On January 24, the NBA regular season ended a strong dialogue, and the Heat defeated the Lakers 113-107 at home and successfully avenged. Butler scored a triple-double in this game, and the Heat held the lead for most of the time, withstanding the impact in the final quarter and successfully winning the victory, avenging the loss to the opponent in the first leg. The Lakers fought back madly in the last quarter under the leadership of James and Westbrook, Horton Tucker made a fatal mistake, and the Lakers unfortunately had no chance to reverse.
Statistics:
Lakers: James 33 points, 11 boards, 4 assists, 2 assists, Bradley 15 points, Westbrook 24 points, 8 boards and 9 assists, Munch 7 points, Anthony 11 points, Horton Tucker 5 points;
Heat: Butler 20 points, 10 boards, 12 assists, 2 assists, PJ Tucker 8 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, Adebayo 14 points, 8 boards and 5 assists, Duncan Robinson 24 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 assists, Vincent 11 points and 6 assists, Strothus 8 points, Martin 15 points;
Focus Lens:
James showed off his muscles after the layup and was very domineering;
Butler's third triple-double of the season and the 14th triple-double of his career led the team to victory;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Vincent assisted Adebayor dunk, Bradley and Westbrook threw in response, Vincent and Duncan Robinson hit three-pointers from the outside, butler and Adebayor strongly scored, and the Heat led the Lakers 12-4. James hit from the outside, Butler and Duncan Robinson scored five straight points, and the Heat's advantage came to double digits. Westbrook threw a shot, Vincent cut in the air, Stanley Johnson scored a dragon, Dedmund scored a basket, Westbrook and DavidMond played 2+1, and Duncan Robinson hit a three-pointer. PJ Tucker and Munch blasted in from the outside, Anthony scored with a sharp stop jumper, James scored 2+1, and the Lakers closed the gap 8-0. Adebayo dunked, Munch flew in, and Duncan Robinson scored in the air. Strus hit a whistle-pressing three-pointer, and the first quarter ended, and the Lakers made it 25-39 to the Heat.
In the second quarter, Adebayor dunked, James scored on a layup, and Martin and Horton Tucker scored against each other. Guy blasted in from the outside, Vincent hit two free throws, and the Heat had the advantage to 20 points. Vincent scored on the board, Westbrook hit two free throws, and Dedmund made a relaxing layup. Anthony hit two free throws, Stanley Johnson hit a three-pointer, and Martin also hit a color. Duncan Robinson and Butler continued to extend their lead, with James hitting one of two free throws and Strus solid outside. Duncan Robinson hit two free throws and then Westbrook scored on a layup. Munch threw a shot in, Butler stepped back in europe, James scored five consecutive points, and Vincent and Anthony both technically fouled. James scored a layup after one of two free throws, and the first half ended with the Lakers 52-69 Heat.
In the third quarter, James cut a dunk, Adebayor scored on a jumper, and Westbrook and Butler scored against each other. Butler's jumper and three-pointer brought the Heat's advantage back to more than 20 points, Bradley's open three-pointer also hit, Adebayo hit two free throws, Westbrook made a layup, Bradley hit a three-pointer, and Butler hit two free throws. After James jumped, Martin dunked, Butler counter-attacked, Ellington blasted in from the outside, and Adebayo dunked under the basket. Three quarters of war, the Lakers 70-89 Heat.
In the fourth quarter, Duncan Robinson scored on an empty basket, Martin flew in, and James scored on a layup. PJ Tucker turned and put it in the basket, Bradley's three-point shot, Duncan Robinson also in color, James picked the basket, and Reeves hit both free throws. Horton Tucker hit a three-pointer, Martin and Stanley Johnson hit both free throws, Westbrook hit a 2+1, and Bradley hit a three-pointer to stop the Heat. Anthony hit a three-pointer and Westbrook hit two free throws to close the gap to six points. Duncan Robinson made one of two free throws, Westbrook scored on a layup, and Duncan Robinson hit a three-pointer to stabilize the situation. James scored 2+1, PJ Tucker key three-pointers, Adebayo 6 fouls left, James hit two free throws, Bradley offensive foul, Tucker Jr. fatally made a mistake, Martin dunked, and then the Heat kept the lead and successfully won the victory.
Two teams starting lineup:
Lakers: Westbrook, Bradley, Ariza, James, Howard;
Heat: Butler, Adebayo, Vincent, Tucker, Duncan Robinson;