On March 20, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended earlier today, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 119-127 to the Washington Wizards.
In this game, Lakers star LeBron James performed well. He played 35 minutes and shot 16-of-29, including 4-of-10 from three-point range, and had 38 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. With the wonderful performance of this game, James's career regular season total score surpassed NBA star Carl Malone and rose to the second place in the all-time scoring list. And he is only 1440 points away from the historical leading scorer Jabbar, and is expected to enjoy the throne of the historical leading scorer next season.
So far in the regular season this season, the 37-year-old James has still maintained an efficient performance. He averaged 37.0 minutes per game and could have 29.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks. He shot 52.2 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from three-point range. He ranks fourth in the league in terms of average playing time per game and second in the league in points per game.
At the same time, in today's game, the state of Lakers core guard Russell Westbrook is also very hot. He played 36 minutes, shooting 10-of-15, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, and set down a full statistic of 22 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Wei Shao's shooting feels good in this game, but the team likes to play small lineups too much. Although his offensive efficiency is OK, he can't defend the opposite side, and the Wizards' Porzingis is how to play on the inside line today.
After losing today's game, the Lakers' current record has come to 30-41 and ranks ninth in the West, 3 wins ahead of the 11th-place Spurs in the West. According to the current situation, the Lakers still have a high probability of entering the playoffs. But with their current competitive state, it's not easy to win against their opponents in the play-offs.