On December 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers defeated the Rockets away from home 132-123, the 37-year-old James as the starting center, the whole game played 40 minutes 19 shots 11, three points 5 3 got 32 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds, the key moment to chase and deter Green, key moments two free throws and dunks scored, the last quarter 14 points dominated the game, and finally the Lakers won the victory, scoring 30+ in 5 consecutive games, officially reaching the 36,000 points milestone.
In the first quarter of the game, the Rockets opened with full firepower, saw James open the scoring mode early, outside three points and middle shots responded to Wood, when the Lakers did not score, James again hit three points to stand up, but also with the ball to pick more than one kill to the box to play 2 + 1, at this time the old Zhan Daxiu muscle crazy celebration, Anthony on the field after two consecutive three-pointers, old Zhan back score to help the Lakers lead by 8 points.
After James went off the court, the Rockets frantically counterattacked and turned the situation around, leading by one point to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter of 10 minutes and 11 seconds, James came back on the court, Westbrook and Munch began to score, of which Munch's one-arm split was too explosive, and old Zhan tried to organize the offense, but when the opportunity came, James could still blast in three points, but the Lakers and Rockets played very glued most of the time, the last 1 minute and 49 seconds of the first half, James' high difficulty back drift score, Westbrook counterattacked on the basket, Anthony hit another three-pointer, and the Lakers led by 8 points at 67-59 at halftime.
James shot 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range for 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
In the second half, James only shot once in the third quarter, the offensive end did not shoot much, the Rockets continued to narrow the point gap and equalize the score, fortunately Wei Shao shot a three-point whistle, and the Lakers led into the final quarter; during which James staged a signature chase blood cap, volleyball big hat Nouaba was too fierce, waving goodbye to celebrate.
In the final quarter, the Lakers led by 11 points in a 6-0 small climax, after which Jaylen Green hit three consecutive points, the Rockets suddenly opened fire, Green hit three points again; seeing James break through to stop the bleeding, Wei Shao buckled again.
At the critical moment, James back assisted Bradley's easy layup, the two teams continued to stalemate, the last 3 minutes, James desperately chased after the interference Green, the Lakers challenged successfully, Anthony key three points and rebounds, James key two free throws, dunk roar and empty cut basket, the key moment scored 10 points to dominate the game, and finally the Lakers defeated the Rockets on the road to end the 5-game losing streak.
James celebrated happily after the game, grinning and hugging and encouraging Jaylen Green.