In the second war in Texas, the Lakers visited the Toyota Center to pinch the rocket, and the recent situation on both sides was not good. In the past 17 games, the Lakers have lost 4 wins and 13 losses, and the Rockets have lost 3 wins and 14 losses.
James, who was forced to take a rotation due to charter flights, ushered in a comeback, and Rockets Tate and Wood were absent. As soon as they came up, the two teams launched a fiery tug-of-war, the Lakers felt good on the outside, the Rockets continued to rush to kill the inside line, due to the general defensive intensity, the Lakers established a 6-point lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Rockets finally found a three-point crosshair, playing a small climax to overtake the score, James's offensive failure seriously affected the Lakers, and the half has fallen behind by 5 points.
In the second half, Reeves became a surprise soldier, creating a series of kills and injuries to close the point difference, and at the end of the third quarter, Westbrook stood up, and Augustine's sentry jump shot helped the Lakers to erase the disadvantage. In the fourth quarter, the score alternated to lead to the end, Vogel challenged the penalty successfully, James defended the cap, Anthony missed a three-pointer, and the Rockets dragged into overtime. In overtime, the Rockets blew a youth storm, Green lane suddenly scored 7 consecutive points, the Rockets laid a wave of 10-0 to lay the winning momentum, the Lakers have gone, and finally lost 130-139 on the road.
In this battle, the Rockets relied on the team to win, and the whole team scored in double figures. Three of the rookies scored 20+, Christopher and Sagu scored 21 points, and Green scored 32 points, setting a new career scoring record.
The Lakers came with all their fun and returned with disappointment. James played 45 minutes, 9 of 26, 9 of 9 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, 23 points, 14 boards, 12 assists, 1 break, 4 caps and 5 turnovers, plus-minus -17 the lowest in the game, which was his fifth triple-double of the season and the 104th triple-double of his career. Wei Shao played efficiently, 11 of 22, 3 of 3 three points, 7 of 8 free throws, contributed 30 points, 8 boards and 6 assists, and only 1 mistake. Coupled with the 30 points in this game, Westbrook's career regular season total score exceeded 23,000, and he ranked fifth in the current game, the top four were James, Anthony, Durant, and Harden.