The Lakers take on the Pacers
After a wave of three consecutive defeats, LeBron James took the initiative to apologize, took the Los Angeles Lakers to break the boat, defeated the fourth place in the West, the Utah Jazz, and once again let us see the strength of this sunset red team. LeBron James still delivered the perfect answer every night, Howard was also reassigned, signing the third ten-day short contract Stanley Johnson, also became the team's surprise soldier, everything is moving in a good direction. In this game, the Lakers will play at home against the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers have suffered four straight losses, in third-to-last position in the East, and the team has decided to rebuild, but the trade has not yet happened and the team's lineup is relatively complete. Therefore, the Los Angeles Lakers cannot have the slightest carelessness, otherwise they will definitely pay a painful price.
The Lakers were reversed
Cameron Anthony returned from this game, with 4 points and 2 rebounds on 2-of-3 shooting, and the feel is still very good, of course, not only the feel of melon alone, the Feel of the Lakers' entire team is very hot. Westbrook made two shots from outside the three-point line, all of them hit, and James returned to the familiar no. 3 position, scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-6 shooting. The Lakers blasted 32 points in a single quarter, while the Pacers' outside line felt cold and only scored 23 points. After returning from the second quarter, Wei Shao was still obsessed with shooting from the outside, but his feel declined, and he only had 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1 of 5 shooting.
James continued to impact the basket, and even the basket was empty, taking 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-3 shooting, Tucker also had 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the Lakers only got 24 points in a single quarter, and the Pacers chased 50-56 at the end of the half, only 6 points behind the Lakers. In the second half, James lost his touch, only 3 points on 1 of 5 shooting, and the Pacers gradually overtook the score, in this case, Anthony once again stood out. On 4-of-5 shooting, he scored 10 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, and a variety of unsolvable mid-range jump shots helped the Lakers regain a 4-point lead.
After returning from the last quarter, the Lakers were able to stabilize the situation at first, but LeVert suddenly broke out and led the team to a 10-0 small climax, directly surpassing 8 points. Westbrook's three-point shots retained suspense, and Tucker Jr. also won in quick succession, but he couldn't prevent the Pacers' score. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Indiana Pacers 102-111 and suffered a tragic reversal.
James was reluctant
The Los Angeles Lakers lost the game, LeBron James shot 11-of-22, 7-of-3 three-pointers, got 30 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, the personal performance is still very good, but in the final moments of the final quarter, the Pacers preferred to make mistakes and did not shoot, and James chose to lay down and get 2 points, which really should not be. It can be seen that the Lakers have gone from leading to being reversed, and James is indeed unwilling. Westbrook's playing time was compressed to 26 minutes, with 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-17 shooting, Tucker Jr. had 20 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, and Anthony had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
The Pacers completed the reversal, LeVert was indispensable, 12 of 16 shots with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, including 9 of 10 shots in the last quarter, with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, such players put on the shelf, there should be a lot of teams ready to move! Sabonis Jr. also had a triple-double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, Brogdon had 19 points, four rebounds and six assists, and Holliday and Duarte both had 11 points. While the Pacers hit just 11 three-pointers, they scored 62 on the inside, 16 more than the Lakers.