Anthony's comeback
By beating Western Conference powerhouse Utah Jazz and the Jazz team playing by Gobert, the Los Angeles Lakers once again proved themselves. The 37-year-old LeBron James walked the talk and led the team to an unparalleled defensive game, And Vogel finally began to reduce Westbrook's playing time, and it can be said that everything was moving in the right direction. In this game, the Lakers want to face the Indiana Pacers, who are the third-to-last in the East, although this team has a poor record, it is still not to be underestimated.
Sabonis Jr. is an All-Star player, this team's lineup talent is not weak, although Turner can not play, but Brogdon ushered in a comeback, which is self-evident help to the team. On the Lakers side, Cameron Anthony has also ushered in a comeback, and the 37-year-old veteran has become an indispensable part of the Lakers.
The Lakers collapsed at the end of the day
The Lakers, who played at home, felt very good, even Russell Westbrook, hit 2 three-pointers in the first quarter, and LeBron James shot 4 of 6, with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, still the team's best player. The Lakers blasted down 32 points in the first quarter, while the Pacers' three-pointers were cold, scoring only 23 points. After returning from the second quarter, James continued to exert his strength, taking and taking in the Pacers' restricted area, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-3 shooting, but Westbrook lost his mind.
Westbrook kept trying three-point shots, but the feel was not there, only 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1-of-5 shooting, the Lakers only scored 24 points in a single quarter, and the Pacers gradually found a three-point feeling, Holliday and Craig both hit three-pointers, and successfully narrowed the point difference to 6 points at the end of halftime. In the second half, James and Westbrook felt bad, both of them were 5 shots and 1, the Pacers gradually overtook the score, and Anthony stood out at the critical moment, shooting 4 of 5, with 10 points and 3 rebounds, helping the Lakers get through the difficulties and enter the final quarter with a 4-point advantage.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, LeVert completely dominated the game, shooting 9-of-10, 3-of-3 from three-point range, 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, leading the team to 35 points in a single quarter, while the Lakers only scored 24 points. In the end, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 on the road, successfully ending a four-game losing streak.
Two points 11 shot 1
4 out of 6 out of 3, but unveiled the fig leaf! The Lakers upset reversal, And Westbrook 1 in 11 was too sad. Russell Westbrook's playing time is still only 26 minutes, 5 of 17 shooting, 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, plus-minus -18 is the second to last on the team, second only to James's -20, but James played 37 minutes, got 30 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, although the last 2 points are not very authentic, but also achieved the achievement of 10,000 rebounds. It is worth mentioning that Westbrook shot 4 of 6 from three-point range, that is, 1 of 11 from two-point range.
From the three-point line, Westbrook's 11 shots, 5 mid-range shots were all lost, 6 shots near the box, and only one shot was hit, which was really regrettable. This rare three-pointer in 6 shots and 4 shots is the most real Westbrook. In this game, Wei Shao's last fig leaf was gone. However, Tucker Jr., who has been in the trade rumors recently, performed well, with 20 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks on 9-of-14 shooting, plus-minus +12 for the team, but the better Tucker Jr. played, the sooner he left the Lakers.
The reason is simple, Tucker Jr. has been put on the shelf of the deal, not that he is not good enough, but in the Lakers, only he has trading value. So, the better Tucker Jr. performs, the sooner he'll be traded out. Anthony, who returned from this game, also had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks on 6-of-12 shooting, including 10 points in the third quarter.