On March 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers played against the Cavaliers. The Lakers were 18-3 in the first quarter, and Augustine scored 11 straight points. In the second quarter, James scored 17 points in a single quarter, 21 points in the halftime, led the team to rebound the score, Augustine scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting, Westbrook had 10 points and 7 assists, and the Lakers led by 5 points 67-62 at halftime.
In this showdown, James faced the old owner, the Lakers changed sides, Howard and Gabriel appeared, and for the Cavaliers' interior line, the Lakers also took the initiative to adjust. After the game began, Lakers James and Reeves scored 6 points, and the Cavaliers continued to power up and play an 18-3 offensive rebound. James chased the points again, O'Corro's three-point shot, Lakers Augustine hit three consecutive three-pointers after coming on the court, and also scored on the basket, under Augustine's leadership, the Lakers fell behind 7 points 28-35 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, James broke through to make two fouls, Goodwin hit a 2+1 return, Westbrook's three-point shot hit, Mobley scored two points, James was directly kicked in the face by Mobley, but there was no big problem, James' own mid-shot shot hit, followed by Osman's three-point shot, James broke through the layup again, and also caused Love's foul, playing 2+1, chasing only 2 points.
Osman's three-point shot, Westbrook broke through the layup to score, Osman hit back with two points, James continued to hit the basket to score, found the offensive feeling, the single quarter has scored 11 points, the Lakers chased 44 to 45 only 1 point. After the timeout, the Cavaliers still did not score, Anthony's single hit, the Lakers rebounded the score, Garland's three-point shot hit, James assisted Anthony hit a three-pointer, Garland played 2+1 again, James scored again on the layup, got 13 points, and tied.
Markkanen hit a three-pointer, Augustine's three-pointer hit another tie, Garland hit two free throws, Westbrook scored a layup, Stevens scored two points, Westbrook missed two free throws, Reeves assisted James on the dunk Love, and then James scored again, scoring 17 points in a single quarter. The Cavaliers didn't score consecutively, Reeves countered and scored, Augustine's three-pointer hit again, the 5th three-pointer, the Lakers played a 9-0 rebound score, Garland scored two points, and the Lakers led by 5 points 67-62 at halftime. James had 21 points at halftime, Augustine 17 and Westbrook had 10 points and seven assists.