On January 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Lakers challenged the Hawks away. This is the final battle of the Lakers' six-game road trip, after the Lakers only achieved a record of 2 wins and 3 losses. James returned to Los Angeles early for treatment due to a knee injury, and Thick Brow and Munch returned to fight for the team. After a fierce battle between the two teams in the fourth quarter, the Lakers lost 121-129 to the opponent and suffered three consecutive losses.
The Lakers played well with many of the main players in this game. Munch hit eight three-pointers and had 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Thick Brow 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Westbrook 20 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, all three of whom achieved 20+, making them the team's most amazing players. In addition, Stanley Johnson scored 10 points and Anthony scored 11 points. However, under such an excellent overall performance, the Lakers have never been able to win the game, and such a result is difficult for players to accept.
Munch, the team's most consistent and outstanding outside player at the moment, has played very well against the Hawks twice this season. He scored 21 points the last time he faced the Hawks at home, and was the main contributor to the team's victory. Today he made a comeback to put out the fire for the team, 12 of 19, 8 of 14 three-pointers, and the outside line felt hot, providing enough three-point output for the Lakers. However, he failed to score multiple three-point shots in the last minute, making his own outburst an empty slash.
In the first quarter of the game, Munch showed a good outside feel. He scored 4-of-5 in the first quarter and 3-of-4 from three-point range with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists to get into full form. The two teams are entangled with each other, and the point difference is always difficult to be pulled apart. By the second quarter of the game, Munch continued to steadily output, and the Lakers played a 10-2 offensive climax in the final period to try to open up the point difference. Munch hit a whistle-pressing three-pointer to boost morale for the Lakers. At the end of the half, the Lakers led the Hawks 71-62.
Easy side to fight again. Stanley Johnson hit a three-point shot and the Lakers once had a double-digit lead. Although the Eagles showed a tenacious posture and once completed the score reversal, the Lakers still relied on the overall play of multi-point blossoming and once again took the lead. Entering the fourth quarter, the Eagles began to threaten, suppressing the Lakers at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. They played 38-20 in a single quarter, and the Lakers completely collapsed. Although Munch stepped up again at key moments to hit consecutive three-pointers, the Lakers were dumbfounded in the final 1.5 minutes and failed to score any points. In the end, the Lakers can only watch their opponents win the game.
According to the schedule, the Lakers' next game will return home to meet the Blazers on Thursday Beijing time.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)