On December 20, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers lost 110-115 to the Bulls on the road, eating two consecutive losses. Thomas Jr. was 5 of 11 in this game, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, 13 points, 2 boards, 1 assist and 2 turnovers, and his play in the game was very good, whether it was three-pointers or the degree of effort, it was recognized by the outside world.
As soon as the first quarter came up, Thomas Jr. made a mistake in stepping on the line and the ball was converted. Soon after, however, he received a pass from Ellington and hit a three-pointer to regain face. Jordan Jr. gave thomas jr. after picking the board, and he directly took the ball to pick up the basket but unfortunately got out of his hand. In the second quarter, Thomas Jr. also had a pass error, but he scored from the outside. When Ball lost the shot, Thomas Jr. took advantage of the opportunity of the conversion and directly hit the three-pointer. Thomas Jr. played 17 minutes and 22 seconds in the first half, shooting 3-of-6 and 3-of-4 from three-point range to score nine points.
Early in the third quarter, when Caruso broke the ball, Thomas Jr. immediately countered the ball, very positive. After receiving Anthony's pass, Thomas Jr. made a slight adjustment and threw a score, which directly allowed the Lakers to reverse the score. Westbrook had the opportunity to counterattack, not advancing in the case of a 2-man defense, but Thomas Jr. followed up with a layup. In addition to scoring his own, Thomas Jr. also assisted James to shoot a three-pointer, and Thomas Jr. scored four points in the quarter.
After the final quarter, Thomas Jr. was whistled consecutively for stealing fouls and blocking fouls. Thomas Jr. didn't get a lot of chances either, and the Lakers regretted losing.
Thomas Jr.'s performance in this game was also very good, in addition to scoring to help the team, impressive to say is the third quarter of that layup, when Westbrook counterattacked, Lakers players except For Thomas Jr., everyone else chose to watch without following up. And when Westbrook did not advance, Thomas Jr. pressed two Bulls players and directly made up the basket to score, to know that Thomas Jr. is very short in height, but his hard work and positivity have won opportunities for himself.
So many fans have expressed their hope that Thomas Jr. can turn positive to the Lakers, and the Lakers may not lack thomas Jr. players, but his enthusiasm is that the Lakers do not have all the players with formal contracts at present, which can drive the whole team very well.