On December 24, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Lakers played against the Thunder, and in the end, the Lakers overturned the Thunder 129-120, ending a 4-game losing streak. In addition, Hachimura scored 21 points, Alexander 34 and Jalen Williams 28.
Before this game, the Thunder won 3 consecutive games to rank 2nd in the West, and the Lakers suffered 4 consecutive defeats and ranked 9th in the West. The Thunder have been strong lately, beating the Clippers and other teams, and judging from their recent form, the Thunder are still stronger. In the first quarter, both teams were very efficient offensively, with the Thunder scoring 39 points in a single quarter, while the Lakers scored 36 points, and the Thunder had a slight 3-point lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lakers quickly overtook and gradually extended their advantage, the Lakers went on a 35-20 offensive run in a single quarter, winning by 15 points, and after halftime, the Lakers led the Thunder by 12 points. In the first half, the Lakers scored five double-doubles: thick eyebrows 12 points, Prince 10 points, James 15 points, Hachimura 16 points, Russell 12 points, such Lakers, really more flowers.
In the third quarter, thick eyebrows shot from the free throw line, Dort pushed a three-point shot, Jalen Williams made a layup, and James stopped the Thunder with a three-point shot. Reddish won the confrontation, James scored a strong attack, Hachimura hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Alexander turned his back and put it in, James hit another three-pointer, and the thick eyebrows stopped the Thunder. Giang stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, Rivers caught the ball and scored a three-pointer, and Rivers scored back-to-back points to stop the Thunder. Thick eyebrows also hit three points, Kenway three points to stop the bleeding, Alexander continued to make a layup, Jean grabbed a dunk, Alexander scored three points, thick eyebrows small throw, Alexander rode a horse and shot an arrow, Vanderbilt against the puller, Alexander tossed high, after three quarters, the Lakers led the Thunder by 16 points.
In the fourth quarter, the Thunder did not give up, and chased all the way to the single digits! James scored a strong basket, Holmgren made a long-arm basket, thick eyebrows and two points, James hit two free throws, Jalen Williams countered a layup, James continued to score three points, and the Lakers still maintained the upper hand and still managed to defeat the Thunder.