After a crushing defeat to the Pacers and the end of the road trip, the frustrated Los Angeles Clippers returned home and ushered in the challenge of the old rival Lakers.
On the Clippers side, head coach Terrenlu made adjustments, Batum replaced Terrance Mann in the starting lineup, and the Clippers were also ready to win and defend the home.
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, Vogel is relatively cautious, following the previous conventional start, trying to win 2 consecutive wins on the road through a steady and steady way!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with the excellent play of Morris Jr. + Ibaka, the Clippers, who played at home, overpowered the Lakers in the first three quarters, and once achieved a 17-point lead.
Although in the final finale, thick eyebrow brother + Wei Shao + Munch successively sent out their forces, leading the Lakers to play a wave of 12-2 counterattack frenzy, and successfully overtook the score.
But in desperation, Reggie Jackson completed the quasi-kill in 4.1 seconds, and with the thick eyebrow brother anti-kill bullet frame out, the game also completely lost suspense.
In the end, the Clippers, who withstood the pressure, also narrowly defeated the Lakers at home 111-110, successfully defending the home court and winning the same city derby!
Returning home to the game, facing their own baskets and fans, the Clippers will live up to expectations and play a team performance of four people scoring in double figures and three people with 20+.
In the case of batum + Kofi + Hatten + Kennard and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the three core Reggie Jackson + Ibaka + Maurice Jr. is particularly critical!
In this game, Reggie Jackson went low and high, scoring only 3 points in the first half, Reggie Jackson scored 22 points in the second half, and delivered an all-round performance of 25 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Among them, in the last quarter, he scored 10 points on a single horse, and the brave performance of the layup was not only completely disrupted the lakers' defensive rhythm and deployment, but also made a great contribution to the Clippers to win the game!
In addition, as the team's internal gate, the play of Ibaka in this game also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, Ibaka was in danger, shooting 60% of the 15-out-of-9 shooting, and contributed 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
Not only did he make a difference on the offensive end, he completed the tasks assigned by the head coach well, but he also almost single-handedly defended the Clippers' inner line at the defensive end!
Of course, the Clippers were able to win this game, and the performance of Morris Jr., the core of the team, was also great.
In this game, Morris Jr. was full of firepower, starting 34 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the 11-of-16 shooting, and hitting 6 three-pointers on the outside line, bombing a team-high 29 points, plus 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
And his key performance in the third quarter, the key performance of scoring 13 points in a single quarter of the inside and outside shots, not only provided the Clippers with a strong outside firepower, but also once became a difficult existence for the Lakers to solve!
More importantly, throughout the game, Morris Jr. has not personally made a mistake, and it can be said that at both ends of the attack and defense, the success has affected the trend of the game!
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the team failed to continue the firepower in the last quarter of this game, and finally reversed the defeat, and the performance of the away game with a difference of 1 point obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the case of the thick eyebrow brother playing well, the whole game handed over 30 + 17 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2, and Wei Shao + Munch continued to perform stably, the injury retirement of melon in this campaign has indeed become a major turning point in this game!
Obviously, in the case of James' absence due to injury and Melon Anthony's retirement (right hamstring strain), the Lakers' forward line at this stage has undoubtedly suffered another major blow.
Considering the team's current record and ranking, I have to say that in the next fierce ranking battle, the Lakers team, which lacks major generals, will also face more challenges and tests!