Beijing time this morning, the 2021-22 NBA Professional League regular season Dallas Mavericks sat at home against the Los Angeles Lakers as promised. In this game, Lone Ranger coach Jason Kidd sent Jaylen Brunson, Reggie Bullock, Dorian Finney Smith, Porzingis, Dwight Powell to start the lineup, and Luka Doncic was absent due to injury. Lakers coach Frank Vogel sent Russell Westbrook, Avery Bradley, Wayne Ellington, LeBron James and Anthony Davis to start.
When the game started, Powell received a dunk in the air, and Bradley responded with a long-range shot! Porzingis jumped into the basket and James hit three consecutive points with a bow and arrow. Brunson's consecutive shots and passes were good, but then the Lone Rangers offense came to a standstill, Davis made a strong attack, Anthony and Reeves fired from the outside, and the Lakers exploded to open up the lead 14-4. Porzingis scored with a lethal free throw, Westbrook punched the inside with full power, and at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Lone Rangers 33-23.
Entering the second quarter of the game, Anthony threw himself into the net. After that, the Lakers attacked the dud, Burke and Porzingis took turns to play, Kleber soared into three points, Hardaway made a dashing layup, and the Lone Ranger team played a 15-0 rebound score! James, Reeves blossomed inside and out, Brunson suddenly shot inside and outside to take, James shot accurately guided, and at the end of the first half, the Lone Rangers led the Lakers 50-47.
Easy side to fight again, into the third quarter of the game, Brunson continued to kill four sides on the offensive end, Davis inside the line consecutively, Westbrook 2+1 is very exciting! Brunson shot hollow into the net from a distance, James raised his hand from a long distance, and the fans were amazed! Hardaway and Burke scored consecutively, Westbrook and Davis continued to exert their strength, Jordan Jr. completed the air-to-air dunk, Hardaway and Green successively took a hundred steps through the outside line, and the three quarters were over, and the two teams fought 73-73.
Entering the final quarter, Porzingis performed well inside and outside, Smith scored a layup, and the Lone Rangers played a 7-0 mini-climax. Ellington soared into three points, James and Davis attacked unseen in succession, Hardaway and Ellington shot each other, Reeves scored decisively from the outside, and Davis assisted Westbrook's layup into the basket. Porzingis dunked and scored consecutive jumpers, and Ellington hit a three-pointer, and the two sides entered overtime 93-93!
In overtime, Davis hit a steady jumper, Kleber shot from a distance, and Smith scored consecutively on a layup. Through a short adjustment, Westbrook and Davis scored consecutively, James countered with a violent dunk, and Hardaway and Westbrook scored three points against each other! Kleber hit a magic three-pointer, Westbrook broke through the ball, and Reeves finally shot straight down the net from 45 degrees on the right! With this last 1 second of quasi-kill, the Lakers, who finally scored in double figures, narrowly defeated the Lone Rangers 107-104, welcoming a three-game winning streak!
To view the personal data of the main players of both sides:
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 24 points, three rebounds and five assists; Russell Westbrook had 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists; Austin Reeves had 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists; Anthony Davis had 20 points and 12 rebounds; Wayne Ellington had nine points, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals; Bradley had 5 points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals; Anthony had 9 points and four rebounds; jordan Jr. had 2 points and four rebounds.
For the Lone Rangers, Porzingis had 23 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocks; Jason Brunson had 25 points, three rebounds and nine assists; Tim Hardaway Jr. had 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists; Dorian Finney Smith had 10 points, nine rebounds and two assists; Maxi Kleber had nine points and seven rebounds; Trey Burke had 12 points and four rebounds; Dwight Powell had 2 points, three rebounds; and Green had three points.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Lakers coach Frank Vogel praised Austin Reeves' performance, saying: "In overtime, I have to reuse Reeves because his defense is very good, hand interference is very positive, and his footsteps are moving fast. Reeves is a player who is both offensive and defensive, and that's what we love about him, he's the kind of player who can give you a win! Of course, Westbrook's assists should also be praised, trusting teammates, one more pass, it was an important moment of growth for our team. ”
Looking at the losing Lone Rangers, head coach Jason Kidd said helplessly when talking about the game: "We just failed to deal with some small details, including losing rebounds, letting the opponent fake move over the defense and shooting three points, so that the game was dragged into overtime." In extra time, we were going to foul, but the referee didn't blow. We have to do better. ”
According to the schedule, at 11:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 18, the Lakers will play with the away Timberwolves, and at 9:00 a.m. on December 20, the Lone Rangers will compete with the Timberwolves on the road, hoping that in the case of staying away from injuries, the players can play the ideal competitive state!
(Source: Weibo)
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