Beijing time on March 6, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers defeated the Warriors at home 124-116, ending a 4-game losing streak and getting a long-lost victory, it can be said that the Lakers have waited for this victory for too long, they also need this victory too much, if they continue to lose, their ranking in the West may soon be surpassed by the Pelicans and the Blazers, and after the last loss to the Clippers, James said that they urgently need a victory, it seems that James is really ready to be fierce, And he did in the end.
It is worth mentioning that during a dead ball in the game, James told Matthew Stafford, a famous NFL star who was watching from the sidelines: "You come to watch, and I can't say that I don't hand over a grand show." James did what he said, and throughout the game, James played 38 minutes, shooting 19 of 31 and having 56 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. According to statistics, this is James' highest personal score since scoring 57 points in the game for the Cavaliers to beat the Wizards in November 2017, and it also refreshed his Lakers career high. It was the 13th time in James' career that he scored 50 points.
James's performance won a large number of likes after the game, but his dominance and sense of oppression can be more intuitively reflected in the game, and the most obvious proof is that under James's super god play, the Warriors' splash brothers are obviously a little star-dim. Throughout the game, Curry played 35 minutes, shooting 13-of-22, including 4-of-9 from three-point range, with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
Just look at the data, in fact, Curry's play in this game is very good, especially in the key fourth quarter, the Warriors once relied on Curry to continue to live, he shot 4 of 7 in a single quarter to score 9 points and 1 rebound. But in the face of James's performance of 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the last quarter of 7 shooting, Curry can only shake his head and sigh, in the final stage, James scored consecutive points plus assists Anthony hit the key three points, Curry can only shake his head in frustration, he has tried his best, but helplessly opposite James.
It's not just Curry who feels this helplessness, but also the Warriors' other star, Klay Thompson, who is undoubtedly depressed in this game, playing 31 minutes, having 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 4 turnovers, 3 of 13 shots, and 1 of 5 three-pointers. It can be said that In this game, Thompson's offensive state was completely absent, and he did not contribute to the 3-of-0 shooting in the last quarter, and he threw the towel in anger at halftime because of his poor personal performance and left the field early.
After losing the game, the Warriors' record reached 43-21, and were overtaken by the Grizzlies (44-21) to third place in the West. At the same time, in this game, James used his own performance to suppress the Warriors' splash brothers, stole all the spotlight, and the style of the second superstar in history was fully displayed.
After the game, Lakers coach Vogel can't help but cry out for James, thinking that people's doubts and criticisms of James this season are not right, James is still outstanding, but the team's record masks his excellent performance, Vogel said: "The best player played an incredible performance, he is so incredible." At this stage of his career, James made a lot of adjustments, especially when he improved his shooting ability. I think he sets an example for every player and everyone can be inspired by his constant refinement of the technique. I think James' incredible season this year was overlooked because of his team's dismal record. ”
It is said that his family knows his own affairs, outside fans may not be clear, as the Lakers coach Vogel is the most aware of where the real problems of the Lakers this season are, James is already trying to save the team, his performance is already the top in history, people should not be so harsh on a 37-year-old veteran.