Today, the Lakers returned home against the 76ers. James is sidelined because of a sore knee, and the good news is that the Lakers' next game will have plenty of time to recover next Monday. Ever since James suffered a knee injury before, he has been in the process of dealing with sore knees. Before the game, he dressed like this to the Lakers Arena.
The 76ers star Embiid averaged 29.8 points per game, temporarily trailing James by 30 points. The Lakers not only have to try to win today, but also fight to limit Embiid's scoring below 30 points and not to overtake James.
Johnson did well on the Lakers side in the first quarter, shooting all five of his first 5 shots. And the Lakers' three-pointer in the first quarter of the whole team was 6 of 9, which is really rare.
Munch can give at least one dunk in almost every game.
Gabriel's super big hat, tough.
Although he did not play, the big screen of the Lakers' home stadium still played a short video celebrating James's total score in the regular season rising to the second in history, and the fans on the scene congratulated James, and the old Zhan also raised his hand.
How much do you think James' watch costs?
The first section ended with the Lakers 30-27 digital people. Westbrook had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Johnson had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Howard had 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Anthony had 3 points and 2 rebounds, Munch had 5 points and 1 assist, and Augustine had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Playing until the end of the first half, the Lakers 52-61 digital men. Westbrook had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Johnson 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Howard 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Anthony 9 points and 4 rebounds, Munch 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Augustine 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, gabriel 4 points and 6 rebounds.
Howard turned on the scoring mode in the third quarter and scored 10 points in a single quarter.
The second brother was really polite, and the pass was passed directly to the third brother's hand, but fortunately Reeves snatched it back.
Guago's three points are still stable.
The Lakers originally trailed by double digits in the third quarter, but they caught up in the second half and played quite well. Munch once again staged a dragon dunk after the steal.
With Westbrook assisting Gabriel's whistle-blowing hit, the Lakers entered the final quarter with only a two-point deficit.
Three minutes into the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, the point difference between the two sides did not widen.
After Wei Shao hit a difficult layup, the Lakers failed to prevent the opponent's long-range shot, and in the last 7 and a half minutes, the Lakers trailed by 7 points and called out a timeout.
Howard was fouled by Harden and hit both free throws; Reeves' fight, the Lakers everyone needs to have!
Playing to the last 3 minutes and 23 seconds, the Lakers trailed 105-114. Wei Shao was fouled and made one of two free throws; the other side hit two more points, Howard threw in and scored, and Guago fluttered and shot in.
The other side scored three more points, and Munch returned one.
Embiid hit two free throws and Westbrook made a layup, a six-point deficit with a last minute left.
The Lakers clipped the ball carrier, but the inside missed two points, and in the last 47 seconds, they trailed by 8 points, and there was little hope of a turnover. Wei Shao forced 2+1, and did not give up. Unfortunately, the penalty did not score.
But! Westbrook directly grabbed Harden to score, trailing by only 4 points in the last 32 seconds.
Embiid was fouled and hit both free throws, Westbrook scored another layup, trailing by four points in the last 16 seconds, the Lakers adopted foul tactics, harden made one of two free throws. With Anthony and Munch's three-point deficit, the Lakers accepted the loss.
The final score was the Lakers 121-126 digital man, Westbrook 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 turnovers, Howard 24 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Anthony 20 points and 7 rebounds, Munch 23 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals, Reeves 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Johnson 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Gabriel 8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, Augustine 5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
The Lakers managed to limit Embiid's score to 30 points, and James is still at the top of the scoring list...