The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets by 37 points, and the Nuggets lost to the Utah Jazz by 23 points, and in this situation, the Los Angeles Lakers ushered in the Jazz's challenge at home. After Gobert returned, the Jazz immediately ended a four-game losing streak, and in such a situation, the Los Angeles Lakers are undoubtedly particularly difficult. Howard has not been reused, Davis's comeback is far away, and the 37-year-old LeBron James apologized to fans and said the Lakers would get better, saying he would do it.
The Jazz are in third place in the West, and after Gobert's comeback, he immediately helped the team. This game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Jazz although back-to-back, but still have the upper hand. But as long as LeBron James is there, the Lakers have the hope of winning, and the Jazz can't be careless.
Howard is still the first to start the game, the Lakers in the first quarter played a very tough defense, so that the Jazz had 8 mistakes, while the Lakers only had 2 mistakes, but even so, the Lakers still slightly inferior. The reason is simple, the Jazz's 8-of-8 shooting in the first quarter, including O'Neal Jr. hit 2 three-pointers, got 6 points and 1 rebound, and the whole team of 8 people came on, all of which scored. On the Lakers side, James had 5 points and 3 assists, Westbrook had 5 points and 2 rebounds, and the team also hit 4 three-pointers, but still trailed the Jazz by 1 point 24-25.
After returning from the second quarter, the Lakers gradually rebounded, after Munch hit a three-point shot, the Lakers took a 3-point lead, Gobert dunked in response, Conley also had three points, but the Lakers, Munch and Tucker and James, 3 consecutive three-pointers to play a wave of 9-0 climax, to achieve a 7-point lead. Then the two teams fell into a scoring drought, and Wei Shao lost his mind and angrily pushed his opponent to send two points. Ariza's three-pointer finally opened, James' turnaround jumper also had, Conley responded with three points, and the Lakers led the Jazz 48-40.
After the timeout came back, Westbrook clipped Gobert, the top ten dunk of the year, and fouls, but too excited to receive a technical foul, but the ball has completely ignited the Lakers. James missed two free throws, Howard grabbed a rebound for a foul, Gobert made two free throws, Mitchell hit from mid-range, Bradley pressed a whistle to miss a three-pointer, and at the end of the half, the Lakers beat the Jazz by six points at 52-46.
burst! Westbrook dunked Gobert, locked in the top ten balls of the year, and James said he would do what he wanted. I have to say that Westbrook's first half dunk gobert's goal definitely locked in the top ten goals of the year. At half-time, Wei Shao also had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, which was very good, and James was 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and when it came to doing, the Lakers' defense immediately improved to a higher level, forcing the Jazz to have 11 mistakes in the first half. Tucker and Munch on the bench both scored eight points, and the Lakers shot 9-of-20 from three-pointers in the first half.
The Jazz scored 15 free throws in the first half, but only scored 46 points, which shows how good the Lakers' defense is. However, the Jazz's defense all contracted under the basket, giving the Lakers a lot of opportunities outside the line. Gobert had nine points and seven rebounds, Conley also had nine points, one rebound and two assists, and Mitchell had only six points, two rebounds and one assist. In the first half, the two teams are chess opponents, and whether the Lakers can win the game in the second half depends on whether the three-point feeling can continue.