Before the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves by 18 points, they also lost a thick eyebrow injury. In this campaign, they sat at home to successfully avenge 108-103, Towns and Russell were absent, James's miracle was terminated, and the US media ridiculed him for retiring.
The Lakers have won 3 of the last 4 games, defeating the Rockets, Blazers and Timberwolves, although the opponent is not strong, but the Lakers are moving in the right direction.
At the beginning, the Lakers opened the situation on the outside, the Timberwolves relied on Naz Reid to respond on the inside, the two sides made more mistakes, the Lakers always maintained the lead, and before the end of the half, Reid helped the Timberwolves chase only 3 points with their height advantage.
Easy side, the Timberwolves grabbed rebounds continuously, successively threw into the outside three points, the Lakers pushed the defense counterattack to stabilize the position, but still let the Timberwolves overtake 2 points, the last quarter James continued to exert force, attack and defense a grasp, the Timberwolves made mistakes, so that the Lakers have been holding two goals to lead, and finally, the Lakers defended the home.
James played 39 minutes, tired and panting, 7 of 15 shooting, 3 of 9 three-pointers, 26 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 breaks and 1 cap, 30 consecutive games fixed in 7 games. The US media joked, "Obviously old, maybe you need to consider retiring." ”
Outrageously, when James came on, the Lakers net efficiency value was +10.8, and within 9 minutes of a short break, the statistic plummeted to -31. The revitalization of the entire Lakers tactical system still depends on the thirty-year-old man!