After winning four consecutive wins, the Los Angeles Lakers, who are in excellent form, continue to sit at home this game, and usher in the challenge of the Grizzlies during the eight-game winning streak.
In terms of the Lakers, Vogel did not move, choosing to continue to believe in the existing starting lineup, and whether James can lead the team to complete revenge in this battle has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the Grizzlies side, Kyle Anderson + Williams entered the starting lineup, and the Grizzlies are also ready to win by surprise, taking advantage of the chase to win 9 consecutive wins on the road!
Finally, after four quarters of playing, with a wave of 14-4 scoring climax, the Grizzlies, which were mainly guests, completely suppressed the Lakers in the first half, and achieved a huge advantage of as many as 13 points.
Coupled with the return of the second half, Morant + Bain + Kyle Anderson in the third quarter went on a series of efforts to lead the Grizzlies to continuous counterattacks, extending the point difference to a full 24 points.
Despite the final game, the Lakers' bench played well, joining forces to blast a 21-0 counterattack frenzy that narrowed the point difference to single digits.
But there was not much time left, and the Grizzlies, who finally played steadily, also beat the Lakers 127-119 on the road, which was worth the trip and also won 9 consecutive wins!
In this game, the Grizzlies continued their previous fiery state, playing a team attack with 6 people scoring in double figures and multi-point blossoming, and comprehensively crushing the Lakers to win.
In the case of the main forces such as Morant + Kyle Anderson + Clark + Conchar, continuing their stable performance, the play of the two tigers Bane + Jalan Jackson Jr. is particularly critical!
Bain was very efficient in this game, starting 23 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 9-of-14 shooting, and hitting 5 three-pointers on the outside line, bombing a team-high 23 points, plus 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
And in the second quarter, he shot 4 shots and 4 bullets without false hair, and the brave performance of taking 10 points alone in a single quarter not only helped the Grizzlies smoothly open the score gap, but also became a difficult existence for the Lakers to solve at both ends of the attack and defense!
Of course, the Grizzlies were able to win back-to-back in this game, and the performance of Jaren Jackson Jr., the core of the team, also played a crucial role.
Facing the Lakers with an under-height lineup, Jalen Jackson Jr. can be described as a good offensive and defensive team, scoring an all-round performance of 21 points, 12 rebounds + 1 assist + 1 steal + 6 blocks on 7-of-14 shooting.
Not only in the offensive end, the inside and outside shots have made achievements, but also on the defensive end, almost single-handedly, completely disrupted the Lakers' offensive rhythm and deployment, and successfully defended the Grizzlies' inner line!
More importantly, after helping the team end the Lakers' four-game winning streak, Jalen Jackson Jr. also became the first player in team history to score at least 20 points and five blocks back-to-back since Paul Gasol in 2006, completing another milestone in his career!
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the team's offensive and defensive ends of this game were comprehensively crushed, and finally missed the performance of the game with 5 consecutive wins, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
But rationally speaking, this battle, the Lakers are not completely without highlights, after all, as the team's trump card, James's play in this game has indeed caused a lot of trouble and trouble to the Grizzlies!
James played well in this game, starting 32 minutes, shooting more than 70% of the 14-of-19 shooting, shooting 3 three-pointers from the outside, cutting a game-high 35 points, plus 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
While scoring 30+ for the 18th time of the season, James's career assists officially surpassed the famous "big O" Oscar Robertson and rose to seventh in league history, setting a great personal record!
It's just that in the case of Westbrook + Munch + Bradley + Stanley Johnson 4 Big Tigers, a total of 8 of 39 feel cold, delay in opening the situation.
In the face of the Grizzlies, who have worked hard for a whole game, but are isolated and helpless, it seems that they can only drink and hate!