NBA regular season, Christmas war, Lakers vs. Celtics, in the end, the Lakers lost to the Celtics 115-126! In this game, James shot 5 of 14, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, got 16 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and 3 turnovers, plus or minus -11, which is really a bit stretched.
Both teams are the league's giants, and before this game, the Lakers were in 9th place in the West with 16 wins and 14 losses, and the Celtics were currently in 1st place in the East with 22 wins and 6 losses. The Lakers suffered a losing streak after winning the midseason championship, but in the last game they beat the Thunder, who were previously ranked second in the West, to stop the decline, and James scored 40 points in that game. And James is no stranger to the Christmas game, can he continue the momentum of the last game?
According to statistics, James averaged 29.1 points per game against the Celtics in his career, which is still very good. Of course, the Celtics have a tough style, and they have recently defeated the Kings and Clippers in a row, and they have all won by large scores, Tatum and Brown's double tanhua combination is very stable, plus Holiday , Porzingis, etc., this Celtics have the strength to impact the championship. Who will have the last laugh in this high-profile battle?
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Lakers were a little stunned, the Celtics played a 12-0 start, and the Lakers relied on Reddish's three-point shooting to break the scoring drought, but the Celtics still suppressed, leading the Lakers by 9 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Pritchard hit consecutive three-pointers, and the thick eyebrows led the team to narrow the gap, and Prince also scored three three-pointers in a single quarter, and the Lakers trailed by one point at halftime. In the third quarter, the Celtics scored 41 points in a single quarter, the Lakers scored 33 points, and the Lakers trailed by 9 points after three quarters! In the fourth quarter, the Lakers captain fell behind by about 10 points and failed to catch up, but the Cels still defeated the Lakers smoothly.
In terms of the latest Western Conference standings, the Lakers are still in 9th place despite losing this game.