The Lakers challenge the Raptors
On March 15, Beijing time, the Lakers played back-to-back with the Raptors at home. In this game, the Raptors suppressed the Purple and Gold Legion, and the Lakers failed to take a lead. Toronto's general, who played an efficient performance at both ends of the attack and defense, gave the Lakers a 2-game losing streak.
The Lakers play against the Raptors
The Lakers missed a 28-point comeback
In the first quarter, the Raptors continued to hit the inside line, and the Lakers continued to make mistakes, making 0 of 13 3-pointers in a single quarter. The Raptors, blasted out a perfect start 26-4. After the first quarter, the Lakers only scored 12 points, and they were 21 points behind their opponents. In the second quarter, the point difference was widened to 28 points. James led the team to try to chase points, and before entering the second half, the Purple and Gold Army was still 18 points behind.
Barnes defends James
In the second half, the Raptors continued the fiery feel. The Lakers, under the leadership of James, Horton Tucker and others, worked hard to chase points. Before entering the final quarter, the Purple and Gold Army trailed by 20 points. In the final quarter, James scored consecutive points to help the Lakers eat into the point difference. With 2:20 left in the final game, James scored three points to help the Lakers narrow the gap to nine points and saw hope of reversing their opponents. However, the Raptors continued to hit the inside line to score points with free throws, or stabilized the situation on the court. The Lakers missed three-pointers in quick succession and were unable to continue to close the point difference. In the end, the Lakers lost 103-114 to the opponent, missing the 28-point reversal.
Raptors Nick Lakers
Zhan Huang 30 + 9 tried his best, and the Lakers did not have the opportunity to reverse with 28 points! 7 out of 20 with a melon, the youngster will be stunning!
James tried his best, but he lost
Lakers star LeBron James played 40 minutes, shooting 11 of 19, 4 of 7 three-pointers and 4 of 7 from the free throw line, with 30 points, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. As a 38-year-old veteran, James scored the highest score in the game with a 58% shooting percentage, which is really rare. James also shot the most four 3-pointers of the game. Moreover, James blasted 22 points in the second half and became the Lakers' vanguard in chasing points. James is also the rebounding king of the whole team and the king of the game, and he is struggling to support both ends of the attack and defense.
Lakers James
In the final quarter, James led the team to narrow the point difference to 9 points. Although he failed to help the Lakers complete a 28-point reversal, James has done his best. As the player who played the most time in this game, James tried his best and failed to lead the team to win, and could only drink and hate.
Westbrook Anthony shot 7-of-20
Lakers backcourt giant Russell Westbrook and front-line big player Cameron Anthony have not played well in this game. Westbrook and Melon, who shot 7 of 20 in this campaign and shot just 35 percent from the field, were completely lost on the offensive end.
Westbrook and Anthony
Westbrook played 35 minutes, shooting 4-of-10, 0-of-1 from three-point range, 6-of-7 from the free throw line, and had 14 points, 8 boards, 4 assists and 1 steal. As the Lakers' highest-paid player this season, Westbrook did not play a performance that matched his value. Wei Shao lacked aggression on the offensive end, and his performance was not satisfactory.
Wei Shao's performance was poor
Anthony played 28 minutes, shooting 3-of-10, 3-of-9 from three-point range and 5-of-5 from the free throw line, and had 14 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. Anthony's shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate in this game are only about 30%. As a veteran, Anthony has struggled to help the team on the defensive end. Anthony needs to maintain stability on the offensive end to be able to better share the pressure of James' scoring.
Lakers Anthony
Tucker became the highlight of the Lakers' battle
Although the Lakers lost this game, there is still a big highlight. In this battle, the Lakers' young player Horton Tucker performed amazingly. Horton Tucker played 27 minutes, shooting 8-of-13, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free throw line, and got all-around stats of 20 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Tucker scored the team's second-highest shooting percentage with 62 percent, 60 percent three-point shooting, and shot the second-highest three-pointer of the game. Tucker is also the team's assist and steal king, and has also made outstanding contributions to rebounding protection.
Horton Tucker jumper
Tucker showed an all-rounder in this game, playing a stunning performance, and was the other player in the Lakers' lineup besides James.
Two-team stats
Raptors: Trent 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Barnes 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Siakam 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Achuva 10 points and 11 rebounds, VanVleet 11 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Boucher 13 points and 8 rebounds, Thaddeus Young 2 points and 9 rebounds, Birch 3 rebounds.
Lakers: James 30 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Munch 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Westbrook 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, Anthony 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Tucker 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, Reeves 3 points and 2 rebounds, Stanley Johnson 2 points and 3 rebounds, Ellington 6 points, 3 assists and 2 blocks.