On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers played against the Kings. James played 38 minutes and 09 seconds, shooting 13-of-29, and had 34 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. In the fourth quarter of the game, he alone scored 12 points, but it fell short. It is worth mentioning that in the last 12 games he has 11 games 30+.
In this battle, James continued to serve as the Lakers' starting center, and in the first half of the game, with the old Zhan playing well, the Lakers once led by as many as 14 points.
In the first half, James played 18 minutes and shot 6-of-14, including 2-of-5 from three-point range and 3-of-6 free throws, with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 0 turnovers.
However, the Lakers' defense was lax, and in the final moments of the half, they were blasted by the opponent to make it 8-0. Back in the second half, the Kings fought back furiously, and in the third quarter of the game they played a 10-0 wave, at one point back and pulled away a double-digit point difference.
In this case, the Lakers need James to come forward. As soon as the fourth quarter came up, James got a layup, and then, sent a five-good ball pass, a back-hit pass assisted Reeves to get a layup, followed by Old Jen withdrawing three-point shots, after the King's mistake, Old Jen chased after the jumper, and the point difference narrowed to 6 points.
With 4 minutes and 36 seconds left, James broke through to make two fouls and one shot, and 2 minutes later, he received a pass from Westbrook and made a layup. With 1:58 left in the fourth quarter, James sent a key defense, slapped the ball off Bagley's hand, and the Lakers countered Munch's layup.
Back from the timeout, James hit the layup again, chased only 2 points, and in the fourth quarter of the game, he really tried his best. However, with 1 minute and 7 seconds left, Wei Shao hastily lost a three-point shot, and the choice of shooting was questioned, and in the end, the Lakers fell short.