On March 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Lakers lost 119-127 to the Wizards, and did not have the opportunity to win consecutive wins. In this game, James surpassed Malone to become the second in the scoring list, but unfortunately the team failed to celebrate his milestone with a victory, and was completely suppressed by the opponent in the final quarter, and the opponent reversed 20-34 in the single quarter.
In this campaign, the Lakers changed the previous slow heat situation, played very well in the first quarter, and took a 10-point lead in a single quarter, which was difficult to see in previous games. But after the Lakers failed to hold on to their advantage, the Wizards slowly entered the state, began to narrow the point gap, and ushered in the opportunity to reverse in the final quarter. In the last quarter, Porzingis finally found the feel, facing defenders who were all lower than himself, playing very easily on the court, and bursting down 16 points inside and out to help the team successfully complete the reversal.
I thought that the Lakers would usher in a victory, once taking a 16-point lead, but I did not expect to be reversed in the end, such a loss is also a bit of a heart. You know, in this game, James and Wei Shao played very well, and they combined to bomb 60 points, but unfortunately it became an empty cut. James scored consecutive points in the second quarter and managed to surpass Malone and rise to second place in career scoring, behind Jabbar. In the whole game, he played 36 minutes, shot 16 of 28, 4 of 9 from three-point range, 2 of 3 free throws, and got 38 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, but unfortunately suffered another milestone.
Wei Shao returned to the Wizards' home stadium, played a tribute video for him, and the fans applauded him. Wei Shao is also familiar with this place, and he also found a feel here, shooting 10 of 15, 2 of 3 three-pointers, contributing 22 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and playing is still quite good.
James and Westbrook both had good performances, but the Lakers still couldn't win, and this time their defense had serious problems, and the culprit was soon out, that is, head coach Vogel.
This time Vogel changed sides again, re-became a five-squad, Howard was abandoned again, and the Wizards Gabriel did not get any chance, which was completely incomprehensible. Originally the last lineup played well, but did not use, this time let James as a center, at the beginning still had the upper hand, but in the last quarter when Porzingis entered the state, let him score consecutive points, the last quarter cut 16 points, leading the team to complete the reversal. Losing this game, Vogel really has to take the main responsibility, watching Porzingis score points, but still using the guard to defend, shooting three points against Westbrook and facing Reeves from mid-range. Porzingis was able to score 27 points, and I really have to thank Vogel.