On January 8, Beijing time, the lakers and the Eagles competed in the regular season. The Lakers, who have won three consecutive games, aim to improve their rankings while hitting the top five in the West. The two teams staged a wonderful duel in this battle.
In the first half, the Lakers once took a 19-point lead under the outstanding performances of James, Munch, Bradley and others. Trae Young and Hurth teamed up with Capela to lead the team to chase points in the second quarter. At halftime, the Lakers led by three points, 64-61.
The Lakers led the Hawks by three points at halftime
James 9+6, the Lakers lead the Hawks by 3 points! Munch exploded, Bradley 6 of 7 and Westbrook 7 of 1!
In the first quarter, Bradley hit a long-range shot, Trae Young scored on a layup, and James dunked. Collins scored on a layup, Trae Young threw in and Bradley was able to shoot from a distance. James scored a 2+1 layup, and then Zhan Huang grabbed and assisted Munch dunk. The Hawks asked for a timeout, and James again grabbed and assisted Munch's dunk. James assisted Munch with another three-pointer, and the Lakers made a perfect 18-6 start. Bogdanovic scored on a jumper to stop the bleeding for the Hawks. Capela and Okonwu scored in succession, and the Hawks responded with a 6-0 attack.
Lakers James
Bradley hit a 2+1 and Okonwu scored on a layup. Bradley scored from mid-range and Collins dunked. Bradley slammed into the basket, Bogdanovic responded with a three-pointer and the Lakers requested a timeout. Okonwu scored four points in a row, and Anthony hit a three-pointer also in color. Tucker scored three points on a free throw and Hult blasted in for a long-range shot. Anthony, who also hit a three-pointer. Wright threw in and out, and after the first quarter, the Hawks trailed 28-34.
After the first quarter, the Lakers led by 6 points
In the second quarter, Gallinari hit a long-range shot, Tucker and Reeves scored in succession, and James scored with a dunk. Hult scored from a distance and James assisted Tucker's layup to score. Westbrook missed 2 free throws, Munch hit a jumper and slammed into the pursuit of three-pointers. The Lakers, leading by 13 points, the Hawks asked for a timeout. Munch scored another three-pointer, Westbrook hit a 2+1 shot, and the Lakers went on a 19-6 run to extend the point difference to 19 points.
Capela hit a 2+0 shot, Bogdanovic hit a long-range shot and Bradley returned the three-pointer. Trae Young made 3 of 4 free throws, Capela dunked and the Lakers requested a timeout. Trae Young scored four more points with consecutive free throws, and the point difference was only 8 points. James hit 2 free throws to help the Lakers stabilize the situation. Hult and Munch fired a three-pointer and Trae Young scored on a layup. Anthony assisted Munch's long-range shot and Capela scored in the air. Tucker missed a layup, Trae Young hit a 2+1 shot, and Hult went in for a long-range shot with a three-point difference. At halftime, the Hawks trailed 61-64.
James and Munch
Lakers star LeBron James played 20 minutes in the half, shooting 3-of-9, 0-of-4 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and got a full stat of 9 points, 3 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. With Munch and Bradley in the heat of the hand, James focused on tandem teams and defense. Under James' tandem, the Lakers played a fluid offense, which was the main reason why they once led their opponents by 19 points at halftime.
The Lakers played 16 minutes in the half, shooting 8-of-10 from the field, 5-of-6 from three-point range, 0 free throws, and 21 points, 1 board, 1 assist and 1 steal. Munch, in the first half, achieved a rampage. Munch, with an 80 percent shooting percentage, scored the highest score for both teams. In addition, Munch also shot the most 5 3-pointers in the half. Munch's outburst is the key to the Lakers' half-time lead.
Lakers backcourt bigman Avery Bradley played 10 minutes in the half, shooting 6-of-7, 3-of-4 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, scoring 16 points and three boards. Bradley, the first half felt hot. Bradley, who only conceded one three-pointer at halftime, shot 86 percent from the field. Bradley, who blasted the team's second-highest score at halftime, was the lakers' core player who took the initiative at halftime.
Lakers Bradley
Lakers backcourt giant Russell Westbrook played 17 minutes in the half, shooting 1-of-7 and 1-of-3 from the free throw line, with 3 points, 7 boards and 8 assists. Westbrook, who shot inefficiently in the first half, only shot 14 percent. However, Wei Shao is the king of rebounds and assists in the half. The plus-minus value of Westbrook is the highest +10 in the halftime. Wei Shao, using a way other than scoring, led the Lakers forward.
Lakers Westbrook
Half-time stats for both teams
Lakers: James 9 points, 3 boards, 6 assists, 3 assists, 3 blocks, Munch 21 points, 1 board, 1 assist and 1 steal, Bradley 16 points and 3 boards, Westbrook 3 points, 7 boards and 8 assists, Tucker 7 points and 2 assists, Anthony 6 points, 3 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal.
Eagles: Trae Young 16 points, 4 boards and 8 assists, Hurt 12 points, Collins 4 points and 4 boards, Capela 8 points and 7 boards, Bogda 8 points, Okonvu 8 points and 4 boards.