On December 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers hosted the Hornets today, who had lost eight in a row. In this game, Ball, Hayward and other main players were injured, and the Hornets resisted half time and quickly surrendered their guns. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Hornets 133-112.
Technical Statistics:
Lakers: Hachimura 17 points and 4 rebounds, Davis 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 Davis, James 17 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, Russell 16 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Reaves 16 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Christie 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Hayes 10 points
Hornets: Bridges 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Richards 11 points and 10 rebounds, Miller 17 points, Rozier 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, McGovins 10 points
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Lakers worked the inside, and Hachimura and Davis scored one after another. The Hornets missed shots from the perimeter and hit three consecutive long-range shots to tie the score. Rozier's outside shot helped the Hornets overtake the score, and James took a hundred steps to equalize again. The Hornets continued to blast on the perimeter, and Richards hit back-to-back dunks to extend the lead to nine points. Russell adjusted the crosshair and scored 8 points in a row to help the Lakers stop the bleeding. Miller and Bridges sniped from the perimeter to help the Hornets stay ahead. At the end of the first quarter, the Hornets led the Lakers 31-28.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers fought back. Hachimura sent 2+1 first, James hit 2 points from his back, and Christie rose to tie the score. Wood and Reaves are not far behind on the outside. At the critical moment, Smith made a layup to stop the bleeding for the Hornets, and Miller continued to snipe on the outside. The two sides went back and forth, and the score began to alternate leads. With Prince hitting a three-pointer, the two sides were tied again. Richards blasted the basket with a heavy gun, and Wood's long knife from the outside line was unsheathed to complete the overtake. Rozier forced a foul and made 2 free throws. James threw a pass to make a cake, and Davis flew up to dunk to freeze the halftime score at 58-57, and the Lakers took the lead.
Yibian fought again, and the two sides soon fought to a draw again. James and Hachimura continued to attack the basket, Davis chopped melons and vegetables under the basket, and the Lakers fought back to establish the lead. James broke through the ball after hanging and dismantling, and Davis scored 2+1 again in the air, and the Lakers led for the first time. Martin made a steal and a basket to help the Hornets stop the bleeding. James' fixed-point three-point shot hit the bullseye directly, and the Hornets were unable to fight back, and the two sides still maintained a double-digit point difference. After the pause, the Hornets attack was still disorganized, and the chaotic battle was almost fruitless. The Lakers' offense played like mercury, locking the score at 99-80 at the end of the third quarter, and the Lakers took the lead.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Wood came up with a long-range shot to extend the margin to more than 20 points. After Bridges scored four points on consecutive free throws, the rest of the Hornets were left unproductive. After the Lakers went on a 12-4 run to stop the Hornets, Miller made a free throw to get two points back. The Lakers have changed to the bench after taking a big lead, and Christy Young has another three-pointer, and the Lakers continue to widen the difference. After half a quarter, the Hornets saw that there was no hope of overtaking, and they also switched to the bench to practice and explain the rest of the game. In the end, the Lakers beat the Hornets 133-112.
Both starters:
Lakers starters: James, Prince, Vanderbilt, Bushy Eyebrows, Hachimura
Hornets starters: Rozier, McGovinns, Miller, Bridges, Richards