115-117, the Lakers lost to the Warriors, the ending is not satisfactory, however, the team still has three good news worth saying, the two strong recovery behind, a little of the most gratifying.
James 26+15+8
James made two fouls, Bradley three points, Westbrook counterattacked to the basket to cause interference balls, after the Lakers 7-5 lead, the subsequent game fell into the Rhythm of the Warriors, the second quarter of the team was bombarded by the Warriors 7-0, the Lakers have been 26-41 behind 15 points, the game is about to develop in the direction of collapse, James carried the team to launch a counterattack behind, an old man and two puzzles finally warmed up to the team and fans expected the appearance.
James 8 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in the third quarter, is the cornerstone of the Lakers to be able to chase the score to 94-95 in the third quarter, note that the other two changed the slump of more than half a season before, is the key to the Lakers biting the point difference - Westbrook and Tucker.
First, Wei Shao.
In the last 4 minutes of the Blazers on January 20, Westbrook was first DNP, and then overtime against the Knicks, the entire final quarter against the Bucks, the last game against the Blazers, he has been abandoned by Vogel four times, and even there were trade rumors before the trade deadline, and now That Westbrook has decided not to go, he has picked up strongly in this game.
Wei Shao helped fly Munch
In this game, Wei Shao shot 7 of 13, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, contributed 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists with only 1 mistake, and the efficiency value of the game was +2, which was the only one of the five starters with a positive efficiency value, which confirmed that he was recovering strongly, which was gratifying.
Wei Shao communicates with Handy
In addition, after the closing of the transaction, the US media reported that wei shao and assistant coach Handy are very incompatible, and today in the first quarter of the game, the above picture appeared, Wei Shao actively ran to the coach's seat to communicate with Handy, which is a very good signal, Wei Shao himself and the coaching team are helping him actively integrate into the team.
Second, Tucker is picking up strongly.
Tucker, who is in a very similar situation to Westbrook, also ushered in an outbreak after the trade deadline was also not sent away.
Tucker's third three-pointer
In the case of the team's offensive failure, Tucker came off the bench, contributing 5 points in the first quarter of 2 of 2, 1 of 3 in the second quarter contributing 5 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists; in the third quarter, he contributed 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, as shown in the picture above, it was his third three-pointer, and the Lakers had completed the rebound 88-87.
In the whole game, Tucker contributed 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 5-of-9, and the efficiency of the game was the team's highest +8, which was one of the key factors for the Lakers to win 109-103 in the last quarter.
The recovery of the above two people has made fans feel very happy, and the more critical point is as follows:
Third, the Lakers show resilience.
In the past half of the season, the Lakers have often encountered the opponent after the lead has not been able to fight back, and today, the second quarter of the team has been behind 15 points, the third quarter has been behind by 8 points, but the Lakers tenaciously completed the counterattack, and once saw the hope of victory at 109-103, but Klay Thompson's three three-pointers were once again staged, and the team was reversed. Being able to show strong resilience, the Lakers have begun to transform from their mental state, which is the most gratifying thing.
5 of 13 thick eyebrows contributed only 16 points
Only today's game, the lakers in distress are 15 points behind, facing the second record of the league Warriors, can almost touch the victory at one point, which shows the transformation of the team, as above, Westbrook and Tucker are warming up in the direction of the team's expectations, the team's resilience is also improving, and the current distance is back to the ranks of the giants, perhaps only the state of thick eyebrows to return.