The Lakers beat the Cavaliers, the score difference reached double digits, which is a long-lost big win, the result of the game is very important for the Lakers, with this victory they surpassed the Pelicans and rose to the ninth place in the West. The Lakers' top priority is to keep that position, as long as they can get into the playoffs, then everything will be possible, because they have the strength to impact the championship, and no team wants to meet them in the playoffs.
Today, the Lakers' opponent is the Cavaliers, you must not think, so far this season, the Cavaliers have won ten more games than the Lakers, the Cavaliers are in sixth place in the East, the performance is very good, there is a chance to go directly to the playoffs, and the Lakers are working hard for the playoff qualification. In this game, the Lakers sent the starting players are James, Westbrook, Reeves, Howard and Gabriel, and Neither Davis nor Tucker can play. The Cavaliers sent out the starting players are Garland, Mobley, Markkanen, O'Crowe and Stevens, which is a lineup dominated by young players, although not a single player who has been selected for the All-Star team, but it has a strong impact and strength cannot be underestimated.
The Cavaliers scored thirty-five points in the first quarter, and the offensive momentum was so strong that they could see their determination to win, while the Lakers only scored twenty-eight points, and the difference between the two sides was seven points. The second quarter became the Lakers' offensive performance time, with thirty-nine points in a single quarter, and the Cavaliers scored twenty-seven points, not enough to compete with the Lakers, and after the end of the first half, the Cavaliers trailed by five points.
The third quarter was almost exactly the same as the first quarter, with the Cavaliers scoring thirty-five points again in the single quarter, while the Lakers only scored one more point than the first quarter, and the two sides needed to pass the fourth quarter to decide the winner. The team that was in good shape in the last quarter was the Lakers, who scored more than thirty points in this quarter and finally won the game without any danger.
The Lakers beat the Cavaliers 131-120, and there were a total of 5 draws in this game, the Lakers led by 13 points at most, and the Cavaliers led by 14 points at most, and the final point difference was 11 points.
Lakers player stats: James played more than 40 minutes and had 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists on 17-of-29 shooting; Westbrook had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists on 7-of-14 shooting; Reeves had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 4-of-9 shooting, Augustine had 20 points on 7-of-7 shooting; Munch had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-10 shooting; and Johnson had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-8 shooting.
Cavaliers player stats: Garland played 40 minutes and had 29 points, 2 rebounds and 16 assists on 10-of-23 shooting; Markkanen had 18 points and 9 rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting; Stevens had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on 8-of-12 shooting; Le Vere had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-7 shooting; O'Corro had 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-4 shooting; and Luck had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 3-of-8 shooting.
James scored a triple-double stat and scored the highest score in the game, he is the first contributor to the Lakers to win, after the game coach Vogel was interviewed by the media, he said that he could not think of words to praise James, James is at ease, every night has such a wonderful performance. What makes the Lakers happy is not only that James is in good shape, Westbrook has also found the feeling that he has scored more than twenty points in three consecutive games, and when he becomes James's right hand man, the Lakers' chances of winning will increase a lot, and if they continue to play like this, I believe the Lakers will not miss the playoffs.