On January 20, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, and the Lakers' home home was reversed by the Pacers 104-111. This game Anthony ushered in a comeback, the first three quarters of the Lakers were in the lead for most of the time, the pacers in the last quarter a wave of the score to reverse the score, the two sides fought, the Pacers Sabonis and Le Ver performed strongly, the Lakers regrettably lost. James reached 10,000 rebounds in the regular season, a milestone moment.
Statistics:
Pacers: J Holliday 11 points and 3 assists, Craig 5 points and 13 boards, Sabonis 20 points, 12 boards and 10 assists, Le Vere 30 points and 8 boards, Brogdon 19 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, Duarte 11 points and 5 boards;
Lakers: James 30 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, Howard 5 points and 7 boards, Westbrook 14 points, Anthony 14 points and 7 boards, Munch 10 points, Tucker 20 points and 7 assists;
Focus Lens:
James' regular season appearances came to 1343, tied pierce for 15th in history, and only 3 games away from Lakers passIng Kobe Bryant;
At the same time, the number of rebounds in the career regular season reached 10,000, a milestone moment.
Howard's regular season rebounds tied Thurmond and tied for the top 10 in history;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, James scored the first goal on the layup, Sabonis released the basket, Howard hit two free throws, and Westbrook's dry three-pointers exploded. James scored 2+1, Sabonis successfully ate cake under the basket, James and Brogdon cut points, and Le Ver countered with a dunk. Westbrook hit another three-pointer, and Brogdon and Bitazer scored four points to close the gap. Tucker made a layup, and Munch and LeVert scored against each other to eat the pie. Anthony scored a layup and Tucker's three-pointer extended the advantage to 10 points. Anthony and James scored five consecutive points, Duarte's 3+1 stopped the bleeding in time, Duarte made a basket, and the first quarter ended, the Pacers 23-32 Lakers.
In the second quarter, James scored on a layup, Munch scored a three-pointer, and the Lakers opened the gap again. Sabonis dunked from the basket, Tucker and Lamb scored against each other, Brisette and Sabonis chased the score in succession, and James scored on the layup. Tucker hit a three-pointer, Brogdon sprinted to a layup to score, and Westbrook hit another three-pointer. Craig scored five straight points from a layup and three-pointer. J Holliday broke the ball and countered a dragon to win, James hit two free throws and Bradley hit a three-pointer. Jackson and Brogdon scored on jumpers, J Holliday hit a three-pointer and the Pacers went on a 7-0 run. Howard scored a layup, and James dunked quite domineeringly. Brogdon threw a successful throw and ended the first half with the Pacers 50-56 lakers.
In the third quarter, Sabonis split with one arm, and James' three-pointer was still stable. Brogdon threw in, Sabonis and Westbrook scored consecutive points, and Howard hit one of two free throws. Brog scored on a layup, Anthony hit a jumper, Duarte hit an open three-pointer and Brogdon hit two free throws, Bradley hit a jumper, J Holliday hit a three-pointer and the Pacers rebounded. Anthony scored on a jumper, Brogdon scored 2+1, and S-Johnson scored four straight points with Anthony on two free throws. Tucker scored with an easy dunk, Reeves hit a jumper, Brisette scored on a layup, and Le Ver countered with a dunk. Three quarters of battle, Pacers 76-80 Lakers.
In the fourth quarter, James made one of two free throws, Sabonis ate a pie dunk, J Holliday hit a three-pointer, and Tucker picked a basket. Le Ver scored 2+1, and Munch took the air. Lamb and LeVert scored consecutive points, and the Pacers went straight back 8 points in a 10-0 run. Westbrook hit a three-pointer, LeVert threw in, Tucker scored on a jumper, Sabonis received the ball and put in, tucker hit a jumper. Le Vere hit again, and Sabonis and Le Ver scored consecutive points, and the point difference widened to double digits. The Pacers then kept the lead and managed to win.
Two teams starting lineup:
Lakers: Westbrook, Bradley, James, Ariza, Howard;
Pacers: Brogdon, LeVert, J-Holliday, Craig, Sabonis;