99-116, the Lakers lost, and they failed to win the series quickly.
Brother Thick Eyebrows went out with injuries and blasted out a very dominant personal performance. However, James was exhausted this time, and he was obviously out of form at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, shooting 5 of 17, 1 of 9 from three-pointers, and 4 of 6 from the free throw line. Being older, the tight schedule makes it somewhat difficult for James to recover quickly.
In addition to James, the performance of other role players of the Lakers was also relatively dull. Whether it's Reeves, Russell, Beasley and Schroeder, it's hard to play efficiently. So, under the strong crushing of Memphis duo Morant and Bane, the Grizzlies held their home court and won an important life-and-death battle.
The rout of the Lakers, which can be glimpsed at the beginning of the first quarter; By the end of verse 3, Hamm's divine operation became a turning point in the collapse of the battle. In the first quarter, the Lakers were pressed and beaten, and they couldn't breathe. Although not as crazy as the previous Grizzlies were abused 35-9 in a single quarter, this feeling of suppression is suffocating. Throughout the game, the Lakers only had a 4-2 lead in the first minute of the game, and have not led since then.
In the third quarter, the Lakers fought to catch up, and Russell scored 8 points on 3 consecutive shots, quickly closing the point gap. After the Grizzlies pulled away again, James also ushered in a brief moment of explosive feeling. He completed the aerial relay, scored an empty layup, then hit a three-pointer, stood at the free throw line and made two free throws, scoring 9 points in a row, and again chasing the difference by only one point.
However, Hamm had his hands in his pockets and did not know what a crash was. He replaced the thick-eyed brother, and the Lakers suddenly started to collapse. The Grizzlies fired inside and out, constantly exploding output, while the Lakers frequently hit iron and fell into a scoring drought. In just 3 minutes, the Lakers were blasted out of a 12-0 frenzy and completely fell into passivity.
Brother Thick Eyebrows appeared again and finally broke the scoring drought. But the Grizzlies continued to press and extended the gap to 25 points early in the quarter. James tried to shoot from the outside, all kinds of helpless iron, and after the Lakers struggled, they could only surrender.
In this battle, the thick-eyed brother became the only pillar. He shot 14-of-23 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and posted 31 points, 19 boards, one assist and two blocks. Although the Lakers lost to their opponents by 17 points, when the thick eyebrows were present, the Lakers could outscore their opponents by 6 points; On the other hand, Schroder, Hachimura, Beasley and Brown on the bench all had plus or minus values close to -20.
James and Hamm are to blame for this defeat. James is a matter of stamina and efficiency and cannot continue to steady output. Hamm, on the other hand, was very weird, and when the score was deadlocked, he sacrificed a short line-up of three defenders. The Clippers' Lu once sent the Death Five Boys lineup, but he just gave it a go. But what about Ham, the play of key moments is probably the most dangerous part of the Lakers.