On January 8, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Lakers welcomed the Challenge of the Hawks at home. Prior to this game, the Lakers had won three consecutive games, and the last 5 games were 4 wins and 1 loss, and the record became 20 wins and 19 losses, ranking 6th in the West.
From the beginning of the game, the Lakers were full of firepower, James played 2+1 under the basket, and the excited James kept shaking his fingers up and down. In another round, Westbrook grabbed a defensive rebound and killed a dragon in front of the court, and after rushing to the basket, he turned around and passed the ball to James, who immediately dunked! In the first quarter, James had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and the Lakers led the Hawks 34-28.
In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers were even more powerful! Munch and Bradley hit consecutive outside hits to help the Lakers quickly take a double-digit lead, reaching a peak of 19 points. Throughout the first half, Munch scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range; Bradley scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and 3-of-4 from three-point range!
In addition, Westbrook started today with 0-of-5 shooting, and even two free throws were deflected out in succession. In the second quarter of the game, Wei Shao shot from mid-range and caused the opponent to foul, and Wei Shao showed a long-lost smile. In the entire first half of the game, Westbrook did not make a single mistake, with a plus-minus of +10 the highest in the team.
However, the Eagles struggled to chase the points before the end of the first half, and the Lakers only ended the half with a 64:61 lead. James had nine points, three rebounds and six assists, Westbrook had 3 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, Munch had 21 points and Bradley had 16 points. The Hawks' side Trae Young had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and Capela had 8 points and 7 rebounds.