In this lakers vs rockets confrontation, the Lakers, who have suffered five consecutive defeats, finally ended their losing streak under the leadership of James and achieved a long-lost victory. In this battle, James shot 11 of 19 from the field in 39 minutes, including 3 of 5 from three-point range, and cut down 32 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 blocks. In the final quarter of the game, James relied on a steady free throw to bring his career total to 36,000 points, deservedly becoming the youngest "36,000 points" in NBA history, but the "miracle" created by James is far from over.
In the final moments of the game, james and Westbrook's blocking and dismantling cooperation finally made the Lakers eat a little sweetness, and the Rockets' disadvantage on the inside defensive end has also been highlighted, it is clear that allowing James to try the no-ball play can make the Lakers' offense more diverse, and his empty-cut running ability and the stability of the basket end are also difficult for other teammates to surpass. However, in this game, Lakers coach Fitzdale, who made James the starting center, praised James in the post-game interview stage, saying: "LeBron's plus-minus when playing the fifth position is very exaggerated, tonight against the Rockets, this is a good time for him to play center." For Fitzdale's remarks, many fans even said sarcastically: "Good guy, even Director Lu didn't dare to play like this!" ”
In addition to James and Westbrook, the two players who got the triple-double, the starting Munch was able to shoot 7 of 14 in the 40 minutes of playing time, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, 25 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. After joining the Lakers, Munch showed his talent on the offensive end very well, and his defensive ability has also grown visibly with the naked eye, which has improved a lot more than the opening stage. Therefore, after the end of the game, Old Zhan praised the treasure boy in an interview with the media, saying: "Munch, in his entire 40 minutes of playing time, every second he was on the court was a threat. To be able to get such a high evaluation from James is undoubtedly a great encouragement for the young Munch.
A few days ago, in the year-end war against the Nets, Harden once again showed a very strong competitive state, at that time, many fans joked: "If Artest is still in the Lakers, I am afraid Harden will not dare to be so unscrupulous." However, after the game against the Rockets, james was interviewed by Spectrum, Artest also came to the studio as a guest, and the host also quipped that Artest is now ready to join the Lakers on a 10-day contract!
James was also amused and said, "Metta World Peace, get ready because we may need your help." It is worth mentioning that at the end of 2017, Artest also served as a player development coach for the South Bay Lakers (a development league team under the Lakers) for a period of time. Jokes are ridiculed, but now this weakly defended Lakers team does need a forward defensive tough guy like Artest to strengthen their lineup, if it is five years in the morning, maybe Atai can really put on the Lakers' uniform again.