On March 22, Beijing time, the Lakers played against the Cavaliers. The Lakers, who led by 16 points in their last game, were reversed by the Wizards and have now fallen to tenth in the West. Speaking about the Lakers' inability to maintain the lead this season, Vogel said: "We played too casually! The Cavaliers have lost 5-6 in their last 11 games, falling from third to sixth in the East.
According to NBA celebrity Marc Stein, this offseason, if Vogel leaves class, Jazz coach Snyder may become a candidate for lakers coach. Lakers started this game: Westbrook, Reeves, James, Gabriel, Howard; Cavaliers: Garland, O'Corro, Stevens, Markkanen, Mobley.
The Lakers made too many mistakes in the first quarter, and the Cavaliers quickly took the lead by using offensive and defensive conversions, and the whole team shot down 35 points in the first quarter. In the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 7 points 28-35. The Cavaliers are fourth in the league in defensive efficiency, and today their outside defense was a bit lax. The Lakers' best performer in the first quarter was Augustine, who scored 3-of-3 from three points and scored 11 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, the situation suddenly changed, the Lakers improved the defensive intensity, and James took over the team's offense. Old Jan received a pass from Reeves, directly to the basket, and flipped Lefour with one arm. In the first half, James shot 9-of-14 and cut down 21 points, 4 boards, 4 assists and 1 cap. Eros: What's so special about being 37 years old?
The Lakers won 39-27 in the second quarter by 12 points, and at the end of the half, they surpassed 5 points 67-62. Lakers Augustine shot 6-of-6 and scored 17 points in two quarters, and Westbrook had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal on 3-of-7 shooting, plus-minus +11. On the Cavaliers side, Garland had 17 points and six assists, Stevens 10 points, and Love and Mobley both had six points.
Vogel has a change in this game: Horton Tucker, who shot 1 of 10 in the last 2 games, was discarded and Augustine got more playing time. Although he is short on the defensive end at 1.85 meters, he is far better than Tucker in outside projection and handles the ball more calmly. If it weren't for Augustine's outstanding performance in the first quarter, the Lakers might have been overwhelmed at the beginning.
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers woke up, stepped up their attack on the inside, and at one point sent Moses Brown, who was 2.18 meters tall. In the second half of the quarter, Vogel once again sacrificed the Death Five, and the Lakers' interior line was exploded. The Lakers had the opportunity to lead into the final showdown, but the Cavaliers suddenly made a force at the end of the quarter, and the third quarter of the battle was 97-96 to complete the rebound.
In the final quarter, James took over the game, and the Lakers' turnovers in the last three quarters were well controlled, with only 8 turnovers in the whole game and 12 appearances by the Cavaliers. In addition, the Lakers delivered 34 assists across the team, and the Cavaliers only had 29. The Cavaliers also did not conduct a targeted defense against James, and the elder James trained young players continuously.
James scored 13 points and 4 assists on 6-of-10 shooting in the final quarter, and as the Lakers flowed, the Cavaliers gradually couldn't resist. At the end of the game, the Lakers won 131-120 against the Cavaliers, the Pelicans lost 103-106 to the Hornets today, the Lakers returned to ninth in the West, and the Pelicans fell to tenth. If the Lakers can keep ninth, they will have home advantage against the Pelicans in the playoffs.
James played 41 minutes, shooting 17-of-29, scoring 38 points, 11 boards, 12 assists, 1 block, and he became the oldest player in NBA history to score more than 30 triple-doubles. On this season's scoring list, James leads the league by averaging 30 points per game. Before James, the NBA averaged 30+ years per game and the oldest players were Jordan and Curry (both 33).
Westbrook was 7 of 14 and had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal, plus-minus +23 the highest in the game! In the past three games, Westbrook has averaged 21.3 points, 8 boards and 9.7 assists per game, shooting 53.2% from the field and 50% from three-point range (8-of-16). Augustine played 25 minutes off the bench, shooting 7-of-7 and scoring 20 points on 6-of-6 three-pointers.
After the age of 35, James has cut 30+ triple-doubles 6 times, the most in NBA history! Speaking about love after the game, James said: "When I turned around and looked up, I thought brother, you get out of the way!" ”
Munch and Stanley Johnson each scored 12 points, Reeves 11 points, 5 boards and 6 assists, Anthony 5 points and 5 boards, Howard 4 points and 5 boards; Cavaliers Garland 29 points, 2 boards and 16 assists, Markkanen 18 points, Stevens 16 points, 6 boards and 2 assists, Mobley 13 points, 5 boards and 2 assists, O'Corro 12 points, Love 8 points, 6 boards and 4 assists.