James + thick eyebrows lie down to win, the Lakers defeat the Warriors again! Win 2 straight and make the NBA playoffs go all out
On February 24, Beijing time, in a focus match in the 2022-2023 NBA (American Basketball Professional League), the purple-gold Los Angeles Lakers sat at the famous Staples Center Arena and hosted the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
After a short break during the NBA All-Star Game, Warriors star Curry remains on the injury list, and Klay Thompson of the Splash Brothers continues to lead. On the Lakers, LeBron James, born in 1984, returned from injury, and the veteran was recently promoted to the NBA's all-time scoring champion!
The Lakers sent two star players and three new signings to the starting lineup, starting five: James, Anthony Davis, Russell, Beasley, Vanderbilt. The Warriors are led by Thompson and Poole.
The Lakers, with a full lineup, dominated the first quarter, taking an eight-point lead. In the second quarter, the Lakers led by 13 points, but Thompson and Poole led the team to launch a strong rally, recovering five points in the second quarter, and at the end of the first half, the Lakers led by only three points 59-56.
In the third quarter, the Lakers showed strength on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, winning by 12 points in a single quarter, opening the point gap in one fell swoop, leading 95-80 by 15 points into the final quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers continued to storm, widening the point gap to 26 points, the game lost suspense, and finally the Lakers defeated the Warriors 124-111, which is the second time the Lakers have defeated the Warriors in the last four rounds.
Fourth-quarter scores (Lakers in front): 31-23, 28-33, 36-24, 29-31.
James and Bushy Brother clocked in early, playing 27 minutes and 26 minutes respectively, which can be described as lying to win. The Lakers scored double-doubles on eight players, five of whom came off the bench. James shot 5-of-20 with 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while Anthony Davis had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Beasley scored a game-high score with 25 points and three rebounds, Reeves had 17 points and four assists, Schroder had 13 points and six assists, and Kiri-Japanese player Yamura had 14 points, Bamba had 10 points and 13 rebounds and Walker had 10 points.
The Warriors scored double-doubles for six points, Clay Thompson 22 points, Jerome 20 points and three assists, Poole 16 points and four assists, Patrick 11 points, Kuminga 10 points, three rebounds and five assists, and Looney 10 points and 15 rebounds.
The Lakers won two straight and remained 13th in the NBA Western Conference with a 28-32 record, continuing to make the playoffs. The Warriors suffered two straight losses, with a 29-30 record, slipped to tenth in the Western Conference standings and had to fight hard to advance to the playoffs.