On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers challenged the Lone Ranger away, this battle Doncic was absent, the Lakers had a more leading edge in strength, but the game was difficult to understand, and the two sides won and lost through overtime. The Lakers won thanks to losing draft Reeves, who made a brilliant run with a thousand-dollar three-pointer with a few assists in the last 0.9 seconds. After the game, teammates poured water in the locker room to celebrate his kill, and the limelight overshadowed James. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers have played 6 overtime games this season, the most in all teams, and the record of 5 wins and 1 loss is also the first in the league.
Of course, James, as the leader of the team, will not be jealous, he generously said after the game that he was proud and excited about Reeves's kill, and more importantly, he also gave Reeves the ball for the game as a memorial. James also performed well in this game, with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and he is still the offensive core of the whole team. Thick-browed brother got 20 points and 12 rebounds, took on the burden of defense, and he was in a good mood to win three consecutive wins, and after the game he said he would continue to maintain the momentum of three consecutive wins. Westbrook's performance was remarkable, with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, and more importantly, he did not have selfish intentions in the final attack, but passed the ball to Reeves in the big empty position, of course, Rivers did not disappoint, and led the Lakers to victory with a wonderful shot.
In addition to the kills, Reeves also got a comprehensive statistic of 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, it is worth mentioning that Reeves is only a lost draft, and fans have said that the Lakers have picked up the treasure. Of course, Reeves can complete the kill, but also thanks to Wei Shao, if before he would have chosen to shoot himself, and this time he chose to pass, I have to say that after coming to the Lakers, he has changed a lot. With 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1 assist this season, Reeves is a qualified role player with 50 percent shooting and 39 percent from three-point range. Reeves also had a high emotional intelligence, and after the game he thanked Vogel for giving his teammates the opportunity to perform.
Porzingis had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Doncic did not play the core role in him, and Brunson played 25 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists in the game, and the data was very comprehensive. Bowie Shao, who came off the bench, also performed well, with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. After the game, Kidd said the reason for the Lone Ranger's defeat, he believes that the team did not do a good job of details, but the player's hard work is still worthy of praise. In fact, as a tactical master, James has long known Kidd's tactics, he believes that the Lone Ranger will narrow the defensive range into the penalty area to reduce the Lakers' inside shooting rate, and the result is that the Lakers' outside shooting rate reached 38.5%, especially in the fourth quarter and overtime, a total of 5 three-pointers were hit, creating a new record in team history for 25 years.