On March 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers challenged the Suns away, and the first quarter of the Suns broke down the Lakers, bombarding 48 points in a single quarter and beating the Lakers by 26 points.
The Suns are in first place in the West, in a very solid position, and after Paul's injury, their performance has declined, and they just lost to the Raptors in the last game. The Lakers' last victory over the Wizards ranked 9th in the West, basically locking in a playoff playoff spot. James has been in great form lately, scoring 50+ points twice.
The Lakers' starting lineups are: Reeves, Stanley Johnson, James, Munch, Westbrook. The Suns' starts were: Bridges, Crowder, Ayton, Booker, Payne. James scored a layup as soon as he came up, the Lakers started well, Munch dunked the points, and the Lakers led 6-2. The Lakers' consecutive mistakes were seized by the Suns to play a 6-0 rebound, and the Lakers called a timeout. This time the suspension has no effect, the Lakers still can't score, Ayton dunked, Booker hit two three-pointers in a row, the Suns played a wave of 14-0, and the Lakers could only call a timeout.
Coming back from the timeout, James finally scored, Munch played 2+1, then Booker responded with a 3+1, and the Suns led 20-11. The Lakers' defense is sparse, the Sun continues to expand the advantage, James's offensive choice is very simple, the famous mouth Su Qun directly said, James in the first half of the quarter What is this playing? Payne hit a three-pointer to give the Suns a 16-point lead at 27-11.
The Lakers' offense was completely muted, being hoisted by the Suns, who hit a three-pointer to give the Suns a 21-point lead at 35-14. The timeout came back, the Suns remained strong, Craig scored a layup, and the Suns led 41-18. The Lakers trailed 22-48 in the first quarter. Booker shot three three-pointers in the first quarter and had 12 points and five assists, Ayton 10 points and the Suns blossomed. On the Lakers side, James scored 7 points, but the plus-minus was very low.