After Vogel's comeback, the Los Angeles Lakers finally ushered in a winning streak, although the defeat of the Blazers and Timberwolves is not a strong team, but it is enough to help the team regain confidence. LeBron James has become more and more courageous in the center position, and in this situation, against the Saramento Kings in this game, Vogel still let James play the starting center. However, it is worth mentioning that the outstanding temporary worker Johnson did not get a contract extension, so Ariza came to the starting lineup.
The Kings have also been in very good shape recently, the last game was a cold defeat to the Miami Heat, ending the opponent's 5-game winning streak, so in this game, can the Kings end the Los Angeles Lakers' 2-game winning streak?
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Kings were mainly back, Fox had 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in a single quarter, Hield also had 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the team bombed 31 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers, although Munch had 7 points and 3 rebounds, James also had 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 block, but Russell Westbrook shot 1 of 7, only 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and also received a technical foul. Howard finally came on the scene, scoring four points and four rebounds on 2-of-3 shooting to help the team clamp down on the score 26-31.
After returning from the second quarter, James immediately led the team to a wave of 9-0 small climax, and the Lakers successfully surpassed 4 points. Then the Kings continued to catch up, but James joined hands with Howard, and the two champions kept scoring, especially Howard, who scored consecutive dunks, and got 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal in a single quarter, helping the Lakers maintain a weak lead. After Howard went off the court, the Kings chased the points in a row, and after Fox hit a three-pointer, the point difference came to 1 point, and Westbrook responded with a mid-range shot.
Barnes missed three points, but Hield grabbed the rebound in front of the court, made a layup, Munch missed a three-pointer, Hield rebounded with three points, James scored a layup, Barnes responded with a layup, James had two free throws, Fox rode a horse to shoot an arrow, and the half ended, and the Los Angeles Lakers trailed the Kings by 2 points 57-59.
In the first half, Dwight Howard once again proved himself and surprised everyone. In the previous few games, Howard did not get the opportunity to play, this time on the scene, only played 9 minutes and 44 seconds, got 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal data, including 4 frontcourt rebounds, skinny camels bigger than horses, Howard used his own performance, successfully punched the Lakers coaching staff. James had 13 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and Tucker Jr. also had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, but Westbrook dragged his feet again.
In the 17 minutes of the debut, Wei Shao made 13 crazy shots, unfortunately only hit 4 goals, and got 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. On the Kings side, Fox had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, 8 of 12 shooting, hield also had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Lakers did not choose Hield at the beginning, which was a wrong decision.