On December 29, Beijing time, the Lakers, who lost 5 consecutive games, challenged the Rockets with 4 consecutive defeats on the road. The recent situation of both teams is not good, and the Lakers have struggled with the absence of major players in a row.
Facing the Rockets, the Lakers pulled out the team's 19th starting lineup this season, after Stanley Johnson, who played in the development league, was pushed to the start, and James, who was also the starting point guard a year ago, turned into a starting center.
After the opening, both teams focused their offense on the outside, with Wood and Kevin Porter Jr. hitting consecutive three-pointers. For the Lakers, the offense is also relatively simple, and in addition to cover, it seems that they do not intend to use complex tactics.
When Wood scored six straight points, center James fired up. Emaciated Wood couldn't compete against the bulldozer-style style of play, and James scored consecutive points to score 13 points in the first quarter for nine minutes.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed 34-35. At the beginning of the second quarter, the scores of the two teams have also been rising alternately. Munch's three-point shooter fell, and Anthony and Westbrook also maintained fairly high shooting percentages.
The Rockets continue to rely on talent to play, players are more single-handed, and aerial relay footage is rather rare.
Before the end of the half, the Lakers played a wave of offense to pull the point difference.
At 67-59, the Lakers entered the second half with an eight-point advantage, and James, Westbrook, Melon and Munch scored in double-double half.
And Wei Shao's five big 囧 operations have become one of the highlights on the field. By the third quarter, James hadn't put much effort into the offensive end, and the Rockets briefly forced the score closer in the second half.
It is worth noting that on the defensive end, with 7 minutes and 05 seconds left in the third quarter, and 6 minutes and 57 seconds left, James sent two blood caps in succession, which was quite shocking.
By the middle of the fourth quarter, James transformed into an organizational guard and advanced forward with the ball. Unfortunately, his passing error, taking advantage of this mistake, Green Jr. quickly countered and stopped the three-point shot.
While on the basket, Tucker Jr. pushed Nwaba away, and the Rockets played an alternative "3+1" to chase the score to 111 draws!
James quickly hit the basket to succeed, and Wei Shao's tomahawk-style split slammed directly into the basket's neck, providing material for the five big lu again.
The last quarter went into the last 3 minutes, and the score of the two teams was still glued. Anthony's three-pointer, Westbrook's frontcourt rebound, james rushing to the basket to create a Foul on Wood.
With 1 minute and 40 seconds left in the game, the Lakers extended their lead to 6 points.
After this, Wei Shao and James blocked twice, James rushed to the basket, Wei Shaoren arrived at the ball, and old Zhan was dunked and basketed again, scoring 4 points in a row.
The Rockets were forced to stop, and James and Munch came to a "Hello Gay" celebration.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 132-123, ending a 5-game losing streak and giving their opponents 5 consecutive defeats. James had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and Westbrook had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and both superstars had triple-doubles.
In addition, James also reached a milestone, becoming the youngest Mr. 36,000 points in history!