James faces his old club
The 37-year-old LeBron James managed to reach second place on the regular season scoring list, but the Los Angeles Lakers' Devils schedule continues, ushering in the final leg of a four-game trip, James' old club, the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the past, the Cavaliers, as long as there is no James, is a well-deserved league fish belly, but this season, the Cavaliers finally got rid of the identity of the fish belly, and now it is ranked sixth in the East, becoming the dark horse team in people's hearts.
The Los Angeles Lakers have fallen to tenth place in the West, which is undoubtedly a bad reality for them. In such a situation, the Lakers desperately need a victory. The only good news is that Russell Westbrook has been in excellent form lately, which is a good start for James and for the Lakers.
The 37-year-old still dominates the game
In order to cope with the Cavaliers' big lineup, Vogel changed sides again this game, and Howard returned to the starting lineup. In the first quarter, James and Westbrook were not in good shape, but Augustine on the bench stepped forward, scoring 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting to help the Lakers shoot down 28 points in a single quarter, but the Cavaliers scored 35 points at home, of which Garland had 7 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Garland had another 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, leading the Cavaliers to another 27 points.
However, LeBron James ushered in an outbreak, 7 of 8 shots, except for a three-point shot, the rest of the shots were concentrated under the basket, and the single quarter bombarded 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, which was simply unstoppable. Westbrook also had seven points, two rebounds and four assists, and the Lakers scored 39 points in the quarter, surpassing the Cavaliers by five points at the end of the half 67-62. In the second half, Wei Shao had 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and the Lakers scored another 29 points in the single quarter, but Garland had 8 points and 9 assists in the single quarter, an incredible performance, leading the Cavaliers to surpass 1 point.
After returning from the last quarter, the Lakers started with a 12-2 small climax, directly taking a 9-point lead. O'Corro hit a three-point shot, Westbrook responded 3+1, the Cavaliers chased a four-point difference with consecutive free throws, James cleverly passed Gabriel's dunk, and then the Lakers played a wave of 7-0, successfully extending the lead to 11 points. Under James' leadership, the Lakers maintained a double-digit lead and eventually ended up with a double-digit lead
It left the old owner helpless
The 22-year-old Garland was brilliant, with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 16 assists, and only one turnover, which showed his excellent basketball IQ, and in time, he will certainly be a key figure in the Cavaliers' revival. Under Garlander' leadership, the Cavaliers scored in double figures, but unfortunately they still lost the game because they met LeBron James. Although James is 37 years old, he once again played a triple-double again again, becoming the oldest 30+ triple-double player in NBA history.
With 4 of 4 three-pointers and no hits of 1 three-pointer, James shot 17-of-29 and got 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, as if to ring the words in the ears of fans again, Earthlings, who can stop James? Westbrook's performance was equally good, with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists on 7-of-14 shooting, Augustine on the bench became a surpriser, 7-of-7 shooting, 6-of-6 three-pointers, and scored 20 points, Stanley Johnson stepped forward in the last quarter and had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, all from the final quarter, Munch also had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Anthony only played 14 minutes, contributing 5 points and 5 rebounds.