On December 24, Beijing time, when the Lakers' home stadium Staples Arena ushered in the "curtain battle", James opened the "full strength" mode in the first half, the first two quarters of James 16 10 efficient bombing 23 + 6 + 4 data, the whole game is bombed 36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks of high-quality data. However, James and Wei Shao's double nuclear threat is also difficult to stop the Spurs' team attack, a wave of 4 consecutive losses made the Lakers' winning rate drop below 50%, but also let James once again join the "empty cutting group".
It is worth mentioning that James has scored 30+ points in 9 of his last 13 games, and 30+ points in 11 of his 21 games this season, which has surpassed his 30+ points of only 9 times in 45 games last season, showing James's sword immortality.
When James scored less than 30 points in the past two games, or even 24 points in one game and only 18 points in one game, the Lakers also lost consecutively. In the absence of a thick eyebrow brother, the Lakers need James to play a better performance, and they need "all their strength" to save the Lakers.
James played well enough in the high-profile Staples Arena finale, playing well enough that he played 19 minutes and 19 seconds in the first half, giving 10 of 16 efficient shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, plus 1 of 1 free throw, and 23 points, 6 rebounds (2 offensive rebounds), 4 assists and 1 steal in the first two quarters. Only when James was resting, the Lakers once fell into a sports goal drought for up to 3 minutes, and their dependence on James was too serious.
In the entire first half of the game, the Lakers only had James scored in double figures, while the Spurs scored in double figures with 4 people, especially the bench 3 people scored in double figures, which was in stark contrast to the Lakers and was also the fundamental factor for the Lakers to fall behind.
Although Westbrook exploded in the third quarter to blast 17 points in a single quarter, the Lakers were not able to stop the Spurs' team attack and continued to be pulled apart by opponents. James is still efficient in the third quarter of 6,40 points, he scored 10 more points in a single quarter, the first three quarters have been bombed 33 + 7 + 4 + 1, but still little effect can not save the Lakers.
In the final quarter, the Spurs once again suppressed the Lakers to open up a 20+ lead, and James continued to improve his stats, playing an extremely versatile quasi-triple-double data. It's just that the Lakers only rely on James and Westbrook to score in the double core, which is ultimately unable to stop the Spurs' team offensive, and it is also the first time that the Lakers have lost to the Spurs this season, and it is the second time in the last 9 meetings to lose to the Spurs.
When the Lakers had 9 minutes and 40 seconds left in the final quarter, they had already replaced James in advance, but let Wei Shao continue to lead the team to play, so that James finally went off the field to rest. When James was replaced, he also had a frustrated and serious end, and it was undoubtedly a very sad thing to bid farewell to staples arena with a defeat.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)