On January 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, the Lakers at home to meet the Blazers, the Lakers under the leadership of James, the first quarter of the bomb 43 points, to take a 15-point lead. In the second quarter, the Lakers continued to suppress their opponents, taking a 15-point lead at halftime, and James had 27 points and 10 rebounds in the half.
Both teams have been in bad shape recently, the Lakers have lost 6 of their last 7 games, ranking 7th in the West, and the Blazers have suffered 3 consecutive losses, with a 13-21 record of only 12th in the West, and the core Lillard is in poor form. The two teams have met once this season, when the Lakers lost to the Blazers by 15 points.
Vogel returned, the Lakers adjusted the starting line-up again, James served as the starting center for the second time in his career, and the Blazers lacked a major general. The Lakers entered the state quickly, as soon as they came up, they hit the opponent 12-4, James was unstoppable, continuous tough breakthrough scores, showed domineering celebration moves, he got 15 points and 7 rebounds in the first quarter, and the Lakers quickly opened up the point difference. Lillard felt bad, the Blazers attacked the dud, Anthony shot 3 three-pointers off the bench, the Lakers blossomed more points, and shot 43 points in a single quarter, achieving a 15-point advantage, and 43 points in a single quarter set a team record this season.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers' offensive efficiency was still very high, continuing to widen the point difference, James hit a three-pointer, and the Lakers led by 20 points at 49-29. The Blazers' offense finally picked up, scoring 6 points in a row to narrow the point gap, James scored a free throw to stop the bleeding, and then dunked the score, James excitedly showed muscle celebration, the Lakers stabilized the situation, James hit the bottom corner of the three points, the Lakers 56-39 lead to stop the Blazers.
Back from the timeout, the Lakers continued to extend their advantage, Bradley hit a three-pointer, and the point difference once again came to 20 points. James was again a dunk under the basket, completely unstoppable, and the two teams' scores alternately rose, and the Lakers led by 17 points 69-54 at halftime.
James exploded with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists at halftime, Anthony shot 4 three-pointers for 12 points, Munch 11 points, and Westbrook 7 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Lillard was dumbfounded, scoring 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting at halftime, McLemore scored 20 points to become a wizard, and no one else scored in double figures.