On January 16, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In today's western focus battle, the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 96:133 on the road, suffering three consecutive losses, the record became 21-22, and the winning percentage fell below 50%.
In today's game, Lakers star James did not play well. James played 31 minutes in the game, shooting only 9 of 23, including 2 of 8 three-pointers and 5 of 7 from the free throw line, totaling only 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, plus or minus -17! The 25 points is also James' lowest score in the last 13 games.
James played so awkwardly today, and it has to do with the Nuggets, he is the 26-year-old Reid. In today's game, he faced James several times. In the second quarter, James faced Reed with the ball. Reid pressed hard without giving James any space, and he kept clapping his hands to provoke James and reaching out to try to cut the ball. James then fell during the break and passed the ball to Tucker, but it was already 24 seconds away. Seeing his defense so successful, Reid clapped his hands again in defiance.
After the game, Reid said in an interview: "James killed me during my rookie season, so I need revenge. LeBron killed me in my rookie year and I needed revenge.)
Reid is right, and he entered the NBA with the second pick in the second round in 2017. In the 2017-18 season, he faced James twice, with only 1 of 3 and 0 of 3, respectively, and scored two points in total. In today's game, Reid played 27 minutes, shooting 4-of-7, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, and one had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.