James is out injured
The 37-year-old LeBron James, once again on the edge of the cliff, can only choose to carry the team with his own strength. Facing old rivals Golden State Warriors and Steven Curry, James led the team to a comeback in the final quarter with a magical performance of 56 points in a single game. Still, you can't expect James to carry the team like this every game, but ending a losing streak is always a good start. In this game, the Los Angeles Lakers will travel to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs led by Popovich.
The Spurs have also had a hard time lately, with the team suffering a four-game losing streak and Popovich's first win in history. This inevitably makes many fans feel that the old man is waiting for the Los Angeles Lakers, trying to get the record of equalizing the old Nelson's 1335 wins on the Lakers. In this game, James could not play because of sore knees.
Popovich is the first in history
The starting lineup of the two teams is still even on the court, Westbrook got 5 points and 3 rebounds in the first quarter, but there were 3 turnovers and 2 fouls, but fortunately, players such as Melon and Reeves stepped forward, and the Lakers still drew 22-22 with the Spurs in the last minute. But who would have thought that after the bench came on, the Spurs ended the first quarter 9-0. After returning from the second quarter, the Spurs bench briefly took a 13-point lead, but Munch and Augustine stepped forward.
Augustine went 2+1 with a three-pointer to stabilize the situation, and Munch had nine points, one rebound and one steal in the quarter to help the Lakers shoot down 34 points in the second quarter and trail the Spurs by just six points at halftime. In the second half, the Lakers felt very good, Wei Shao was also very restrained, only 2 shots in a single quarter, got 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, melon got 8 points and 2 rebounds, Reeves also had 7 points and 1 rebound, the Lakers were 36 points in the single quarter, but the Spurs also scored 33 points, still maintaining a 3-point lead.
After returning from the final quarter, Vogel hid Howard and completely used the five small lineups, but the offensive end was very bad, the team only scored 18 points, of which Westbrook shot 1 of 6, only 3 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Spurs insisted on using Peltel. Young Peltel became the key to the Spurs' victory, scoring 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block on 3-of-4 shooting in the final quarter, accounting for half of the team's points. In the end, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 117-100, successfully ending a four-game losing streak.
Vogel cocooned himself
Popovich ushered in a career 1335 wins, tied the old Nils, came to the first position in history, this is undoubtedly a great moment, the background board or the Los Angeles Lakers, really full of meaning. Many fans have ridiculed and given up 4 match points in succession, and Popovich finally waited for this moment. Murray had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +17 for the team. Richardson and Peltel both scored 18 points, and Kelden Johnson had 13 points, six rebounds and two assists.
Compared with Popovich, Vogel can be described as a cocoon to bind himself, and the abandonment of Howard in the last quarter has become the key to the collapse of the Lakers. Westbrook shot 5-of-14 and had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, but also 5 turnovers and 5 fouls, Munch 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Anthony 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, Tucker Jr. had a team-high 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Reeves was 13 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting. Howard played just 17 minutes and had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting. I had no choice but to sit on the cold bench.