On February 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and in the game played at 4:30 a.m., the Lone Ranger hosted the Lakers. The Lone Rangers previously had a 32-29 record, ranking 6th in the West, while the Lakers had a previous record of 28-32, ranking 13th in the West. After the Lone Rangers got Irving before the trade deadline, Irving led the team to consecutive wins over the Clippers and Kings, but after Doncic's return, the Eastern European combination lost to the Kings and Timberwolves, and finally ushered in the first Eastern European combination win against the Spurs. To put it simply, the strength of these two superstars is unquestionable, but the cooperation needs to be improved, Irving preferred to step up in the fourth quarter, and Doncic played a little struggling. After the Lakers made four trades before the trade deadline, the overall appearance of the team improved greatly, with two wins over the Warriors, a big win over the Pelicans, and a one-game loss to the Blazers, catching up with the Thunder and Blazers in front of them with a strong performance.
In today's game, Russell was absent due to a sprained right ankle, Hamm was forced to bring Schroder back into the starting lineup, and the Lakers started as: Schroder + Beasley + Vanderbilt + James + Davis; The starting lineup on the Lone Ranger's side is: Irving + Doncic + J Holladay + Block + Powell. Irving represents the Lone Ranger to face the Lakers and James, which is naturally highly anticipated. The Lakers easily beat the Warriors last time, shooting 16 of 30 from three-point range, and today tried to make three-pointers from the start, with Schroder and Beasley hitting consecutive irons, and Doncic scoring three-pointers. The Lakers relied on the duo of thick eyebrows and Schroder to score 6 points in a row, thick eyebrows + Hachimura + Beasley continued to hit the three-point iron, and Doncic and Irving shot more and more accurately on three-point shots. In the second half, Reeves and James began to storm the basket, but the Lone Ranger relied on consecutive three-pointers from Josh Green and Wood to strongly open the point gap.
After the first quarter, the Lakers were 16-28 Lone Ranger, and the Lakers made 0 of 10 three-pointers! After the start of the second quarter, Irving and Hardaway Jr. led the team to blossom inside and out, and the Lakers still did not have three-pointers! Hardaway made a three-point foul in the middle of the period, Irving's dunk + Wood's three-pointer, and the Lone Ranger led the Lakers by 27 points 48-21! At the key moment, Troy Brown finally hit the Lakers' first three-pointer, Schroder continuously hit the basket to score, thick eyebrows jumper + Vanderbilt made up for the basket to kill, the Lakers chased about 20 points! In the second half, Vanderbilt and Beasley hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Lakers had gradually found their rhythm, chasing the Lone Ranger 47-61 at halftime. Irving Ban had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Doncic 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Hardaway Jr. 14 points and 4 rebounds. On the Lakers' side, James scored 12 points in the half and had 11 points with thick eyebrows.
After returning from the second half, Bullock hit a three-pointer, Doncic's singles + Irving's dry three-pointers, and the Lone Ranger rose again. However, after the thick eyebrows maintained the situation with consecutive singles, Vanderbilt stepped forward and took the cake dunk + counterattack a dragon single + steal counterattack and dunk again! A wave of flow stopped the lone ranger, and Hamm excitedly continued to applaud Brother Fan, and his thick eyebrows also looked hi! With Vanderbilt's outbreak, the Lakers continued to make a force, thick eyebrows big hat Doncic, Vanderbilt tackle Doncic after assisting Brown scored, thick eyebrow big hat Hardaway, Vanderbilt came another catch! In the second half, Schroeder scored 5 points in a row and led the team to chase within 5 points, but the Lone Ranger's attack was completely muted!
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed the Lone Ranger by only 3 points 78-81, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, James hit a three-point shot to tie! After that, the two sides fell into a tug-of-war, Lao Jen and Thick Eyebrows singled continuously, Hardaway and Irving blossomed inside and out, and Vanderbilt continued to pull the rod for layups with high difficulty! In the decisive moment, Doncic finished 2+1 against James, and then hit a three-point shot in the front. A thick-eyed jumper responded, and Schroeder assisted Reeves on a three-pointer. In the last 2 minutes, thick eyebrows + James layup to stop the Lone Ranger. Irving missed a layup and responded with a thick-eyed jumper. In the last 18 seconds, Irving's serve was tackled by thick eyebrows, thick eyebrows hit one of two free throws, and J Holladay hit a three-point shot to maintain suspense! Schroeder was fouled in the last 2 seconds, both free throws! The Lone Ranger did not pause, and the backcourt serve Owen brought to the middle line to shoot the iron! In the end, the Lakers defeated the Lone Ranger 111-108 to complete a 30-point comeback and usher in a three-game winning streak!
Stats, on the Lakers side, thick eyebrows 30 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, James 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Schroder 16 points and 8 assists, Vanderbilt 15 points, 17 rebounds and 4 steals, Reeves 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Beasley 8 points and 4 assists. On the Lone Ranger's side, Doncic had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Irving had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Hardaway Jr. had 17 points and 4 rebounds, and Wood had 14 points and 9 rebounds.
Throughout the game, the Lakers made fans desperate in the first quarter and a half, but since the second half of the second quarter, they have shown a team with playoff strength. When Russell was away, Schroeder played well, finding thick eyebrows to connect and stepping up at key moments. And the Lakers' best player is Vanderbilt! With 8 frontcourt rebounds and 4 steals in a game, the third quarter was simply individual performance time, and James and Thick Eyebrows were also reduced to supporting roles. In contrast, in the face of the Lakers' high-pressure defense, the Lone Ranger made too many mistakes. After this game, the Lakers overtook the Blazers and Thunder in a row and rose to 11th in the West!