On March 15, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, the Lakers lost to the Raptors 103-114 at home, eating two consecutive losses, the Raptors won four consecutive wins. This game lakers performed badly, they started 4-26, and then have been behind, the second half was once 28 points behind, the last quarter of the Lakers counterattack to see the hope of reversal, but helpless or defeated, the Lakers lost the game.
Statistics:
Raptors: Barnes 21 points, 9 boards and 5 assists, Siakam 27 points, 11 boards and 5 assists, Achuva 10 points and 11 boards, Trent 28 points, 4 boards and 3 assists, VanVleet 11 points, 7 boards and 7 assists, Butcher 13 points and 8 boards;
Lakers: Reeves 3 points, James 30 points, 9 boards and 3 assists, Munch 8 points, Westbrook 14 points, 8 boards and 4 assists, Anthony 14 points and 3 boards, Tucker 20 points, 5 boards and 5 assists;
Focus Lens:
In the case of a big score behind, James angrily smashed the ball while angrily rebuking his teammates;
Contest Review:
The first quarter of the Lakers 4-26 start, very bad. Barnes made up the basket and hooked the first six points, VanVleet hit a three-pointer and James flew over to the side to stop the bleeding. Siakam and Achuva scored consecutive points, Barnes and Siakam scored on layups and Bradley scored on a jumper. Barnes scored from mid-range, Bradley hit two free throws, Barnes hit a three-pointer, Westbrook hit two free throws, Gabriel countered with a dunk, Anthony hit two free throws, and Trent hit from the outside. The Lakers made 0-of-13 three-pointers in the first quarter, and they trailed the Raptors 12-33.
In the second quarter, Tucker scored on a layup, James made one of two free throws, Barnes broke through, Butcher dunked and threw four points in a row, and James scored 2+1. Munch hit one of two free throws, Tucker hit a three-pointer, butcher also scored with color, Andys Young put on a basket. Munch counter-attacked layups and three-pointers scored five straight points, Boucher and Reeves made one of two free throws, and Westbrook scored on a layup. Siakam scored, Westbrook scored 2+1, and Anthony chased the score with three-pointers. VanVleet also hit from the outside, and then he hit both free throws and Trent hit all of them. Wei Shao made two free throws, and the first half ended, and the Raptors 58-40 Lakers.
In the third quarter, Barnes hit two free throws, Munch hit a jumper, James hit a three-pointer after Achuva made a layup, and Siakam also hit a three-pointer in color, james and Trent hit consecutive three-pointers. Westbrook burst in, Siakam scored three points, James counter-attacked, Trent hit another three-pointer in the open space, and Achuva scored on a layup. Siakam scored 2+1, Anthony also scored a three-pointer, and Trent scored five consecutive points to bring the difference to 28 points. VanVleet threw a score, Johnson hit a three-pointer after hitting two free throws, Trent played 2+1, Westbrook and Tucker chased the score, the third quarter ended, the Raptors 91-71 Lakers.
In the fourth quarter, Takla scored on a layup, Butcher hit a three-pointer, and Ellington was also in color. Tucker advanced, Siakam scored a basket after hitting two free throws, and the point difference returned to 20 points. James hit three-pointers and throws, VanVleet hit a big two-pointer, the Lakers closed the gap 10-2 in a wave, and Achuva slammed the dunk. Tucker hit one of two free throws, James hit a three-pointer, and the Raptors kept the lead since then, successfully winning.
Two teams starting lineup:
Raptors: VanVleet, Trent, Barnes, Siakam, Achuva;
Lakers: Westbrook, Munch, Reeves, Johnson, James;
The next match between the two sides:
March 17 at 8:00 a.m., Lakers vs Timberwolves;
March 17 at 10:30 a.m., Raptors vs Clippers;