On January 5, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Kings 122-114 to usher in a three-game winning streak. James 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, behind the 14 points alone in the final quarter to dominate the game, the team can reverse the three difficulties, and the three people "wake up" is critical.
James had 31 points, five rebounds and five assists
Vogel continued to send five small lineups to start, the result of Westbrook feel nothing, the inside line can not protect the basket to lose rebounds, even if Munch three-point and mid-range continued to efficiently contribute 7 points and 3 rebounds, James a heavy dunk and a three-point also have 5 points into the account, but the Lakers still fell behind 20-27, James rested, Vogel finally "woke up", did not let Anthony play the fifth position as a substitute, but sent Howard, the effect:
Westbrook didn't stick, Howard attacked the rebound dunk
Westbrook mid-range three do not stick, Howard heavy dunk to open the seal of the outbreak, and then the downturn of tucker also finally woke up, 3 of 4 in a single quarter to contribute 6 points, Howard made a basket and 4 rebounds under the protection, the Lakers chased to a 27-30 one-goal difference.
Tucker assisted Howard in a dunk
In the second quarter, Westbrook broke through, Tucker broke through 2+1, James helped Tucker to make a strong layup after three points, a wave of 9-0 to help the Lakers to 35-33 rebound; Howard came on again, took James's wonderful pass to make two foul penalties, the team attacked unsuccessfully his basket, twice received a strong dunk from Munch, helped the Lakers lead 51-46; but in the subsequent 3 minutes and 17 seconds, Vogel actually replaced Howard, the Kings took the opportunity to hit the inside line and two three-pointers in a row, and the 13-6 counterattack flow was 59-57.
Anthony's two mid-range shots helped the Lakers overtake
Easy side to fight again, Vogel stubbornly still started with five small lineups, the result of the two sides have each other to attack and defend, the Kings once again used the impact of the inside line to 81-77 rebound; James came on the field to rest Howard, the inside line strong attack basket down, the defensive end twice guarded the paint counterattack, Anthony two grains in the middle distance, the Lakers 85-83 to end the third quarter.
James rebounded on three points
In the final quarter, Vogel "used a five-small" lineup, as a result, Harkless dunked, Mitchell twice threw a shot, and hit two three-pointers on the outside, and the Kings rebounded 94-89; after the timeout, Howard replaced Anthony, James twice hit the basket, Munch three-pointers, Tucker layup, Munch three-pointer, James second three-pointer, Lakers 104-102 rebound.
James closed the 2+1 victory
Hield three-pointers, James three-point response; Hill three-pointers responded, Munch went to the basket 109-108 to stop the Kings; the last 3 minutes and 30 seconds Vogel once again sacrificed five small lineups, Young Master Wei finally woke up, Munch hit a three-pointer in the bottom right corner, came back to defend, Wei Shao caused a foul to regain the ball, James attacked, 114-110; Fox made a layup, Tucker broke through Wei Shao's empty cut to stabilize the layup; when he came back to defend, he saved Hield's three-point failure, james rushed to the basket 118-112 to win.
Wei Shao made an offensive foul instant
At this point, behind James's 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, the three "awakening" is the key to the team's victory.
1. Tucker contributed 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals on 9-of-13 shooting, which is the potential force that the team is looking forward to.
2. Vogel finally enabled Howard, Warcraft 14 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals of the excellent play to support the inside line outside, more importantly, he reserved enough physical fitness for James to end the final quarter, the old Jan final quarter 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists to dominate the game.
3. Westbrook only had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the first three quarters of 17, but he finally woke up in the last moment, and two defensive attempts outside the key layup blocked Hield.