On March 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers against the Rockets, this game James returned, the goal is to lead the team to win, to ensure the qualification of the playoffs.
The Lakers lost to the Spurs in the last game, and James was temporarily absent before the game, citing a sore left knee. In this game against the Rockets, although James still did not recover, but insisted on coming back, after all, for the Lakers, the 9th position must also be kept, against the first-to-last game in the West, the Lakers have no reason to lose, James also has to lead the team to play.
Judging from the Lakers' starting choice, James returned, Westbrook still started, he faced the old home Rockets, James continued to play the center position, Stanley Johnson started, Reeves continued to get trust, and Munch also got the opportunity to start. In this lineup, James naturally has to take on more offensive and defensive responsibilities, and Wei Shao's play is also worth paying attention to.
For the Rockets, they're training young people right now, and their goal this season is to get a pick. In this game, the Rockets started with Gordon leading the game, as well as Shen Jing, Martin Jr., Green and Porter Jr., and Wood did not play.
Lakers: Westbrook, Munch, Reeves, S-Johnson, James
Rockets: Gordon, Martin, Green, Porter, Shinkin