On February 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, the Lakers challenged the Warriors away, and the Warriors always maintained a lead in the first quarter, gaining a 6-point advantage in a single quarter.
The Lakers have been in terrible shape lately, losing six of their last eight games, dropping to No. 9 in the West, and the playoffs are already in jeopardy. The Warriors have suffered two consecutive losses, but the No. 2 position in the West is very solid. In the first meeting between the two teams this season, the Warriors won on the road to the Lakers.
James ushered in a milestone in this game, after he scored a total of 44,131 points in the regular season and playoffs, just 18 points away from the first-place Abdul-Jabbar. The Lakers' first starts were: Westbrook, Bradley, Johnson, James, Davis. The Warriors' starters are: Curry, Klay, Wiggins, Cuminga, Looney. In the first quarter, Klay threw the first score, James used free throws to open the record for the Lakers, Wiggins and Bradley scored three points, the two teams scored alternately, the Warriors' operation was more fluid, Cumming added a basket to score, and then played 2+1, the Warriors led 14-7.
James finally broke the scoring drought for the Lakers, and then slammed the dunk, and the Warriors called a timeout. Back from the timeout, the Lakers assistant coach ate the technical offense, the Warriors quickly stabilized the situation, Cumming accelerated the attack to score a layup, and the Warriors took a 19-11 lead to stop the Lakers. After the timeout, the Lakers scored four consecutive points, Curry began to force five consecutive points, and the Warriors led 26-18.
The Lakers chased points in a row at the end of the quarter, thick eyebrows two free throws, chased only 2 points, Poole three free throws, the first quarter warriors 32-26 lead. James had 8 points and 3 rebounds in the first quarter, 4 points and 4 rebounds on 1-of-4 shooting, and sent out 3 blocks, and Westbrook had 4 points. Curry had nine points and three assists, Wiggins seven, Cumming added seven points and four rebounds, and Klay scored two points.