 16 wins and 13 losses, the second time this season to win three consecutive games!
The Lakers were able to win today, and James is naturally the biggest contributor. Throughout the game, James played 43 minutes and shot 9-of-19, including 4-of-9 from three-point range and 2-of-3 from the free throw line, totaling 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
James fired wide in the first quarter, hitting a three-pointer on the left and right sides of the arc to score 10 points in a single quarter. In the second quarter of the game, there was a heart-wrenching scene on the field. In an attack, James faced Porzingis defensively with the ball to break through, after completing the layup, James stepped on Porzingis's foot with his left foot during the fall, and it can be clearly seen that James's foot is broken. Then he fell to the ground in pain, holding his left ankle.
But after a short break, he tightened his shoelaces and returned to the race.
In the first half, James shot a total of 5 of 9, including 3 of 4 three-pointers to get 15 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. After the start of the third quarter, James continued his good hand. In a wave of counterattacks, the Lone Ranger attack failed, James held the ball just past halfway, he stepped on the logo to hit a super far three-pointer, this goal helped the Lakers to play a wave of 14:3, the Lone Rangers quickly requested a timeout.
In the final quarter of the Showdown, the Lone Rangers quickly established a seven-point lead, James stepped up and hit two consecutive goals to narrow the point difference, and then he assisted his teammates to score consecutive points to help the team rebound. In overtime, James used a dunk to help the team lead by 3 points, and after the Lone Rangers Hardaway hit a 3-pointer, James assisted West to hit a 3-pointer, although the Lone Rangers equalized again. But with Reeves's 3-point kill, the Lakers still beat the Lone Rangers in a thrilling way.
It is worth mentioning that in today's game, James had two balls to show him the excellent state of the game. These included a one-handed dunk, which unfortunately did not count as a score due to the referee blowing a foul in advance.
In another round, James tried to block the Lone Ranger's Brunson shot, and it can be seen that James has surpassed the rebound after taking off.
It is important to know that there are still 14 days to go before James will celebrate his 37th birthday. And his current performance makes people completely unable to see the invasion of his body by the years.
According to the schedule, the Lakers will host the Timberwolves on December 18, and they will strive for four consecutive wins!