On March 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers challenged the Cavaliers away, James returned to Cleveland, the Lakers' defense in the first quarter was still not good, losing 35 points, falling behind by 7 points in the single quarter, Augustine scored 11 points in a single quarter of 4 shots to become a Miracle.
The Lakers have been in average form recently, with the last big reversal of the Wizards, the ranking has fallen to 10th in the West, and the team's playoff playoff places are not stable. The Cavaliers have performed well this season, finishing 6th in the East, having just won two straight. James' return to Cleveland was the biggest highlight of the game.
The Lakers adjusted the lineup again, Vogel rarely used the big brother lineup, Howard and Gabriel entered the starting line-up, their first starts are: Westbrook, Reeves, James, Gabriel, Howard. The Cavaliers' starting points were: Garland, Okoro, Stevens, Markkanen, and Mobley. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Lakers entered the state very quickly, James jumped to score first, Rivers scored 4 consecutive points, and the Lakers started 6-0. The Cavaliers' adjustment was also quick, Mobley dunked a score, Garland scored 5 consecutive points, Mobley scored in the air, the Cavaliers played a wave of 9-0 rebound, and the Lakers called a timeout.
Back from the timeout, Markkanen hit a three-pointer, Howard finally scored from the basket, Westbrook was snatched by a careless dribble mistake, Garland hit two free throws, and the Cavaliers led 18-9. The Lakers' mistakes continued, and the defensive intensity was not high, O'Corro hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers led by 12 points 23-11, stopping the Lakers again. The Lakers' timeout worked, with Augustine coming off in place of Westbrook, and he hit two three-pointers in a row to narrow the point difference to six.
The Lakers' defense was still sparse, and the Cavaliers quickly pulled away the point difference again, Lefou hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers hit a wave of 8-0, and the point difference reached 14 points. Augustine hit his third three-pointer, and Munch made a quick break to stop the Cavaliers 22-31. After the timeout, the two teams alternated points to rise, and the Lakers fell behind 28-35 in the first quarter. James had 4 points and 3 assists on 2-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, Augustine had 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting to become a wizard, and Westbrook had 3 points and 3 assists. The Cavaliers' side blossomed more, Garland 7 points, Lefour 6 points.