James is out
Russell Westbrook is back in form, re-playing triple-doubles, with the Los Angeles Lakers winning two of their last three games. LeBron James leads the scoring list again, but the Lakers' bad is not over, and this game, they are back at home to face the Philadelphia 76ers. This team has Harden and Embiid, the favorite team to win this season, facing such a top team in the league, can the Los Angeles Lakers get a winning streak?
James and Embiid are vying for the first place in the scoring list, and the two old teammates of Westbrook and Harden meet again, which is definitely a rare good play. The Los Angeles Lakers have not won a winning streak for 74 days, but in this game, James cannot play because of knee pain, even so, the Lakers will not give up.
The Lakers were brutally overtaken
With James unable to play, Howard returned to the starting lineup, and in order to improve the strength of the front, Vogel even let Stanley Johnson and Gabriel start together. Unexpectedly, Stanley Johnson became a surpriser in the first quarter, shooting 5 of 5, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter, Gabriel did not score, but grabbed 5 rebounds, the Lakers hit 6 three-pointers in a single quarter, and still got 30 points in the case of only 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 mistakes in Westbrook.
The Lakers, who played at home, played the attitude they should have, and the 76ers only scored 27 points, including Embiid with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, but Harden only had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-6 shooting. After returning from the second quarter, the Lakers' offense began to decline, Stanley Johnson lost the magic of the first quarter, although Howard had 5 points and 2 rebounds, but Westbrook shot 1 of 5, only 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and 3 turnovers. The Lakers scored just 22 points in the quarter, and the 76ers seized the opportunity to complete the rebound.
Harden still did not have a very good performance, 2 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 1-of-2 shooting, but Marx had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Harris had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, the team bombed 34 points in a single quarter, and the 76ers overtook the Lakers by 9 points at the end of halftime 61-52.
Brothers have difficulties with each other
Wei Shao single core led the team, but the performance was very bad, only 4 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 8 shots, and 5 turnovers, you know, the Lakers only had 7 mistakes in the first half. I have to say that Wei Shao's crotch has dragged the Lakers' hind legs to a certain extent. Gabriel had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, or 9 points and 3 rebounds, Anthony had 9 points and 4 rebounds, Munch had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Reeves played for 13 minutes, and actually had 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks.
Embiid once again showed dominance, with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks on 7-of-12 shooting, omnipotent on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Maxi also had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Harris had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Harden practiced that sentence, brothers have difficulties, pull crotch can not be less than one person. In the first half of the game, Harden shot 2 of 10, only 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, although there were no mistakes, but such a performance was not much better than Wei Wei. So in the second half, can the two brothers get back to form?