The showdown between the Lakers and timberwolves, with Towns and Russell absent, is an opportunity for the Lakers to take revenge. In the decisive moment, Anthony and Bradley became the key, Anthony played 3+1, Bradley hit a high-difficult whistle shot, the two's key 5 points saved James and Westbrook, and the Lakers also got the victory as desired. Westbrook's 9 turnovers, James' two missed free throws at key moments, and 1 of 5 in the final quarter was depressed, really thanks to Anthony.
In this game, James and Wei Shao led the team to play, the first quarter James got 7 points, Wei Shao 6 points, but there were 3 mistakes, the Lakers led by 7 points in the first quarter, in this case, the Lakers have an advantage, but it is not stable. In the second quarter, Wei Shao's mistakes are still many, he made 4 mistakes in a single quarter, half-time is 7 mistakes, he is also helpless to shake his head, the Lakers are also chased by the Timberwolves, only 3 points in the half.
In the last two quarters, the Lakers and Timberwolves also played very fiercely, although the Timberwolves were missing two scoring points, but they were very athletic and energetic, and they have been putting pressure on the Lakers. James' scoring was steady, but in the crucial moments of the fourth quarter, James did not score a three-point shot and a basket attack, and the Timberwolves seized the opportunity to chase a 98-99 difference of only one point.
In the decisive moment, the Lakers have two people stand up, first Anthony received the ball and chose to shoot three points, not only three-point shots but also caused fouls, playing this 3 +1, but also became the key to the Lakers to open the point difference again. The Timberwolves were still chasing points, at this time, Bradley's high-difficulty whistle shot, these two balls are very critical, the Lakers also took a 7-point lead, basically locked in the win. James missed two free throws again, but thankfully the Timberwolves made a mistake. However, Westbrook also had a 5-second serve error, the Timberwolves did not score three points, and the Lakers won the game 108-103.
Judging from the performance of the whole game, the Lakers were in a disadvantage of 32-58 inside scores, James had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and Westbrook scored 20 points. Bradley and Anthony both scored 14 points and combined to score 28 points, which is also the hero of the Lakers' win. For James, this game also needs to be summarized, of course, Westbrook's 9 mistakes are more heartfelt.