On December 16, Beijing time, the Lakers played against the Lone Rangers, and Davis returned in this battle, and doncic was absent from the Lone Rangers side. The rhythm of the game was mastered by the Lakers, and the team exploded 6 of 9 three-pointers in the first quarter to build a 10-point lead. But in the second quarter, the Lone Ranger fought back madly, playing a wave of 15-0 to achieve a rebound, but in the third quarter, the Lakers woke up, davis state recovery single quarter cut 10 points and 4 rebounds to help the Lakers chase the score to 73-73 draw.
Entering the final quarter, the two sides opened the white-hot duel stage, the Lone Ranger took the lead, Brunson continued the good state of cutting 23 points in the first three quarters, repeatedly holding the ball single to seek to block and dismantle the Lakers' internal line role, scoring consecutive points, the Lone Ranger blasted 13-5 to establish a lead again. At the critical moment, James stood up in time to score, a breakthrough with the ball, an empty cut into a 2+1, and consecutive points allowed the Lakers to bite the score to 82-85, at this time there are 6 minutes left in regular time.
Then Burke seized the opportunity to jump to score, Ellington immediately hit a three-point response, Reeves also hit a three-point shot, James grabbed a key rebound, Davis low singles missed, but Westbrook caught an offensive rebound, and the second offense hit, the Lakers responded with an 8-2 direct score to overtake the score, the score came to 90-89, the Lakers led.
In the last 3 minutes of regular time, Porzingis scored with a dunk, Ellington missed a three-point shot, Hardaway single Reeves broke through the hand, James quickly shot three points and missed, Porzingis held the ball at the key moment to shoot, at this time the score was 93-90, the Lone Ranger led. In the last 1 minute, Ellington's empty three-point shot was still not hit, the remaining 38 seconds, the lone ranger attacked, Davis sat in the box to send out the block, James counterattacked the three-point shot is still not hit, fortunately at the critical moment Davis point to rebound, Ellington bottom line to catch the shot three points finally hit, the score came to 93-93 draw, the regular time is only 2 seconds left. The last offense Burke missed a three-pointer and the game went into overtime.
In overtime, Davis teamed up with James to dominate the game, the former 2-of-2 with 4 points to establish a lead, James at a critical moment a counter-attack dunk to extend the advantage. However, Hardaway made a three-point shot to equalize the score, but unfortunately, Wei Shao received James's wonderful pass and immediately hit a three-point response, and the Big Three made 5 of 7 in overtime. In the end, the Lakers relied on Reeves's 0.9-second three-point shot to defeat the Lone Ranger, the score was 107-104, and the Lakers won 3 consecutive wins!
The Lakers' play in this game can be described as a roller coaster, the first quarter early to gain an advantage, leading by 10 points, the second quarter sudden power outage was beaten 15-0, directly behind the score. In the third quarter, the Lakers resumed high-intensity attack and defense, played a 17-3 attack wave again, and played unstable ups and downs, which is a true portrayal of the Lakers' game. Even in the last 3 minutes before the end of regular time, the Lakers first had frequent problems in the defense and fell behind by 7 points, and the three-point shot in the continuous empty position at the key moment was missed, and Ellington was able to hit the key three-point equalizer after two three-point shots, and the Lakers' play always made the outside world scratch their heads.
It's just good that Davis's comeback makes the Lakers' big three combination complete, the three of them played very well in this game, James hit 4 three-pointers to cut 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, always able to score points to help the team when the Lakers are at a disadvantage, Wei Shao is actively fighting through the whole field, shooting 8 of 18 to get 23 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists of the quasi-triple-double, Davis was depressed in the first half, rebounded quickly in the second half, and finally cut 20 points and 12 rebounds in 18, and 2 of 2 in overtime to get 4 points is very critical. And Reeves, who completed the quasi-kill, can be called a super strange soldier, with 15 points and 7 rebounds on 5 of 5 three points in the whole game, and a sword in overtime, which is the first hero to win!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)