On February 27, Beijing time, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Lone Ranger 111-108 on the road, completing a 27-point reversal. James injured his right foot and still played with injuries, scoring 26 points and 8 rebounds, and chasing former teammate Irving in the game. The Lakers trailed by up to 27 points, but in the second half, Vanderbilt's excellent play narrowed the gap and reversed to win. Vanderbilt had 15 points, 17 rebounds and 4 steals, and raised eyebrows for 30 points and 15 rebounds. The game was also the NBA's biggest point difference reversal of the season, with all teams trailing by at least 27 points on 138 previous occasions this season, without a successful comeback.
Statistics
Lakers: James 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Thick Eyebrows 30 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Vanderbilt 15 points, 17 rebounds and 4 steals, Schroder 16 points and 8 assists, Beasley 8 points, Reeves 9 points.
Lone Ranger: Doncic 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Irving 21 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Hardaway 17 points, Wood 14 points and 9 rebounds, Josh Green 9 points.
The star of the field
James, Thick Eyebrows and Vanderbilt combined to complete a 27-point comeback to help the Lakers defeat the Lone Ranger!
Race tidbits
Doncic pushed Vanderbilt to be whistled for a foul, but instead implicated teammate Powell.
James broke through to his right foot, but he continued to fight after tying his shoelaces!
Highlight moments
Doncic threw the ball, Powell dunked empty!
Doncic hit a three-point shot and scored 14 points in the first quarter!
Hardaway blocks James!
James dunks with both hands!
James chases Owen!
Vanderbilt dunks with both hands!
In the final quarter, James hit a three-point shot to tie the Lone Ranger!
Match Review
In the first quarter, Powell made an empty dunk, Schroeder hit a layup, and Thick Eyebrows scored four consecutive points. Doncic hit three consecutive three-pointers, Irving and Josh Green also hit three-pointers, giving the Mavericks an eight-point lead. Reeves hit a 2+1, Doncic hit a free throw, James scored on a layup, Josh Green and Wood hit three consecutive three-pointers, Hardaway blocked James, and Doncic scored again under a basket. In the first quarter, the Lone Rangers led the Lakers 28-16, and Doncic scored 14 points in a single quarter. The main gap between the two sides in the first quarter was on three-pointers, with the Lakers going 0-of-10 and the Lone Rangers going 7-of-13.
In the second quarter, Irving scored four straight points, James added a layup, and Hardaway hit two consecutive 3-pointers, giving the Lone Rangers a 20-point lead. Wood dunked, and the Lakers were already 0-of-14 from three-point range. Irving scored on a layup, James fast-break dunked, and Wood hit a three-point shot as the Lakers trailed by 27 points, tying the Lakers' record for the biggest deficit this season. Brown finally hit the Lakers' first three-pointer, Schroder scored five straight points, and the elder Morris hit a three-pointer. Thick eyebrows hit the shot, Beasley and James scored fast-break, Vanderbilt and Beasley hit three-point shots, and the Lakers narrowed the gap to 14 points. At halftime, the Lone Rangers led the Lakers 61-47.
Yibian fought again, Bullock hit two consecutive three-pointers, thick eyebrows ushered in an outbreak, throwing a 2+1, scoring 7 points in a row. Irving hit a three-pointer, Vanderbilt picked up a dunk and scored six straight points. James and Brown scored layups, and the Lakers went on a 12-0 run to close the gap to five points. Hardaway hit a three-pointer, Vanderbilt added a score. James stayed on the court but continued to be on the court, Schroder scored five straight points, Hachimura dunked, Doncic broke through to score, and thick eyebrows scored a layup. In the third quarter, the Lone Ranger led the Lakers 81-78, and Vanderbilt scored 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals in a single quarter.
In the final quarter, James scored five consecutive points to outtake the Lone Ranger. Josh Green hit a three-pointer, Wood added a layup, Beasley hit a three-pointer, Vanderbilt and Reeves scored on layups to give the Lakers a three-point lead. James scored four straight points, Holloday hit a three-pointer, and Doncic hit a 2+1 to outscore the Lakers by one point. Thick eyebrows hit a shot, Doncic and Reeves beat each other for three points, thick eyebrows made up for the dunk, James scored on a layup, and Irving scored on a layup. The thick eyebrow hit another shot, the lone ranger made a mistake, the thick eyebrow hit two free throws, and Holloday hit a three-point shot. The Lone Ranger also trailed by 1 point, Schroder hit two free throws, Irving missed a three-point shot, and finally, the Lakers completed a 27-point reversal!
Both sides start
Lakers: Schroder, Beasley, James, Vanderbilt, Thick Eyebrows
Lone Ranger: Irving, Doncic, Justin Holloday, Bullock, Powell