After beating the Jazz at home, the Lakers, whose confidence grew, took a break and ushered in the Challenge of the Pacers during their four-game losing streak.
In terms of the Lakers, head coach Vogel chose to follow the regular starting point of the previous game out of caution, and whether the Lakers can take advantage of the chase to win 2 consecutive wins, James + Westbrook obviously needs to perform.
On the other hand, on the Pacers side, Brogdon ushered in a comeback, trying to bring more help to Sam + LeVert Jr., leading the Pacers to do a big job on the road and end the losing streak!
Finally, after 4 quarters of competition, almost white-hot fierce competition, with the excellent performance of James + Melon + Horton Tucker, the Lakers who played at home, in the first three quarters, although once overpowered the Pacers, achieved a huge advantage of as many as 15 points.
But in the last quarter of the decisive moment, Sabonis Jr. + LeVert jr. ushered in an outbreak at the same time, leading the Pacers to play a wave of 19-7 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the situation on the court.
In the end, the Pacers, which had fully started, also reversed the Lakers 111-104 on the road, and at the same time, it was worth the trip, and also completed a 15-point big reversal!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the Pacers will sweep away the downturn during the losing streak, play a 5-man scoring double-double, multi-point blossom team offensive, and successfully complete the turnover.
In the case of Brogdon + Justin Holliday + Duarte and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the two core small Sabonis + LeVert is particularly critical!
In this game, Sabonis Jr. was very efficient, starting 34 minutes, shooting nearly 80% of the 12 shots in 9 shots, and scoring 20 points + 12 rebounds + 10 assists + 1 block in the whole game.
Not only in the offensive end, but also in the organizational end, successfully revitalized the team's offense, showed his all-round ability as an All-Star player, and smashed the outside world's doubts with practical actions!
Of course, the Pacers were able to complete the reversal in this game, staging a 15-point reversal, and the performance of the demon Guard LeVert was also indispensable.
In this campaign, LeVert went low and high, and with only 8 points scored in the first three quarters, LeVert ushered in an outbreak in the final quarter, and he shot 22 points in a single quarter.
At the end of the game, LeVert also handed over 30 points + 8 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 steal of the outstanding performance, once became a difficult existence for the Lakers, for the Pacers to win, made a great contribution!
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the team collapsed in the final quarter of this game, and was finally reversed, with a 7-point difference in the game performance, which obviously disappointed the home fans.
As for the team's loss in this game, and the decision of head coach Vogel to replace himself with 3 minutes and 52 seconds left in the final quarter, the Lakers' defender Wei Shao was also slightly angry, and did not accept a media interview after the game and left the stadium directly.
But for the Lakers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights, after all, as the team's home star, the performance of LeBron James in this game is indeed remarkable.
James played well, starting 36 minutes, shooting three three-pointers on 11-of-22 shooting, scoring a team-high 30 points, plus a double-double with 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
Although it failed to help the Lakers defend the home field, rationally speaking, James' excellent performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends did bring a lot of pressure and trouble to the Pacers!
More importantly, after grabbing 12 rebounds in this game, James's career rebounds have officially exceeded 10,000, ushering in a major milestone in his brilliant career!
Just facing LeVert, who has gone crazy, and the Pacers, who are all soldiers, James, who has worked hard for a whole but is isolated, seems to have no choice but to hate.