On March 19, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers against the Raptors, the Lakers' two new signings Gabriel and Augustine played well in this game, bradley and Reeves also contributed to the play at key moments. It can be seen that the Lakers won this game, not only the play of James and Westbrook is very important, the whole team finally found the rhythm of winning, which is very critical.
In the face of the Raptors Lakers' choice to change the lineup in this game, Gabriel started, he played as a big forward, and the inside Howard started, which is also an adjustment for the Raptors. Judging from the situation of the game, the Lakers started well, especially Gabriel, who started for the first time, felt good, and he quickly scored 10 points, which also became the key to the Lakers' 15-5 start. The Raptors played an 18-3 offensive rebound, Augustine and Reeves three-point hits, you can see the Lakers' bench can also contribute, the Lakers can still maintain the lead.
For the Lakers, to win, James and Westbrook are indeed the key, but when the opportunity comes out, the role players also have to stand up, the third quarter Gabriel hit another three points, he got 14 points in the first quarter, 3 points in the third quarter, although the whole game is 17 points, but such a score is a new career high, but also brought a lot of help to the team. Augustine hit two more three-pointers in the third quarter, which is also the Lakers' counter-score, which is also critical.
In the fourth quarter of the game, James and Westbrook are real players who stand out, James hit consecutive three-point shots, scored 16 points in a single quarter, and Westbrook's last-minute steals and three-pointers are also crucial, and the draw enters overtime. In overtime, Reeves played very eye-catching, he can grab rebounds, assists, can also hit free throws, this game his data four 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, a losing draft so data, very good, and his plus-minus is +18, the first in the team. Bradley hit a 3-pointer in the final minute and was able to hit two free throws, five consecutive points, which also helped the Lakers win. Gabriel had 17 points, Reeves 10, Bradley 14 and Augustine 9, all four of whom were credited to the Lakers' win.
The Lakers' win in this game ended an 11-game losing streak on the road and a six-game losing streak against the Raptors, and hopefully, this game can give Westbrook back confidence.