The Lakers, who suffered 3 consecutive losses, are not in a good position for the Blazers, who have just experienced 2 consecutive losses. According to pre-game news, The Lakers' James will not play in this round of the game due to a knee injury, but Lakers head coach Vogel revealed that James' injury recovery is developing in the right direction.
Back in the game, the Lakers started Westbrook, Bradley, Munch, Stanley Johnson and Thick Brow. The Blazers on the other side have not changed much in the starting lineup with the continued lack of Lillard, still CJ McCollum, Simmons, Norman Powell, Cavendon and Nurkic.
In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers opened up with full firepower to take a large lead with a 28-16 score, and from the data, the Lakers' opening three-point performance was better, while the Blazers repeatedly tried to shoot outside the three-point line but the shooting rate was not high. Of course, the game has only just begun, and there is still a lot of time for the Blazers to chase points.
Sure enough, the second quarter began the Blazers starting successively, this quarter of the game Blazers single quarter bombed 37 points, although the Lakers side of the offensive end is still guaranteed, but in the end was disrupted by the Blazers' offensive rhythm. At the end of the half, the total score of the two sides has reached 54-53, and the Lakers' lead was instantly caught up. The situation has also returned to the 55th five-
The opening of the second half and the first half of the painting style is very different, the Lakers, before the game was "high hopes" Wei Shao still did not get rid of the downturn in the hand, the whole team attack mainly rely on Anthony Davis and Cameron Anthony, especially Cameron Anthony today's feel good, although the number of three-point shots is not much, but the shooting rate is extremely high, the projection threat of the outside line can also make the attack of the inner line more comfortable. In the third quarter, mistakes and overall shooting percentage were low, so that the Lakers only scored 18 points in a single quarter, fortunately, the firepower of the Blazers was also weakened, but after the third quarter, the Blazers had come to the final quarter with a 3-point lead.
Of course, for fans familiar with the Lakers, the lack of habitual power outages in the third quarter is already a blessing in misfortune. The defense of both sides seems to have improved at the beginning of the final quarter, followed by an increase in the number of fouls and turnovers, but the Lakers relied on the stable scoring ability of thick eyebrows to successfully complete the counterattack in the final quarter. On the defensive end, Munch also contributed a lot, and in the final minute of the game, the trailing Blazers tried to change their lives by 3 points, but in the end they lost 94-99. The Lakers eventually won the game with a five-point advantage.
It is worth mentioning that although the pre-game Lakers coach Vogel "had high hopes" for Westbrook, the "thigh" of this game seems to be Cameron Anthony. Anthony shot 10-of-18 from the field, including 24 points on 5-of-6 three-point range. Anthony Davis, who also played steadily, scored 30 points on 10-of-18 shooting, and Anthony's killing on the inside brought great trouble to the Blazers. Westbrook scored less than expected, scoring just nine points on 3-of-12 shooting, with 13 assists and 10 rebounds and five turnovers. Fortunately, the final game was won, otherwise it would not be surprising that wei shao would become "the target of everyone" again after the game.