On January 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Lakers sat at home to meet the Kings. The two teams played very well in this game, the point difference has not been pulled apart, after half-time the Kings led by 2 points, the Lakers overtook 2 points after the third quarter, and the Lakers had the upper hand in the last moment of the last quarter, pulling the point difference to two balls, with Westbrook 4 penalties 3, the game also lost suspense. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Kings 122-114 and ushered in a three-game winning streak.
In this game, the Lakers changed sides again, Ariza started the game, and James still played as a center. At the beginning of the game, the Kings countered the main guest, but the Lakers quickly found their state to catch up with the score, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the point difference has not been opened, and Tucker has won consecutive points in the second quarter to surpass the score, but the Lakers are still 2 points behind after halftime. In the second half, the two sides began to fight, three points also hit consecutively, the last quarter once surpassed the point difference, but at the critical moment, lakers James and Munch scored consecutive points, helping the team regain the lead, and resisted the opponent's counterattack, and finally ushered in the game of competition.
This time the Lakers can win, mainly due to the control of the number of mistakes, the Lakers only had 5 mistakes in the whole game, James 2 times, Tucker Jr. 2 times, Munch 1 time. And wei shao, who had been lost one after another, played well this time, and did not make a single mistake, which was still very rare for Wei Shao. After the game, Wei Shao only said: "Just a simple reading of the game." Westbrook shot 7-of-19 from the field and had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists without error.
In today's game, James still played well, with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and more than 30 points in 8 games in the past 9 games. The biggest change was Vogel, who finally got the hang of it, without blindly playing the five-small lineup, giving Howard 21 minutes of playing time. Howard's performance also brought a big enough effect, which in a short period of time, Howard grabbed 14 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds, and the Lakers had a total of 14 on the team. In addition to controlling rebounds, Howard also contributed 14 points, 3 assists and 2 steals, plus-minus +11.
After winning the Kings, the Lakers have won 3 consecutive games, and the team is finally on the right track, and the winning rate is once again more than 50%, hoping that this time it can hold on and not fall down again. Today's Lakers have slowly changed, Westbrook can control mistakes, James as a center is effective, and more importantly, Vogel is also open, willing to let the big center come up for a while, rather than watching the opponent snatch the offensive rebounds one by one. The next Game the Lakers will continue to sit at home and welcome the Hawks, with a chance to usher in a four-game winning streak.