On March 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, and the Lakers lost to the Suns 111-140 away. In this game, Paul and the thick eyebrow brother continued to be absent, the Lakers fell behind by 26 points in the first quarter, after which the Lakers defense was extremely bad, the Suns performed strongly, James bombed 16 points in the third quarter and it was still difficult to stop the decline, the Suns easily won the victory, setting the highest single-game score of the team this season, while killing the Lakers three times this season.
Statistics:
Lakers: Reeves 10 points and 4 boards, James 31 points, 7 boards and 6 assists, Munch 13 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, Westbrook 13 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, Tucker 3 points, Anthony 18 points;
Suns: Bridges 18 points, 6 boards and 3 assists, Crowder 11 points and 5 boards, Ayton 23 points, 16 boards and 2 assists, Booker 30 points, 2 boards, 10 assists and 4 breaks, Payton 9 points and 11 assists, McGee 10 points;
Focus Lens:
At the beginning of the second quarter, James assisted Anthony's three-point shot, so that James's career assists exceeded 10,000 times, and he was crowned with 30,000 points + 10,000 assists + 10,000 rebounds, the first in history;
The Suns blasted down 48 points in the first quarter, tying the league single-quarter record this season, and the two 48 points were created by the Suns;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Ayton scored the first goal, James scored a dragon, and Westbrook and Munch scored consecutive points. Bridges hit a jumper, Ayton scored six straight points from a layup and throw, Booker hit a straight three-pointer and the Suns stopped the Lakers 14-0. James jumped to stop the bleeding, Munch scored 2+1, Booker also scored a 3+1, Bridges and Crowder scored on layups. Payne's three-point shots, Ayton hooked up, James hit from the outside, Crowder and A-Holliday also took a 21-point lead on the outside with color. Westbrook hit two free throws, Booker scored on a jumper, and Westbrook scored on a layup. A- Holliday and Craig scored easily, Anthony scored 2+1, McGee made a successful layup, Shamet hit a three-point shot, and the Lakers made it 22-48 to the Suns in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, McGee and James hit two free throws, james assisted Anthony to hit a three-pointer, and the number of career assists exceeded 10,000. McGee made a basket, Anthony hit one of three free throws, James scored six straight points, Biyombo scored a basket, and Anthony hit the outside to stop the Suns. Payton scored on a layup, Munch scored on a pick-and-roll, Ayton scored four straight points, Bridges scored three-pointers and a layup. Anthony's three-pointer stopped the bleeding, Booker helped Ayton dunk, and then he countered to score, and the Suns led by 28 points. Reeves hit one of two free throws, Munch hit a three-pointer and Ayton made a layup. Reeves and Booker scored against each other, Westbrook scored with a basket, and Reeves' three-pointer closed the gap. Booker counter-attacked a dunk, Reeves hit two free throws, Payne threw a shot, and the first half ended with the Lakers 56-79 Suns.
In the third quarter, Westbrook scored on a jumper, Bridges threw back in color, James hit a three-pointer, Bridges hit 2+1, and Booker broke the ball to counterattack. James hit the outside line again, Bridges scored on a layup, James and Reeves chased the point, and Crowder shot in from the outside. Munch assisted Howard with a dunk, Westbrook scored on a layup, Crowder and James scored from the outside, Booker and Ayton scored 2+1, and James hit a three-pointer. Booker hit a three-pointer, James slammed a dunk, and Ayton threw in. Bradley and Anthony hit three-pointers, Clay responded with an extra line, Anthony scored on a jumper, A-Holliday scored 2+1, and then he hit two free throws, and the third quarter ended, the Lakers 90-119 Suns.
In the fourth quarter, McGee dunked with both hands, A-Holliday scored a layup, Anthony hit a three-pointer, and Shamet scored on a jumper. McGee threw a shot, Shamet hit both free throws, Gabriel scored 2+1, and the Suns maintained their lead and successfully won.
Two teams starting lineup:
Suns: Bridges, Claude, Ayton, Booker, Payne;
Lakers: Reeves, Stanley Johnson, James, Munch, Westbrook;
The next match between the two sides:
March 15 at 10:30, Lakers vs Raptors;
March 16 at 8:00 a.m., Suns vs Pelicans;