Beijing time on March 14, the NBA regular season Lakers away challenge to the Suns, the Lakers were blown up in the first quarter, lost 26 points, and then the three quarters of the Sun all the way to the big score lead, and finally 140-111 victory over the Lakers, to get the 54th victory of the season, the Lakers' defense was completely exploded, James in the milestone overnight to harvest a humiliating defeat.
The Lakers' last victory over the Wizards ended a losing streak and temporarily ranked 9th in the West, with a relatively solid seat in the playoff playoffs, but it was also very difficult to catch up with the Clippers in front of them. The Suns are ranked first in the West and are in a very solid position, but after the injury of the core Paul, the team's record has been affected to some extent.
The Lakers had a good start, but the Suns quickly went on a 14-0 run to establish an advantage. The Lakers defense in the first quarter was useless, the Suns blossomed more, and the outside shooting rate was also very high, and they bombed 48 points in the first quarter, taking a 26-point lead, almost a flower. The Lakers improved in the second quarter, narrowing the gap to 16 points, but the Suns quickly widened the gap again, scoring 79 points at halftime and leading by 23 points.
James completed another milestone in this game, becoming the first player in history to score 30,000+, rebound 10,000+, assists 10,000+, which is gratifying. However, in this game, the Lakers were completely blown up by the opponent, the Lakers still did not improve in the third quarter, the Suns always suppressed the Lakers, maintaining a 20-point lead, the Suns blossomed more, in the middle of the quarter, Booker played 2+1, and the Suns led by 26 points 101-75. The Lakers lost another 40 points in this quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, they had already lost 119 points, 29 points behind.
The fourth quarter turned into garbage time, both teams sent substitutes early, the Suns led by a big score, and finally beat the Lakers, the third victory of the season, consolidating the first place in the West. Booker exploded with 30 points and 10 assists, Ayton had a big double-double with 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Bridges, Crowder, McGee and others also scored in double figures.
James's data on milestone night is still beautiful, with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, plus-minus -16, only lower than Wei Shao in the starting, but James's attitude on the defensive end is still complained by many fans, the Lakers lost 140 points in this game, including 48 points in the first quarter and 40 points in the third quarter, which are completely undefended. If it weren't for the last quarter into garbage time, the Lakers might lose more points.