On March 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers sat at home to meet the Wizards, the first quarter of the two teams into a draw, the Wizards at the end of the second quarter to power, half-time 59-52 lead 7 points.
The Lakers have been doing poorly lately, falling to No. 9 in the West and being left far behind by No. 8, and the playoffs are not optimistic. The Lakers lost to the Bottom Of the West in the last game and lost nine of their last 11 games. The Wizards have also not done well this season, ranking 11th in the East, but there is still hope of reaching the playoffs.
Pop and Kuzma face the old owner, and James Weishao leads the Lakers to start. As soon as the first quarter came up, James was full of firepower, not only could score his own points, but also repeatedly sent assists for his teammates, the Lakers quickly established an advantage, the Lakers played a wave of small climaxes, once 26-17 lead, the Wizards played a wave of 9-0 at the end of the quarter, the first quarter of the two teams into a draw. James had nine points and four assists in a single quarter.
As soon as the second quarter came up, James hit a dry three-pointer, the Wizards' offense was good, the two teams scored alternately, And Keyspert hit a three-pointer, and the score came to 31. James' hand was hot today, hitting another three-pointer, Yamura scored on a layup, the Wizards chased to 37-38, and the Lakers called a timeout. After the timeout, Keyspert hit a three-pointer to overtake, and the two teams alternated points to rise, and many times they were tied.
Pope counterattacked, and the Wizards stopped the Lakers 51-50. The Wizards scored consecutive points after a timeout, with Pop assisting Kuzma to score, and the Wizards took a 59-52 lead. At the end of the half, the Lakers trailed by 7 points. James, who shot three three-pointers at halftime, had 17 points and five assists, Munch 12 points, and Westbrook had 3 points and four assists on just 1 of 9 shots. For the Wizards, Keysport had 11 points, Porzingis had 11 points and six rebounds, Yamura had 13 points and Kuzma had eight points and three assists.