On February 10, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Western Focus battle, the Lakers challenged the Blazers on the road. Prior to this game, the Lakers were 9th in the West with 26 wins and 29 losses, and the Blazers were 11th in the West with 21 wins and 34 losses.
Before today's game, James was once considered suspicious because of his left knee injury, but he still insisted on playing. After the first quarter of the game began, James alone won the lakers' first 8 points. In the following offensive round, James was punched in the face after the breakthrough, and then he was replaced by a stop time and kept touching his temple position. Thankfully, James was no big deal and he quickly returned to the court.
In the second quarter, James hit his first personal three-pointer of the game from the outside and successfully hit a strong 1-2 in a breakthrough, hitting a layup in a state of imbalance. After this goal, James also received MVP calls from away fans. In the first half, James single-handedly cut 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the Lakers to a 54:47 lead over the Jazz.
After entering the third quarter, James' feel dropped, and he had 2 points and 3 assists on 1 of 4 shooting, and the Blazers took the opportunity to narrow the point gap to 2 points into the final quarter. After entering the final quarter of the showdown, the Lakers fell behind by 6 points at one point, and James hit consecutive baskets and hit three points on the outside to help the Lakers complete the rebound. But then the Trail Blazers quickly regained the advantage again, and James and the Lakers couldn't do anything about it.
In the end, the Lakers beat the Blazers on the road and avoided two straight losses. James played 24 minutes today and shot 7-of-12, including 1-of-4 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, for a total of 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
In the end, the Lakers lost to the Blazers 105:107 on the road, suffering two consecutive losses. James played 37 minutes today, shooting 13-of-22, including 3-of-7 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, for a combined 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, a plus-minus -5 worst on the team.
In today's game, James completed a lot of miracles, as follows:
1. James achieved the feat of at least 25 points in 20 consecutive games and shooting at least one three-pointer, the longest league record so far this season.
James scored at least 25 points in 20 consecutive games, setting a new career record for the second longest in his career, his longest of which was 21 games in the 2007-08 season, and he is hopeful of equalizing his record in the next game.
3. James picked up seven rebounds today, surpassing Jordan Jr. (10,047) in career rebounds to 41st all-time.
According to the schedule, the Lakers will challenge the Warriors on sunday, which is another tough game for them.