On February 17, Beijing time, the Lakers sat at their home and ushered in the challenge of the Jazz. The Jazz temporarily ranked fourth in the West before the game, and in the near future, it has ushered in a wave of six consecutive wins. But the Lakers are not afraid of this, even in the first half of the loss of the big brother of the thick eyebrows, they still showed their tenacity, in the last quarter blasted a wave of 35-22 shockwave, 106-101 to win the opponent without danger, ending their 3 consecutive losses at the same time, but also ended the opponent's 6 consecutive winning pace.
Although this game was won, the Lakers' inner core thick eyebrow brother seriously sprained his ankle in the second quarter and left the court injured, before which his stats stayed at 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Before the injury, the thick eyebrow brother was actually in very good shape, shooting 6 of 7 in the first quarter, 1 of 1 from three points, 2 of 2 from the free throw line, and had 15 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Although the injury was an accident, the thick-browed brother just stepped on Gobert's heel when he landed, which was very unlucky.
But once is accidental, many times is inevitable. Throughout the career of brother Thick Brow, there are no major injuries, but small injuries are always continuous. In the 2019-20 season, after brother thick eyebrows helped the Lakers win the championship, many people believe that brother thick eyebrows have surpassed brother alphabet. But now compared with the two, the thick eyebrow brother can no longer see the taillights of the letter brother. In 2 years, the thick eyebrow brother was pulled apart by the letter brother, the most important reason is that the letter brother has an iron physique, and the thick eyebrow brother is a glass physique.
Fortunately, according to the X-ray results, the right ankle injury of the thick eyebrow is negative (no structural damage), but in terms of the degree of the injury (90 degrees of the foot), the rest time is not short, if you can return within 1 month, it is already the best result. Fortunately, the following week was All-Star Weekend, which also won some breathing space for the Lakers.
After the thick eyebrow brother retired from injury, the Lakers re-activated the "five small lineup" in the final quarter, allowing James to play the center position and blast a wave of 21-9 offensive climax, thus achieving this hard-won victory. Throughout the game, James started 39 minutes, shot 14 of 23, scored 33 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, especially in the last quarter, scored 15 points, which can be said to be the biggest contributor to the Lakers' victory.
After playing the game with the Jazz, because of the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers' next game will be until February 26, and that game just happens to be the Lakers' home, the opponent is the Clippers who just lost not long ago, after playing the Clippers, the Lakers will continue to sit on their own home to welcome the Pelicans and lone rangers respectively, without having to travel long distances to the road, which is definitely a very good news for James, who is already 37 years old, and can give his body a full rest.
Although he has won the status of the All-Star ticket king again this year, but this time back in his hometown Cleveland, I believe that James should not let himself be full of energy in the All-Star Game to play really, more likely to create opportunities for his team's alphabet brother, Jokic and other players. After all, the current Lakers' record ranking is not ideal, if there is a problem with their physical state, then the Purple and Gold Army has a high probability of accounting for it this season. As of now, James can average 29.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, and it is indeed very rare to be able to play such a competitive game in the twilight of his career.
It is worth mentioning that James ranks third in scoring, 0.3 points away from the first alphabet brother (29.4 points) and 0.2 points away from the second-place Embiid (29.3 points). This season's scoring champion will basically be produced among the three.
The thick-browed brother was injured again, indirectly creating opportunities for James to compete for the scoring king. In the following game, James will continue to turn on the "full strength" mode. The Lakers have little hope of creating a miracle this season, and they can get a playoff ticket to complete the task. If James can get the scoring king, it is also a consolation prize.