On January 3, Beijing time, the Lakers and Timberwolves, the two major western powers, met in the narrow road of the regular season. In this game, both teams played a high-quality offensive and defensive performance.
Lakers vs Timberwolves
In the first half, the Lakers, led by James and Munch, once took a 10-point lead. Edwards joined Hands with Reid to storm the inside and keep chasing points. At halftime, the Lakers only led by three points.
In the second half, Reid continued to threaten on the inside, and Malik Bisley attacked from mid-range and long distance, helping the Timberwolves to reverse the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed by two points. In the final quarter, the two sides fell into a fierce battle. James and Anthony were in hot form, helping the Lakers to reverse the score and maintain a narrow lead. Norwell, Edwards, and Beasley teamed up to cut points to help the Timberwolves close the gap to one point.
Anthony and James compete with their opponents for rebounds
At the critical moment, Anthony played 3+1, shielding the Lakers from the opponent's counterattack. Since then, James has defended against opponents' singles in a row. The Timberwolves kept making mistakes and unable to shoot from afar, and the balance of victory fell to the Purple and Gold Legion. The Lakers narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 108-103 and won two straight games. After this campaign, the Lakers went on to rank seventh in the West, just 0.5 wins away from sixth-place Clippers.
Anthony hit the key ball
James fought hard for 39 minutes, and the Lakers won 2 in a row! Wei Shao 9 mistakes, melon meritorious service, Warcraft abandoned!
The first quarter kicked in, James scored from a distance, and Munch dunked. Reid wreaked havoc in the penalty area, scoring consecutive points. Beverly and Westbrook each scored from the inside, Munch scored from afar, and the two teams clenched the score. James, Westbrook and Munch played against Beasley and Edwards, and the two sides attacked and defended each other on the court.
Lakers Munch
Bradley and McDaniels each scored from a distance, James led the team to score consecutive inside scores, Edwards and Tucker completed singles in succession, and Anthony slammed into the long-range shot. Norwell, who also hit a three-pointer. Westbrook led the team to four consecutive points, and after the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed 24-31.
In the second quarter, Munch hit a long-range shot, Norwell and Anthony scored on the inside, and the Lakers widened the point difference to double digits. Norwell scored four points and led the team to the inside line to score consecutive points, and the Timberwolves played a 10-2 offensive attack to pay tribute to their opponents. Ariza scored from a distance, James and Munch still felt the same, and the Lakers scored 7 consecutive points.
James singled Edwards
Reid and Edwards teamed up to score six points in the penalty area, Prince scored from a distance and the Timberwolves responded with a 9-0 run. Bradley scored from a distance, Westbrook scored four straight points on a layup, and James and Reid scored five points each. After halftime, the Lakers led 57-54.
In the second half, Beasley hit a three-pointer and James responded with a dunk. Reid dunked, Westbrook scored, Beasley and Beverley hit long-range shots, the Timberwolves rebounded by four points, and the Purple and Gold asked for a timeout. Reid hit a low single and James hit all two free throws. Reid hit a 2+0 and James and Beasley fired three-pointers. James scored 1 goal, Munch scored from a distance and hit 2 more. Tucker hit all 2 free throws, Bradley counterattacked a layup after stealing, and the Lakers blasted a 13-3 offensive attack to surpass the opponent by 4 points.
Reid packed James with opponents
Edwards scored a free throw and Norwell scored a difficult 2+1. Tucker scored on a jumper and McDaniels made a layup. Westbrook attacked a 24-second offense and made his eighth mistake of the game. The two teams tried to shoot far away, and Edwards won the rebound. After the third quarter, the Timberwolves led 80-78.
In the final quarter, James scored on a high jumper, Vanderbilt made 1 of 2 free throws, Norwell hit 2+1, and James scored 2 free throws. Beasley scored from mid-range and Westbrook hit a 2+1 shot in response. Anthony blasted in a three-pointer and Beverley hit a difficult long-range shot back in color. Anthony scored on a mid-range shot and Norwell scored in response. Munch scored from a distance and the Timberwolves asked for a timeout.
Anthony celebrated on the field
Bradley scored four points on consecutive free throws, Edwards hit all two of them and Westbrook hit a 2+0 shot in response. The Lakers asked for a timeout, and Vanderbilt dunked. Edwards grabbed the rebound, Beasley hit a long-range shot and the Timberwolves narrowed the gap to one point. Anthony hit a 3+1 shot to help the Lakers take a five-point lead and seal the win.
Edwards scored on a layup to extend life for the Timberwolves. Bradley scored in a difficult whistle, James made a steal, and Westbrook scored two free throws. Edwards and Westbrook each scored one goal. James missed 2 free throws and the Timberwolves made consecutive mistakes and missed shots. Westbrook took the rebound and the game time was over. The Lakers narrowly won 108-103 and won two consecutive wins. The Timberwolves, on the other hand, swallowed a 3-game losing streak.
In this game, Lakers star LeBron James appeared in 39 minutes, shooting 7 of 15, 3 of 9 from three-point range, 9 of 12 from the free throw line, slashing a game-high 26 points, plus 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. James, on the offensive end, achieved a big kill. Moreover, James is also the second most steal-steal player in this campaign. James' assists also led the team. James, on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends and in tandem teams, has a highlight performance.
James dunked
James, a 37-year-old veteran, is the player who has played the most times in this game. James, in this campaign, once again played as a center. James, in the last quarter, even had a big breath and exhaustion. James, it was too hard to play. James, I really did my best to win. James fought hard for 39 minutes to narrowly beat the rebuilding Timberwolves. The Lakers urgently need more players to step forward to share the pressure on James.
James and Anthony
In this game, Lakers backcourt giant Russell Westbrook, played 33 minutes, 7 of 15 shooting, 5 of 0 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws, cut 20 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Wei Shao, who has performed well on the offensive end, still needs to improve his long-range shooting efficiency. In this campaign, Westbrook's 3-pointer did not win. In addition, Wei Shao also had a large number of fouls and mistakes. Wei Shao, in this campaign, had 5 fouls and the most 9 turnovers in the game.
Wei Shao's large number of mistakes on the field gave the opponent many opportunities to easily score points. Wei Shao, need to play more reasonable. Westbrook's constant low-level mistakes were the main reason the Timberwolves were able to erase the 10-point deficit and have the opportunity to stage a reversal in the final quarter.
Lakers Westbrook uploaded the ball on the field
In this battle, Lakers forward giant Cameron Anthony contributed to the victory of the Purple and Gold Army. Anthony, who played 29 minutes, shot 5-of-10, 3-of-7 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, cut down 14 points, 1 board, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Anthony, who scored consecutive points in the final quarter, received the highest score from the Lakers bench. In addition, Anthony exploded 3+1 in the decisive moment, helping the Lakers to take a 5-point lead, laying the foundation for the final victory of the Purple and Gold Army. In addition, Anthony's plus/minus is the highest +11 in the game. Melon Anthony has made a great contribution to the Lakers' 2-game winning streak.
Anthony hit the key 3+1
In this game, the Lakers' inner line was tragically destroyed by the opponent. At both ends of the penalty area, the Lakers are downwind. The Lakers' interior score was just 32 points, while the Timberwolves had as many as 58. In addition, the Lakers trailed their opponents by 28 rebounds 28-56. The Lakers rebounded in the front court and trailed their opponents by 16 points 4-20. In this case, the Lakers still insist on a small lineup, and Anthony and James appear in large numbers of roles in the fourth and fifth positions. The Lakers' interior big player Dwight Howard failed to get a minute of playing time. Lakers head coach Vogel abandoned the warcraft Howard, which is not bad at all, which makes people puzzled.
Dwight Howard was deprecated
Two-team stats
Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards 18 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Vanderbilt 3 points and 12 boards, Reid 23 points and 11 boards, Beverly 16 points, Beverly 12 points, 9 boards, 6 assists and 2 assists, Norwell 17 points and 4 boards, McDaniels 7 points and 8 boards, Knight 4 points
Lakers: LeBron James 26 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 breaks, 1 block, Westbrook 20 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, 9 blocks, 5 fouls, Cameron Anthony 14 points, 1 board, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, Malik Mongk 22 points, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, Stanley Johnson 1 point 3 blocks, Bradley 14 points, 4 boards and 4 blocks, Tucker 6 points and 5 boards, Ariza 3 points, Reeves 2 points and 4 boards, Howard and Jordan Jr. failed to play.