NBA regular season, the Lakers sit at home to meet the Pacers, before the two teams have many times have trade contacts, the Lakers are interested in the Pacers Turner, but the Pacers want the first round of signing, so that the Lakers have been unable to choose, only willing to use the little Tucker for the trade chips, this game is a transaction assessment of the two teams, the two teams are different, the Lakers still did not change their purpose of fighting for the championship, and the Pacers want to rebuild plus in four consecutive losses, the Lakers have a complete chance to win, but the ending makes many fans completely unexpected, With the Lakers leading in the first three quarters, the fourth quarter was played by the Pacers to play a 10-0 offensive climax, reversing the game in one fell swoop, ending a four-game losing streak, even if James scored 30 points, he still could not lead the team to the final victory.
From the perspective of the whole game, the Lakers started very well, especially James, his interior attack, the Pacers could not stop it at all, the opening 9-2 to maintain the lead, the Pacers also used the Lakers' scoring method, taking the lead from the inside line, although the Lakers also could not limit the Pacers' interior score, but Tucker Jr., James, Anthony also scored in the Pacers' interior line, the Lakers maintained a 9-point lead in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, James used his toughest play to break through the inside score, Munch's three-point hit, At one point, the Lakers led by more than 10 points, the Pacers still used the tactics of the first quarter to break through the inside line to create a foul, and with James being deducted, the Lakers led by 6 points.
In the third quarter, no matter how hard the Pacers worked, James was able to make an effective response, in the middle of the third quarter, the Lakers' feel declined, the Pacers used the outside line to score, counter-score, Anthony stood up in time to stabilize the situation for the Lakers, Tucker's internal line strong attack, let the Lakers lead by 4 points to end the third quarter, to the final quarter, the decisive stage, James dunked to improve morale, Sabonis Jr. also dunked in return, the two sides attacked quickly, as LeVert shot 3 consecutive three-pointers, the Pacers again overtook the score, Westbrook, Tucker has three points into the account, but LeVert has no one to stop, shooting, three-point consecutive hits, directly leading the Pacers to reverse the Lakers.
Lakers 5 people scored in double figures, James tried his best, played 38 minutes, 22 shots hit 11 times, shot three three-pointers, got 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists of the comprehensive data, but at the critical moment James did not stand up to score, the team suffered a scoring drought, 12 rebounds made James's career total rebounds exceed the 10,000 mark, but did not be because of the arrival of the milestone, let the Lakers get the final victory.
Wei Shao played for 27 minutes, 17 shots only 5, although he shot 4 three-pointers, but still could not stop his slump in the feel, got 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, in the face of strength, Wei Shao was very angry after the game, refused any interview, directly returned to the locker room, Wei Shao in January 9 games, the overall shooting was only 32%, three points is only 25%, has brushed the lowest point of his career, do not know whether the angry Wei Shao, can come back. Compared to James's efforts and Westbrook's cold feel, the other Players of the Lakers performed very well, Tucker Jr. scored 20 points, a team-high 12 plus-minus, Anthony scored 14 points, and Munch picked up and scored 10 points.
The biggest reason for the Lakers' loss is still the defensive end, so many players in the guard line, they do not limit the Pacers' LeVert, let him get 30 points in the whole game, scored 22 points in the last quarter, becoming the main reason for the Lakers' loss, but where leVert's offense can be limited, perhaps the ending will be rewritten, but Wogel has always believed that James can handle the game, but ignored the defensive pertinence, if the Lakers have been so depressed, then the first to be dismissed may be the head coach Vogel.