On February 6, Beijing time, when the Lakers defeated the Knicks in overtime with 21 points, in addition to James, Thick Brow And Munch all bombed 28+ points, the Lakers' fourth player to score in double figures was 36-year-old veteran Ariza. Ariza came off the bench for 34 minutes and 48 seconds, contributed 3 of 9 to the crosshairs to get 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, completed the key three-point shooting and made a winning pass assist thick eyebrow brother dunk to lock the win, plus or minus +11 to help the Lakers win.
It is worth mentioning that Ariza created a number of feats in this game:
First, Ariza reached a career regular season milestone of 1,600 three-pointers, and after this game, he hit 1,601 three-pointers.
Second, Ariza scored in double figures for the second time this season, last time with 12 points and five rebounds against the Suns on December 22 last year.
Third, Ariza set a new season high with 8 rebounds and tied a new season high with 3 assists.
Ariza played nearly 35 minutes as a veteran, and he shot 3 of 9 on the court, but his value on the defensive end is still extremely critical, and Ariza is also playing his veteran value at key moments.
In the final 1 minute and 12 seconds of overtime, Ariza received James' 10th assist and successfully completed a three-point shot from the bottom corner to help the Lakers extend their seven-point lead. With 23.7 seconds left in overtime, Ariza assisted the thick-browed brother to complete the dunk to maintain a seven-point advantage, completely killing the game and laying the victory.
Ariza used his key moments to play the role of a winning soldier again, which is also the value he needs to play this season's Lakers to show his veteran role.
(Drunken Lying Floating Life)