On December 20, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Chicago Bulls away, and finally after four quarters of competition, the Purple and Gold Army suffered two consecutive defeats against the opponent by 5 points. In this game, the 37-year-old melon poured his all efforts on both ends of the attack and defense, and the performance was impressive.
In the first quarter, the melon bench only played three minutes, but the offensive end quickly entered the state, hitting consecutive long-range single-quarter shots to get five points. In the second quarter, Anthony kept his grip on the bat, continued to hit mid-range shots and three-pointers, and sent blocks from the defensive end! Throughout the first half, Anthony contributed 12 points on 4-of-7, a key point for the Lakers to trail the Bulls by just two points at halftime.
Entering the third quarter, Anthony directly replaced Jordan Jr. into the starting lineup, although the offensive efficiency declined, but still hit a very wonderful goal, Anthony received the ball to face Vucevic's defense to play a dance, turned in place to shake out the open position to steadily hit the three-pointer, and made the iconic three-finger headshot celebration. In addition, melons sent 2 breaks and 1 cap on the defensive end of the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Anthony received two consecutive James passes on the right side and hit two key three-pointers, helping the Lakers take the lead again. But the Lakers had no way to take DeRozan's mid-range on the defensive end, and finally 110-115 was completed by the Bulls to complete the season double.
In the whole game, Anthony played 29 minutes, 7 of 17 three-pointers, 12 of 5 free throws, 2 of 2, cut 21 points, 5 boards, 2 broken and 2 caps, attacked and defended both ends of the effort, although the plus-minus value was only +1, but it was the only player on the Lakers team whose positive and negative value was positive.