The Lakers challenge the Suns
On April 6, Beijing time, the Lakers and the Suns began a regular season showdown. The game, for the Purple and Gold Army, is of great significance. In the case of the Spurs' victory over the Nuggets, the Lakers fought backwaters and faced the desperate situation of losing the playoff. In this campaign, Lakers superstar LeBron James continued to miss due to injury.
Lakers James is missing with an injury
The Lakers lost to the Suns and missed the play-offs
In the first half, the two teams clenched the score, and the point difference was always between single digits. After halftime, the Lakers trailed by five points. In the second half, Booker and Ayton continued to work on the offensive end, and the Suns blossomed at multiple points, once widening the point difference to 26 points. Westbrook, Reeves and Anthony Davis led the team to chase points, and at one point in the final quarter, the point difference was close to 13 points. However, the Suns scored eight consecutive points to regain a 20-point lead and closed the game. In the end, the Lakers lost 110-121 to the Suns, who ranked no. 1 in the league, and swallowed a 7-game losing streak.
After the loss, the Lakers' record reached 31 wins and 48 losses, continuing to rank 11th in the West, and thus missed the playoffs. The Spurs, as 10th in the West, locked up the last play-off spot in the Western Division. The Lakers, who aspire to win the championship, sit on 4 75 stars LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and Cameron Anthony, but did not qualify for the playoffs, which is really regrettable.
James, Anthony Davis and Westbrook
Zhan Huang is missing, Paul 6+12 miracle, lakers did not qualify for the playoffs! Wei Shao 28 +5, thick eyebrows two pairs!
Full game recap
The first quarter began, Ayton dunked, Howard hit all 2 free throws, and the thick-browed brother threw in, and then took the empty hand. Bradley scored from a distance and the Lakers opened 9-2. Booker hit all 2 free throws, Munch scored from a distance, and Booker scored on a jumper. Paul scored from mid-range and Westbrook responded with a three-pointer. Paul scored on a layup, Booker scored on a jumper, Ayton hit 2 free throws, Howard scored 2 free throws, and Ayton hooked a shot.
Howard was packed
Booker received a dunk in the air, Howard threw a shot, and then scored two free throws. Ayton, Booker and Anthony played each other in the low post, and Anthony and Booker fired three-pointers. Bridges pulled a layup, Reeves made 2 free throws, Westbrook scored 1 goal, and Payne and Westbrook each scored a layup. Cameron Johnson made 1 of 2 free throws, and after the first quarter, the Lakers led 31-28.
In the second quarter, Shamet dunked, Westbrook scored a layup, Cameron Johnson hit a 3-pointer, Reeves responded with a 2+1, and Thick Brow hooked a shot. Shamet scored on a rebound, Anthony hit all 2 free throws, Payne hit the board, and McGee dunked. Thick-browed brother scored a layup, Tucker hit 2 free throws, McGee hit 2+1, and Cameron Johnson scored another three-pointer. Westbrook hit all 2 free throws, and Booker scored from a distance.
Anthony jumper
Westbrook scored 2 goals in a row, Crowder and Ayton scored in the box, Westbrook could not score singles, and Ayton sent 2 more dunks. Vogel asked for a timeout, Crowder scored from a distance and the Suns went on an offensive 11-0 spree. Wei Shao 2 free throws all in, thick eyebrow brother empty score, Bridges, Wei Shao each scored on the layup, thick eyebrow brother threw a shot, Booker jump shot into. After halftime, the Lakers trailed 58-63.
In another game, Paul scored on a jumper, Bridges made a layup after stealing, Westbrook, Bradley and Booker fired three-pointers, and Ayton and Howard played against each other in the low post. Crowder scored from a distance, Bridges dunked and the Suns took an 11-point lead. Vogel asked for a pause. Ayton scored four consecutive points in the box, Booker hit a three-pointer and the Lakers again asked for a timeout. Thick-browed brother scored a basket, Booker returned the three-pointer, thick-browed brother made 1 of 2 free throws, and Booker scored another three-pointer. Thick-browed brother scored on a jumper and Booker scored on a layup.
Westbrook defends Booker
Paul assisted Bridges after a steal, Ayton scored from mid-range, and the Suns extended the gap to 26 points. Reeves scored five straight points, Anthony hit a three-pointer, Westbrook scored on a jumper, and the Lakers responded with a 10-0 run. Booker played single-handedly, and after the third quarter, the Lakers trailed 80-98.
In the final quarter, McGee dunked, the Lakers tried to shoot far away, Cameron Johnson scored a layup, Westbrook 2 free throws 1 of 2, McGee made up the dunk. Thick-browed brother hit a mid-range shot, Reeves scored three points on consecutive free throws, and Craig returned the empty three-pointer. Westbrook scored on a layup, Shamet hit a 2+1 and Craig hit a three-pointer.
Thick-browed brothers attack the inside line
Westbrook scored on a layup, Tucker hit a three-pointer and Reeves hit a long-range shot. Thick-browed dunked, Reeves assisted Munch to score on a layup after stealing, and the Lakers went on a 12-0 offensive run to narrow the point difference to 13 points. Cameron Johnson scored a three-pointer, Shamet scored on a jumper with just two minutes left before the end, the Lakers trailed by 18 points, and Vogel replaced the player at the end of the bench to announce the early end of the game. The two teams of benches trained on the field, and the game time gradually ended. The Lakers eventually lost 110-121 to the opponent and missed the playoffs.
Paul 6+12 miracles
Suns star Chris Paul played 24 minutes, shooting 3-of-7, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 0 free throws for 6 points, 4 boards, 12 assists and 2 steals. Paul doesn't make a lot of shots and focuses on tandem team offense. At Paul's instigation, the Suns played a fluid offense that was key to their once 26-point lead.
Paul's performance on the defensive end is also as stable as ever. In this campaign, Paul's plus-minus was the second highest +22 on the game. Meanwhile, Paul made only one turnover in the game. Paul, with a big lead, did not continue to play in the final quarter and achieved an early clock-in.
In that game, Paul also set a record. After the Suns won, the record reached 63 wins and 16 losses, setting a record for the number of wins in team history.
63 wins broke the Suns' all-time regular season win record
It is worth mentioning that four of the five teams Paul has played in his career, the Pelicans (then known as the Hornets, 2005-11), the Clippers (2011-17), the Rockets (2017-2019), the Thunder (2019-2020) and the Suns (2020-present), have set the best regular season record in team history when Paul is playing.
Paul has played for teams in his career that have set the best regular season records for the team. Paul performed miracles and proved his top-notch team leadership ability.
James is out
James missed the game due to injury, and the Lakers record fell to 31 wins and 48 losses.
The Lakers still have 3 regular season games in the future, and even if they win all of these 3 games, the record this season is still only 34 wins and 48 losses (41.5%). According to statistics, this is james' team's worst regular season record.
Lakers LeBron James
Westbrook 28+5
Lakers backcourt giant Russell Westbrook played 34 minutes, shooting 10-of-20, 2-of-3 from three-point range, 6-of-8 from the free throw line, 28 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, and six turnovers. With James out, Westbrook focused on scoring. With a 50 percent shooting percentage, Westbrook scored the team's highest score and had a 67 percent three-point shooting percentage.
Lakers Westbrook
Wei Shao played a high-level game, but made many mistakes. Wei Shao has done his best to win. Wei Shao can be described as a defeat and glory.
Thick eyebrows brother two pairs
Lakers interior core Anthony Davis played 36 minutes, shooting 10-of-18, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free throw line, and got two-double-doubles of 21 points, 13 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. With a 56% shooting percentage, The thick-browed brother scored the second highest score on the team. At the same time, the thick eyebrow brother is also the rebounding king of this battle. The thick-browed brother who fought with injuries had already done his best. In this campaign, the plus-minus of the thick eyebrow brother is the lowest -19 in the whole game.
Westbrook and Anthony Davis
Two-team stats
Suns: Ayton 22 points, 13 boards and 2 assists, Booker 32 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Paul 6 points, 4 boards, 12 assists, Bridges 10 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, Crowder 8 points, 4 boards, 5 assists, Cameron Johnson 12 points and 5 boards, Payne 4 points, 3 boards and 11 assists, Shamet 9 points, Craig 9 points, McGee 9 points, 9 boards and 3 blocks.
Lakers: James is out, Westbrook 28 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 6 turnovers, thick eyebrow brother 21 points, 13 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, Reeves 18 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, Anthony 10 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks, Munch 7 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, Howard 10 points and 7 boards, Bradley 5 points, Tucker 7 points, 3 boards and 2 assists.