Beijing time on January 5, today, the Los Angeles Lakers sat at home to meet the Sacramento Kings, the last time the two sides fought, the Lakers lost, this time is a war of revenge. The Lakers were beaten 13-4 by their opponents in the first half of the fourth quarter, but after that, James was very powerful, Munch was like a god, and finally the Lakers completed a reversal, and the score was fixed at 122-114. After this game, the Lakers won three consecutive games, with a record of 20 wins and 19 losses, ranking seventh in the West, and the Kings' record of 16 wins and 23 losses, ranking tenth in the West.
James did not perform well in the first half, but the fourth quarter completely woke up, hit three three-pointers in a single quarter, not only broke through the layup hit, the key moment to kill the inside line into 2 + 1, after scoring this goal, James's expression was very domineering, his fists were clenched, and he roared at the King's bench continuously, and his old friend TT had no choice but to return the embarrassment. In the game, James shot 12 of 26 and 3 of 10 from three-point range to cut the standard stats of 31 points, 5 boards, 5 assists and 1 block. In the fourth quarter, James scored 14 points in a single quarter, and he and Munch were the two heroes of the team's reversal.
Munch also performed poorly in the first half, 2 of 8, but 6 of 7 in the second half, and Munch provided ample fire support for the team on the offensive end to help the team win. Although there were two missed penalties in the last minute, they seemed insignificant in the face of victory. In the game, Munch shot 8 of 15 in 37 minutes, 6-of-11 from three-point range, 2-of-4 from the free throw line, and scored 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, hitting a three-pointer for a season-high (6 three-pointers against the Kings on December 1). Munch hit two consecutive three-pointers in the final quarter and then hit a two-pointer, and then hit a three-pointer on the right side of the arc, and in the second half, Munch seemed to be possessed by Jordan, God blocked god, Buddha blocked Buddha.
Westbrook didn't feel good today, this game, he played 33 minutes, shooting 7 of 19, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 8 from the free throw line, contributing 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, but no mistakes! Plus-minus +17 highest in the whole game! The last time Westbrook made a full-game 0-pass was on March 15, 2016, when the Thunder played against the Blazers. Wei Shao not only ended nearly five consecutive years of mistakes, but also ended the record of 38 consecutive mistakes this season, and it has to be said that when Wei Shao is calm, the Lakers' combat effectiveness is very terrible.
In the Lakers, Tucker's feel recovery in this game, 9 of 13, how to play how to have, contributed 19 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, Howard was activated in this game, 6 of 12, won 14 points, 14 boards, 3 assists and 2 breaks, the performance is not to mention more, Bradley 7 points and 3 assists, Anthony 8 points and 3 boards. On the Kings side, Fox scored 30 points, 3 boards and 6 assists, Hield scored 26 points and 5 boards, Barnes 14 points, 6 boards and 5 assists, Bagley 4 points and 12 boards, Jones 11 points, 4 boards and 3 assists, Haliburton 7 points, 4 boards and 9 assists, Mitchell 8 points, Lane 9 points and 8 boards, Andrakes 5 points and 3 boards.
The Lakers did a very good job of controlling errors, with just one turnover in the first half (Munch) and a total of five turnovers in the whole game, while the Kings had a total of 18 turnovers. Vogel should no longer be stubborn and must give Howard some playing time, which can strengthen the defense and reduce the risk of injuries for James and Anthony.