On February 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Warriors 124-111 at home, winning two straight games.
The Lakers have three major surprises, the first is the new signing Beasley who has just been put on the starting lineup, he scored 7 three-pointers today, slashed 25 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, with a plus-minus of +26, becoming the biggest contributor to the win. In the post-game interview, James hailed Beasley as his good brother, JR Smith, while Bushy said Beasley reminded him of former teammate Pope.
The second is Reeves on the bench, Russell left early today due to injury, and as a firefighter, he played an incredible game, shooting 6 of 6 from the field, 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. In the crucial third quarter, Reeves had 13 points, three assists and one steal to help the team extinguish the Warriors' hopes of a comeback. Su Qun, a well-known domestic basketball commentator, compared Reeves to a "calculator", because his every movement and every decision on the court is almost correct, which is definitely not the calm that a 24-year-old should show.
Finally, there was Bamba, who played 22 minutes today, eventually shooting 2-of-5 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-pointers, contributing a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds. Bamba's arrival is a great way to decompress thick eyebrows, but his current style of play needs some adjustments, and he should use his physical talent to hit the basket as much as possible, rather than always shooting from the outside.
James was replaced with 8 minutes and 6 seconds left in the fourth quarter today, and the game officially went into garbage time. And just as James walked off the court, he said with a thick eyebrow: "I can't remember the last time I led by 24 points and there was so much game time!" James replied, "Never, never." This short one-sentence exchange revealed how much bitterness the two of them had, they really hadn't fought such a rich battle for too long.
It is worth mentioning that in today's game, 4 of the 5 competitors in front of the Lakers lost the game, they are the Thunder, Blazers, Pelicans and Warriors, and only the Jazz won. It is precisely because of these competitors' "giving way" that the Lakers have only 1.5 wins left to be 10th in the West after winning today, and they still have 22 games to play, which is not a big gap. However, the next Lakers' schedule is the most difficult in the league, and it will be interesting to see how many winning percentages they can play!