On January 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers sat at home to meet the Kings, the whole game both teams were tightly biting the score, the Lakers seized the opportunity at a critical moment, and finally won 122-114 against the Kings, winning 3 consecutive wins. Wei Shao played 33 minutes without mistakes, which is very rare.
The Lakers have won two consecutive victories over the Blazers and Timberwolves, returning to a 50% win rate, ranking 8th in the West with 19 wins and 19 losses, and are on the verge of the playoffs. The Kings are 10th in the West with 16 wins and 22 losses, and the two teams have played each other twice this season, each winning one.
In this game, Vogel adjusted the lineup again, Ariza entered the starting lineup, and James continued to serve as the starting center. The Kings entered form faster and quickly hit a 9-2 start. Wei Shao's hand felt bad, only 1 of 7 in the first quarter, and there were low-level mistakes in the upper edge of the three-not-stick and shooting and smashing the rebound. Tucker recovered, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, the Lakers biting the score, and the Lakers trailed by 5 points in the first quarter.
As soon as the second quarter came up, the Lakers played a wave of 9-0 rebounds, and the activated Howard ravaged the interior line, only playing more than 9 minutes in the first half, contributing 12 points and 8 rebounds, but Vogel then replaced it, such an operation is difficult to understand. The Lakers quickly fell into passivity, and the Kings seized the opportunity to reverse the score, and the Lakers trailed by 2 points at halftime. Westbrook shot only 4 of 13 in the first half, the Lakers only made 1 half-time mistake, and the opponent had 10 times, which is a rare comparison.
Easy to fight again, the attacks of the two teams are average, always clinging to the score, Wei Shao's shot is reasonable, the King's shooting rate is average, the two teams have played a tie many times, and no one can pull the score. In the last 2 minutes of the quarter, the Lakers played a wave of 8-0, and at the end of the third quarter, they overtook 2 points, and the suspense was left in the last quarter.
In the final showdown, the King took the lead in the first outburst, playing a wave of 13-4, stopping the Lakers. The Lakers stabilized the situation after the suspension and clenched the score, and with 5 minutes left in the quarter, the Lakers were only one point behind. Munch's throw helped the Lakers rally by one point, and the game went into a white-hot situation. At the critical moment, the Lakers gradually established their advantages and eventually defeated the Kings to win 3 consecutive victories.
James had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 12-of-26 shooting, Westbrook had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-7 shooting, picked up after 1 of 7 in the first quarter, and 6-of-12 in the last three quarters, but he did not make a mistake in this game, it was very rare, Tucker broke out and scored 19 points, Howard efficiently cut 14 points and 14 rebounds, points and rebounds are season highs, the Lakers have not suffered losses in rebounds and interior scoring, which is rare in recent games, and proved themselves with performance. Munch had an eye-catching performance in the final quarter, with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Lakers won three consecutive wins.