On January 26, Beijing time, the Lakers beat the Nets 106-96 away from home, and James continued his stable performance this season, scoring 33 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Emperor Zhan created a miracle in this battle.
He scored 25+ points in 18 consecutive games, becoming the first player in NBA history to score more than 25 points in 18 consecutive games after 12 seasons. This season is James' 19th season in the NBA. James, 37, is still at his peak.
The thick-browed brother made a comeback in this game, and the Lakers changed again, starting as Westbrook, Bradley, James, Stanley Johnson and Davis. Ariza, who had been in a slump in his previous games, was discarded and Howard dropped out of the rotation.
The Lakers have grasped the initiative from the first quarter, the thick eyebrow brother returned, the Lakers are equivalent to a big three configuration, and the Nets are Harden's single giant leading the team to fight.
The thick-browed brother scored two goals in a row as soon as he started this battle, and also made two fouls. James was also in good form, scoring on a layup and receiving a Scoring Dunk from Bradley. With 5 minutes and 51 seconds left in the first quarter, Harden dribbled a quick attack after grabbing a defensive rebound and tried to score a layup, which was slapped by James, and the old Jan also grabbed the defensive rebound. The 37-year-old Zhan Huang is still fierce and ruthless.
In this game, James was both offensive and defensive, in addition to scoring 33 points, he had 3 steals and 2 blocks, and another blocked Edwards. The 3 steals were also brilliant, all in the fourth quarter. With 8:20 left in the fourth quarter, James steals Mills, but Anthony misses three points.
After the last two steals, James converted into points. With 7:02 left in the game, James steals Harden and scores with a quick attack. With 6:45 left in the game, James snatched James Johnson and scored with a quick-on dunk. James directly extended the Lakers lead to 15 points. Back from a timeout, James blocked Edwards again.
During this time, James' defense was too fierce. The Lakers won this battle, and Brother Thick Brow and Wei Shao were willing to play supporting roles. Thick-browed brother only had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks. Westbrook had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The Nets Harden had 33 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a triple-double, but it was difficult to support alone.