After six consecutive losing streaks, the Blazers, who desperately need a win, sat back-to-back at home and ushered in the Lakers' challenge.
In the Blazers, head coach Billups has chosen to believe in the existing starting lineup, and whether the team can defend the home field will obviously face great challenges and tests.
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, Westbrook was absent due to injury, and Bradley entered the starting lineup, trying to bring more defensive help to James + Thick Brow and lead the Lakers to take the victory!
However, after 4 quarters of the game, with the excellent performance of James + thick eyebrows, the Lakers, although in the first three quarters, once suppressed the Blazers and occupied the initiative on the court.
But in the final final moment, Anfinni Simmons stepped forward, hit the key three points, and then completely took over the game with two free throws, ending the Lakers' counterattack momentum.
The Blazers, who finally withstood the pressure, also reversed the Lakers 107-105 at home, successfully ending the losing streak and giving the Lakers 2 consecutive losses!
Facing their own baskets and fans in this game, the Blazers will live up to expectations and play a team performance of 4 people scoring in double figures to complete the reversal.
In the case of McLemore + Winslow + Greg Brown and other main players, each performing their own duties, the two core Anfinni Simmons + Nurkic, and the tiger will Dennis Smith Jr. play, is particularly critical!
In this game, Anfinni Simmons was full of firepower, starting 36 minutes, shooting 11 from 23 and hitting five three-pointers in the middle of the line, and blasting a team-high 29 points, plus 5 assists.
Among them, his brave performance of 10 points in the final quarter not only helped the Blazers achieve a reversal, but also became a difficult existence for the Lakers to solve!
In addition, as the inner pillar of the team, nurkic's play in this game also played a crucial role.
Nurkic was very efficient, shooting more than 70% of the 8-of-11 shots in the game, and delivered a double-double performance of 19 points + 12 rebounds + 3 assists.
Rationally speaking, in the confrontation with the thick eyebrow brother, whether it is in personal data or on-court performance, Nurkic can be said to be not inferior in this battle, and the town has guarded the inner line of the Blazers!
Of course, the Blazers were able to reverse the Lakers in this game, and the performance of Tigers on the bench by Dennis Smith Jr. was also indispensable.
Dennis Smith Jr. was well-defended, playing 19 minutes off the bench and contributing 7 points, 2 rebounds , 11 assists and 6 steals on 3-of-5 shooting.
Not only did it win on the offensive end, but it also successfully revitalized the attack of the entire Blazers team, and at the same time, on the defensive end, it also interfered with the Lakers' offensive rhythm and deployment many times, making a great contribution to the Blazers to end the losing streak!
On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the last quarter of this game, and finally lost by 2 points, drinking and hating the performance of the game of 2 consecutive defeats on the road, which obviously needs to be examined.
But for the Lakers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights, after all, as the team's home star, James's play in this game is indeed remarkable!
James played well in this game, starting 35 minutes, shooting 3 three-pointers on 13-of-22 shooting, and bombarding a game-high 30 points, plus 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
Although he failed to lead the Lakers to win the game on his own, it has to be said that James's personal performance of cutting 14 points in the final quarter did bring great pressure to the Blazers!
Only in the absence of Westbrook, facing Anfinnie Simmons, who has gone crazy, James, who has worked hard for a whole but has no success, seems to have no choice but to drink and hate.
As for whether this Lakers team will make some moves before the trade deadline and adjust the lineup configuration after swallowing 2 consecutive defeats and ranking the enemy, we obviously have to wait and see!