On January 20, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Pacers 104-111. In this game, Vogel did not change the starting lineup, Ariza, James, Howard partnered in the front court, the Lakers once led by 15 points in the first quarter, the Pacers have shrunk to 6 points after the second quarter, the Lakers also led by 4 points in the third quarter, and the Lakers were directly powered off in the last quarter to be beaten 19-7, and then they were once behind by 11 points, and finally the Lakers were reversed.
In this game, the Turtles found the feel of shooting at the beginning, hitting two consecutive shots on the outside, the Pacers also let him shoot, three-pointers and two points from long range were given to him, Westbrook first quarter 5 of 2, three points 2 of 2, two mid-range dry pulls and a layup did not hit. In the second quarter, Westbrook was still trying three-pointers, 1 of 3 in a single quarter, a mid-range and a layup, 14 minutes in the half, 3 of 10, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Although the three-point shot is not bad, but the two-point shot is a miss, it can only be said that Wei Shao is still a bit on the head.
The third quarter began with Westbrook trying to make a mid-range miss of the free throw line, and then he finally began to break through, three consecutive breakthrough hits, after playing 7 minutes Vogel replaced Westbrook to let Anthony, Tucker, Reeves, Stanley, Munch five people lead the team, this lineup Anthony scored 10 points, Tucker scored 2 points and 3 assists, Reeves scored 2 points to complete the rebound, Wei Shao was slightly embarrassed. 22 minutes in the third quarter, 4 of 15, 3 of 5 three-pointers, only 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, his performance in the first three quarters was not as good as Tucker and Anthony.
The Lakers were quickly overtaken in the final quarter, Wei Shao was replaced with about 8 minutes left, after the debut of a back single missed, the Lakers were pulled away to 9 points Westbrook hit a key three-pointer, Keleville immediately responded with a three-pointer, Duarte hit again, the big Holliday also hit, the Lakers' defense collapsed across the board, and Westbrook scored 3 points (4 minutes) on 1 of 2 in the last quarter. He played just 27 minutes, 5-of-17, 4-of-6 from three-point range, and scored 14 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 turnover.
After all, 5 of 17, the shooting rate is only 29.4%, but in fact, the Lakers' problem is still the defensive end, the Pacers also completed the counterattack when the turtles were not on the court in the last quarter, Le Weir, Duarte, Xiao Sa, and Big Holliday all hit the three points, when Le Weir opened his breakthrough is also unstoppable, it is difficult for Wei Shao to keep up with Le Weier's footsteps.
Text/Yan Xiaobai