Relying on a three-point kill by losing draft Winner Rivers in the final moments of overtime, the Lakers beat the Lone Rangers 107-104 on the road. On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to compete, and the Los Angeles Lakers challenged the Dara Lone Rangers who lacked Doncic. In the end, the Lakers struggled to win the Lone Ranger on the road after a hard battle in overtime. In this game, James scored 24 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, thick eyebrows 20 points and 12 boards, Westbrook 23 points, 10 boards and 9 assists, Rivers made 5 of 6 three-pointers, and cut 15 points, 7 boards and 2 assists.
In the first quarter of the game, the Lone Rangers had no feel at home, and none of the 7 shots from the outside were hit, and soon the Purple and Gold Army established a 10-point lead. After the first quarter, the Lakers led the Lone Rangers 33-23. In the second quarter of the game, the Lone Ranger played a wave of 9-0 small climax as soon as he came up, and as Kleber hit the Lone Ranger's first three points of the game, directly stopping the Lakers. The timeout returned, the Lakers did not give a response, but the Lone Rangers became more and more courageous, after Bronson and Hardaway continuously attacked the Lakers' restricted area, the Lone Rangers were 38-35 successfully countered the score, and Vogel had no choice but to call out the timeout again. Since then, the Lakers have continued to perform badly, with thick eyebrows and three-point direct air, Westbrook offensive fouls, and various mistakes, but fortunately, James finally pressed the whistle three-point shot at halftime, and the Lakers fell behind the Lone Ranger 47-50 at halftime.
In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers' big three finally had a normal output, the thick eyebrow brother began to cut points, Wei Shao killed and created fouls, James was far away from three points, and the Purple and Gold Army finally rebounded again. In the ensuing game, the Lone Ranger has been biting, the two sides have played very anxiously, the score is a draw, and the first three quarters of the battle are tied by the two teams to 73.
In the crucial fourth quarter, the Lakers were beaten by the Lone Rangers 7-0, 80-73 as soon as they came up, and the Purple and Gold Army was forced to call a timeout to adjust. Fortunately, the timeout came back, Ellington scored three points, and James made a layup to help the Lakers stop the bleeding. Seeing that the Lone Ranger was about to open the score again, Ellington and Rivers hit three points in succession, Westbrook's inner line layup was successful, and the Lakers were 90-89 difficult to reverse the score, stopping the Lone Ranger. Returning from a timeout, the Lone Ranger scored four points in a row to lead the Lakers 93-90 in the final moments of the game. In the final attack, James missed three points, seeing that the Lakers were about to lose on the road, Ellington's big heart three points helped the Purple and Gold Army magically continue to live, and the two sides fought a 93-to-9 draw into overtime.
In overtime, the Lakers and the Lone Rangers still played a difficult point, especially in the last minute, Wei Shao hit his first three-pointer of the game, helping the Lakers to lead the Lone Rangers 104-101. After the Lone Ranger returned from a timeout, Kleber responded with a strong three-pointer, and the two sides drew 104 to draw again. The Lakers held the final attack, and Westbrook broke through to find Rivers, who threw in his fifth three-pointer of the game to help the Purple and Gold Army complete the kill.
Facing the lone rangers who lack Doncic, the Lakers won after overtime, and this battle has too much to summarize and reflect on for the Purple and Gold Army. In particular, a problem that needs to be paid attention to by the Lakers.
This problem is the mistake of the team's low level. In the first quarter, the Lakers took a double-digit lead. Just when everyone thought that the Purple and Gold Legion would easily take down the Lone Rangers without Doncic, the Lakers soldiers made mistakes and forcibly retained the suspense of the game. Throughout the first half, the Lakers made as many as 9 mistakes, directly giving the Lone Rangers the opportunity to reverse the score, and the number of mistakes in the whole game was more than that of the Lone Rangers. But in this game, the Lakers can control mistakes and will not play so hard.
Fortunately, the Lakers have Rivers in the squad today, with 5 three-pointers in the whole game, plus a key overtime kill of three points, so that the Purple and Gold Army avoid embarrassment!