Beijing time on December 20, the Lakers today away challenge the Bulls, this is a strong dialogue, before the game, the Lakers ranked sixth in the West, the Bulls ranked second in the East, DeRozan this comeback state is good, under his leadership, the Bulls playing at home in the first half ahead of the Lakers by 2 points, the score is 61-59. The Lakers' recent situation is not optimistic, Bazemore has just returned not long after, was quarantined, this game can not play, thick eyebrows affected by injuries, at least 4 weeks of rest.
Before the end of the first half, the Bulls once stretched the point difference to 10 points, but Westbrook, Thomas Jr., James and Anthony four people have stepped forward, continuously helped the team stop the bleeding, and finally narrowed the point difference, the Lakers did well in the first half of the ball, the half has sent 16 assists, in terms of rebound protection, Jordan Jr. was a man, and the half-time wildly picked 6 rebounds. In terms of data, in the case of thick eyebrows, Wei Shao broke out in the first half, 6 of 10, 12 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and the overall performance was very good.
But Wei Shao also has two major flaws, in the first half, he personally made 3 mistakes, three points and 2 shots 0, in addition, Wei Shao's shots and breakthroughs add up to a total of 8 out of 6, it can be seen that Wei Shao's threat is still very large, although the Lakers are behind in the score, but at halftime, Wei Shao's plus and minus values are the same as James, are 0. Thomas Jr. started this game, creating a big surprise, half-time, he played 17 minutes and 22 seconds, 3 of 6, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 9 points and 1 rebound, the performance was very amazing.
James was also in excellent form in the first half, 5 of 12 in the half, sending a comprehensive stat of 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, but unfortunately, he lost all three shots in the outside line, and the Lakers' double core outside line added up to 5 of 0, which did hurt morale. Anthony came off the bench for 14 minutes, and his form picked up, 4 of 7, with 12 points and 2 rebounds, Anthony's half-time score was the same as Westbrook's, which was the highest in the team, and his plus-minus was +3 and the highest in the team. Jordan Jr. started and scored 6 points and 6 rebounds on 3-of-3 at halftime, Ellington had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 3 points, Ariza had 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and Rondo had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
For the Bulls, DeRozan shot 3-of-8, and although his shooting percentage was not too high, he continued to make damage and walked to the free throw line, scoring 14 points and 3 assists at halftime; Vulcan made 5 of 9, cutting 13 points and 7 rebounds; The ball brother was 6 of 10, giving 15 points and 4 assists; Caruso was 2 of 6, with 6 points and 6 rebounds; And Javent Green had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Although the Lakers are fighting on the road, but the momentum has been played, Lavin does not fight, the Bulls' combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, see what kind of performance the Lakers will bring in the second half.