On January 5, Beijing time, the Lakers temporarily trailed the Kings 57-59 at halftime, James 13 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Munch 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Wei Shao 4 of 13 only 8 points, the team once fell behind 20-27, Howard broke out after the debut, is one of the key factors for the team to be able to overtake for a time, only 2 points behind in the half.
Howard had 12 points and eight rebounds in the half
Westbrook felt cold, James and Munch opened the Lakers offensive situation, James's heavy dunk and three points, Munch's mid-range and two three-pointers, the Lakers chased to 18-22, Howard finally appeared.
Howard's first dunk
Westbrook mid-range three, Howard got the ball and dunked heavily, and began to enter superman moments. Tucker was in mid-range, Reeves sent a clever pass, Howard made a second dunk, and Howard made a layup for Tucker to chase the first quarter to 26-31.
Howard steals
During James' lead of the second team, Westbrook made a layup, Tucker made a 2+1 layup, Tucker scored three points, James broke up, and the Lakers made a 9-0 comeback to stop the Kings 35-33.
Munch assisted Howard in a dunk
Howard came on again, James failed to score three points, Howard's second offense was completed; the defensive turn counterattack, James sent a wonderful pass, Howard made two fouls; Howard stole, Munch counterattacked to help James layup, Westbrook mid-range, the Lakers 45-38.
After Tucker threw, Munch twice assisted Howard to re-dunk, and the Lakers continued to lead 51-47; but in the next 3 minutes and 17 seconds, Vogel replaced Howard, and as a result, the Kings' 13-6 climax fixed the halftime score at 59-57.