On January 13, Beijing time, the Lakers, two powerful teams in the Western Division, and the Kings met in the regular season. In this game, both teams played a high-quality offensive and defensive performance. The trend of this game has also taken many turns.
Lakers vs Kings
In the first half, under the excellent play of James and Munch, the Lakers once took a 14-point lead. At halftime, the Kings trailed by six points.
In the second half, the Kings team repaired inside and outside, multi-point blossoming, and bombed 40 points in the third quarter. The Kings, who overtook the score, led the Lakers by 13 points at one point. The Lakers, under the leadership of James, worked hard to chase points. In the final quarter, the Purple and Gold Legion was able to close the point difference. In the decisive moment, James scored on the inside, and the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 2 points and saw the hope of reversing the defeat of the opponent. However, Fox and Meitu scored from the middle and long range to stabilize the situation for the Kings. In the end, the Lakers lost 116-125 to the Kings. The Kings, on the other hand, completed a 14-point reversal.
The king reversed the upset and overturned the Lakers
Prior to this campaign, the Lakers, seventh in the West, were five places ahead of the Kings in six wins. In the case of obvious superiority in lineup and strength, the Lakers are inferior to the rebuilt Kings, which can be described as a cold hit.
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At the start of the first quarter, James scored four points in a row of free throws, and Fox led the team to the inside to respond. Munch hit 2 3-pointers in a row, Barnes scored 2+1, and Westbrook hit a single. Bagley and Meitu joined forces to storm the inside line and score points. James, along with Bradley and Johnson, scored in the penalty area and also scored in color. Tucker and Fox confronted each other, Stanley Johnson and Munch each hit three-pointers, and the Lakers continued to widen the point difference.
Munch singled with the ball
Barnes and Fox used the impact to score points, and James played alone. Howard made up the basket, Andy Westbrook, Tucker and their opponents fought in the penalty area, and the two teams clenched the score. Lane and Hield scored another four points. After the first quarter, the Kings trailed 29-34.
In the second quarter, Halliburton led the team to an 8-3 attack, and James scored 6 consecutive free throws to respond. Ariza and Westbrook hit singles each, Reeves scored six points in a row, and the Lakers held a 12-point lead. Halliburton and Munch fired three-pointers, Fox, Lane and Howard played against each other on the inside, and Halliburton shot hot and then went in the long shot.
Howard and Westbrook protect the rebound
Howard hit the inside to score points, Bradley scored four points, James hit a long-range shot, and the Lakers blossomed more points to extend the point difference to 14 points. Fox, Bagley and Mitchell combined to score eight points to help the Kings try to chase points. At halftime, the Kings trailed 61-67.
In the second half, Barnes hit a 2+1, Fox scored on a layup, and Stanley Johnson responded with a three-pointer. Bagley scored at the low post and Munch scored two consecutive three-pointers. Bagley scored from a distance, Fox scored on a layup, James scored a free throw, Metu took a dunk in the air, and the Lakers requested a timeout. Bagley raged in the low post, and James responded with a violent dunk. Fox scored on a layup and Barnes hit a long-range shot to help the Kings reverse the score. Fox and Halliburton teamed up to score points, Bagley dunked, Barnes scored a three-pointer, and the Kings went on an offensive spree that extended the point difference to 13 points.
Barnes attacked the basket
James scored on a layup to break the scoring drought for the Lakers. Fox, Howard and Bagley each scored a goal, and Reeves scored from a distance. Ryan made up the dunk and Tucker scored on a layup. Reeves fired hot from a distance, scored another three-pointer, and Hield dunked in color. Westbrook made a mistake and Hield hit a long-range shot. After the third quarter, the Lakers trailed 90-101.
In the final quarter, Barnes and James each scored on a layup, Tucker hit a long-range shot, and Barnes returned the three-pointer. Reeves cut to a layup and scored, hitting another three-pointer. Ryan scored with a dunk, hield and James fired three-pointers. James scored on a layup and Ryan responded with a hooked hit. Munch hit all 2 free throws and Fox scored on a layup. James made 1 of 2 free throws and Barnes hit the inside line to win. Fox scored a free throw and Reeves scored from the middle. The Lakers shot three consecutive three-pointers and James scored on a layup. James blocked the opponent, Munch counter-attacked, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to four points, and the Kings requested a timeout.
James advanced with the ball
James scored under the basket, and the Lakers continued to chase points. Fox scored on a jumper, Meitu scored from a distance, and the Lakers requested a timeout. Halliburton hit all 2 free throws, Munch missed a long shot, and the game time was over. The Kings, 125-116, beat the Lakers.
Lakers superstar LeBron James played 39 minutes, shooting 13-of-29, 3-of-12 from three-point range and 5-of-10 from the free throw line, with 34 points, 7 boards, 6 assists and 1 block. Veteran James, the player who played the most time in this game. James, cut the highest score of the game. Moreover, James is also the team's assist king. James, who also has a positive contribution to rebounding protection.
James was caught in the bag by his opponents
James, I've done my best. James, who struggled to cut points in the final quarter, helped the Lakers narrow the point gap. However, in the face of the Kings' multi-point blossoming, James appeared to be weak in chasing points. Tragically reversed by the Kings, James can only drink and accept the upset.
Lakers backcourt giant Russell Westbrook played 37 minutes, shooting 2-of-14, 0-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-5 from the free throw line, scoring 8 points, 12 boards, 6 assists and 1 steal. Wei Shao is the player with the second most shots in the whole team. However, Westbrook only shot 14 percent from the field in this game. In addition, Westbrook's three-point shot was grainless. Westbrook, who frequently plays iron on the offensive end, wastes a lot of ball possession and offensive opportunities.
James and Westbrook
Westbrook, who didn't score in the second half. Westbrook's slump was the main reason why the Lakers' 14-point lead was erased and upset by the Kings. Wei Shao needs to bear the main responsibility for the Lakers' loss in this battle.
Lakers guards MalikMonk and Reeves performed amazingly in this campaign. Munch played 29 minutes, shooting 7-of-13, 6-of-9 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, and had 22 points, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. With a 67 percent shooting percentage, Munch, who scored the most 3-pointers from both teams, once again became a god pitcher and a point-cutting maniac in this campaign. Munch, who scored the team's second-highest score, scored 12 points in the first half, helping the Lakers establish a 14-point lead.
Munch is also the Lakers' vanguard in chasing points. Munch also grabbed the second most rebounds on the team and was the player with the most blocks in the game. Munch, who plays very well on both offensive and defensive ends.
Lakers Munch
Reeves played 28 minutes and scored 7 of 10, 4 of 7 from three-point range and 1 of 1 from the free throw line to score 19 points and three boards. Reeves, with a super high shooting percentage of 70 percent, scored the highest score on the bench for both teams. In Anthony's absence, Reeves incarnated as a scoring maniac. Reeves, who played very firmly in this campaign, was very efficient in both long-range shots and breakthroughs. Reeves, once again, proved his worth.
Munch and Reeves both played far above their stature in this campaign. The play of the two is amazing. Failing to assist James in defeating their opponents, the two have done their best.
Reeves and Westbrook
Two-team stats
Kings: Halliburton 14 points, 10 assists, 2 assists, Fox 29 points, 4 boards, Hield 10 points and 4 boards, Barnes 23 points and 7 boards, Bagley 16 points and 9 boards, Meitu 14 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Mitchell 6 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 blocks, 2 blocks, 8 points, 3 boards and 3 assists.
Lakers: James 34 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 1 block, Munch 22 points, 7 boards, 3 boards, 2 blocks, Westbrook 8 points, 12 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, Reeves 19 points and 3 boards, Ariza 2 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 assists, Bradley 6 points, 3 boards and 4 assists, Tucker 9 points, Howard 8 points and 7 boards, Stanley Johnson 8 points.