The Lakers face off against the Hawks
After LeBron James played center, the Los Angeles Lakers are back on the winning track, a wave of three consecutive wins, they have reached the sixth position in the West, away from the fifth lone ranger, but 0.5 wins away. James playing center forward can indeed play well the speed advantage of Westbrook, and can also allow the Lakers' shooter group to get more empty opportunities, but for a 37-year-old veteran, the consumption is also self-evident. In this game, the Lakers have to face the Atlanta Hawks.
The Hawks are only in the bottom four in the East, but this team has a traditional center like Capela, whose defensive ability under the basket is there, and a big forward like Collins, who has excellent mobility, but even so, Vogel insisted on James as the starting center.
The shooter swarm erupted
The Players who opened the game first with the Lakers was not Westbrook, nor James, but Bradley. On 5-of-6 shooting, 3-of-3 from three-point range, with 13 points and three rebounds in a single quarter, Bradley's outburst helped the Los Angeles Lakers blast down 34 points in the first quarter, while the Atlanta Hawks scored just 28 points. After Bradley's outburst, Munch also began to perform, returning from the second quarter, Munch shot 5 of 7, 5 of 5 three-pointers, and 14 more points in the single quarter, already 21 points at halftime, and the Lakers scored another 30 points in the second quarter.
But the Hawks were also hot, Trae Young had 12 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Capela had 6 points and 7 rebounds, and Squilt hit three three-pointers, and at the end of the half, the Lakers were only 3 points ahead of the Hawks 64-61. In the second half, Munch continued to hit three points, the Lakers' lead came to double digits, and James also had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter, but the protagonists of this quarter were Tucker Jr. and Anthony on the Lakers bench. Tucker Jr. had 10 points, 1 assist and 1 steal on 3-of-4 shooting, while Anthony had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.
The Lakers entered the final quarter with a 14-point lead, and LeBron James once again dominated the game, shooting 8 of 10, shooting 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks in a single quarter, and the game completely lost suspense. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 134-118 and successfully won four consecutive games.
Back to a star
In this game, the Los Angeles Lakers will be the team basketball interpretation of the fullest, the whole team sent 37 assists, and only 8 mistakes, LeBron James returned to the most familiar mode, that is, one star, the Lakers hit 17 three-pointers in this game, LeBron James concealed everyone, 37 years old, 17 points in the last quarter, 32 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and 4 steals and 3 blocks, maybe the center played, is his strongest mode, even if there is a Capela on the other side, it can't stop him.
Munch hit 7 three-pointers and had 29 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Bradley was 21 points and 6 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting, Tucker Jr. 21 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals, Anthony also hit 4 three-pointers, 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, although Wei Shao only shot 4 of 14, 9 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, but the plus-minus value +22 was the first in the team. I have to say that such a Lakers team is indeed a bit scary.
The Hawks lost the game, there was no temper, and although Trae Young had a quasi-triple-double of 25 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, he really couldn't stop the one-star Lakers. Collins also had 21 points and 8 rebounds, Bogdanovic 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Hurth 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Capela only played 23 minutes, with 9 points and 11 rebounds, but a plus-minus of -12, facing James' small lineup as a center, McMillan had no choice but to let Capela sit on the bench.