James fights his old club
The Los Angeles Lakers managed to get out of the quagmire with a win, but everyone knew that they had won only a team from the bottom in the East, and it was only in the final quarter that they won or lost. If the Lakers want to truly prove themselves, they must compete with strong teams and win a victory in the confrontation with the east and west. In this game, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Miami Heat, LeBron James's old club, who won two championship trophies for the team.
The Heat are now in third place in the East, again with Butler and Adebayor in a row of injuries. Spoo once again proved the strength of the champion coach, and Vogel, who is also the champion coach, has been criticized this season, and even rumors of dismissal, so this game is also a moment for Vogel to prove himself.
The last quarter is almost a big reversal
Facing his old club, LeBron James only had 4 shots in the first quarter, with 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Wei Shao also shot 3 of 4 and got 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, continuing the competitiveness of the previous game. But the Heat's defense is really too good, the Lakers' other players, did not perform too well, the team only scored 25 points in a single quarter, and the Heat bombed 39 points, of which Dunro got 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, butler 4 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. After returning from the second quarter, the Heat briefly stretched the point difference to 26 points.
At the critical moment, LeBron James stepped forward, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 4-of-7 shooting, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to narrow the gap to 17 points at the end of the half. In the second half, the Heat's defense began to slacken, but the Lakers' offense was really bad, James and Westbrook only scored 4 points, the team only scored 18 points in a single quarter, fortunately, the Heat only scored 20 points, and the Lakers trailed by 19 points at the end of the third quarter. Such a point difference, coupled with the state of the Lakers, most people feel that the game has lost suspense.
However, after returning from the final quarter, the Lakers almost created a miracle, Adebayo and Vincent left the court for six consecutive crimes, Butler was invisible in the last quarter, only 2 points and 1 rebound in 5 shots, in this case, James got 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in 6 shots and 4 shots, Wei Shao also had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, the team once chased a goal difference, but in the end there was a sideline ball service error, a worldwide problem. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Heat 107-113 and reversed the failure.
Lakers 2 big harvest
Although they lost the game, the Lakers had 2 big gains, the first of which was Russell Westbrook. This season, the Lakers' record is not good, Vogel has changed Westbrook's playing style again and again, making Westbrook afraid on the court, but in the last two games, Westbrook has gradually returned to himself, constantly impacting the basket, shooting 9 of 15 in this game, getting 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, once again showing the attributes of the all-round turtle. I have to say that this is the Wei Shao we are familiar with, many fans also quipped, the Lakers lost, Wei Shao was finally able to walk out of the conference room with his head held high.
James was also in a good mood, with 33 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and almost led the team to complete the reversal in the last quarter, and hugged the opponent after the game. However, Tucker Jr.'s performance was very bad, only 5 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals on 1 of 5 shooting, and he also made a sideline ball mistake in the last moment, allowing the Lakers to miss the last chance to win. This is undoubtedly the second biggest gain for the Lakers, which can strengthen their determination to trade Tucker Jr., and the only hope is that Tucker Jr. can exchange excellent championship puzzles for the Lakers.