On December 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers hosted the Hornets, before the game, the Lakers were 16-15 and ranked 9th in the West, while the Hornets were 7-21 and ranked 13th in the East. Hornets starters: Rozier + McGovins + Miller + Bridges + Richards, Lakers starters: James + Prince + Vanderbilt + Hachimura + Bushy Eyebrows.
In the first quarter of the game, Hachimura dunked, McGovins hit a three-point shot, thick eyebrows hooked hands, Richards hated Hachimura, thick eyebrows split dunk, the two sides played fiercely, and then the Hornets made a force, Rozier and James exchanged three-point shots, McGovins and Bridges took turns to score, Richards made up for the dunk with both hands in a row, the Lakers fell behind by 9 points, Ham was also wonderful, and actually sent Reeves, Russell and Christie three guards, Russell scored 5 points in a row, Miller responded with three points, Russell hit three points, Reaves jumped, it was Bridges' turn to respond with three points, although the Lakers small lineup could score, but they didn't defend, thick eyebrows thrown, Washington dunked with both hands, Reaves scored three points, Martin missed two free throws, and the Lakers trailed by 3 points at 28-31 in a single quarter.
Thick eyebrows scored 10 points in the first quarter, and James lacked offensive desire, scoring only 3 points on 1 of 3. At the beginning of the second quarter, Rozier jumped, Hachimura responded with 2+1, James and Christie scored successively, Wood also hit three points, the Lakers finally overtook him, the Hornets made too many mistakes, Washington made 2+1, Reaves made an unreasonable three-point shot, and then the Lakers suddenly lost power, McGovinns, Miller and Smith led the Hornets to play a wave, and the Lakers actually fell behind again, but fortunately, Van der Biao made a layup to stop the bleeding in time, Richards made up a basket, Wood and thick eyebrows teamed up to fight back, the Lakers chased to 50 draws, Prince fired outside, Richards dunked, Wood scored three points, James passed out of bounds, Rozier threw a foul, James assisted thick eyebrows to catch empty, and the Lakers 58-57 Hornets at halftime.
Halftime statistics, thick eyebrows 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, James 5 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists did not play well, Russell 8 points and 4 assists, Reaves 8 points, Wood 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Vanderbilt 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Prince 3 points, 2 rebounds and 3 steals, Hachimura 5 points and 2 rebounds. On the Hornets side, Bridges had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Rozier 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Miller 8 points, Richards 8 points and 8 rebounds, and McGovins 4 points and 2 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, James threw 2 + 1 at the beginning, Richards also responded to 2 + 1, Rozier made a layup, the score was 61 draws, Hachimura 2 + 1, James scored 4 points in a row, Lao Zhan finally began to exert his strength, thick eyebrows and then cut 5 points in a row, Hachimura shot, the Lakers instantly opened the difference, paused back Hachimura jumper and hit, thick eyebrows 2 + 1, the Lakers have a double-digit lead, but the Hornets are very tenacious, Martin dunked in a dragon, James scored three points in response, this section of Lao Zhan God descended, Hachimura singled Martin to cause 2+1, the difference is 13 points, Rozier 2+1 led the team to counterattack, there are a lot of 2+1 on both sides in this quarter, Christie scored a jumper, Russell continued to firepower on the outside, Hachimura dunked with one arm, and the Lakers 99-80 Hornets ended in the third quarter.
James and Hachimura both scored 12 points in the third quarter, the game basically lost suspense, and Zhan Mei did not appear in the last quarter, Wood hit three points at the beginning, Christie made a foul, Reeves made a layup, the difference was 26 points, the Hornets did not give up, and they were still trying to chase points, but the Lakers did not give a chance, Russell hit a three-point shot, Reaves picked a basket, and the difference was 27 points, both sides were spending time practicing, thick eyebrows were very excited, standing on the sidelines and celebrating passionately, the Lakers were really brutal, after the game, James and his teammates applauded one by one, and finally the Lakers beat the Hornets 133-112。
Lakers data: James 17 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 turnovers, only scored 5 points in the first half, giving us the feeling that there is no desire to attack, but in the third quarter, Lao Zhan broke out, 12 points in a single quarter led the team to open up the difference, James can average 25.3 points per game this season, the highest record in the 21st season, the first person in NBA history.
The previous record holder was dunk king Carter, but he averaged only 7.4 points per game. Brother Thick Mei had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks, integrating offense and defense, and carried the Lakers forward in the first half. Hachimura made a big surprise, contributing 17 points and 4 rebounds, including 12 points in the third quarter, becoming a wonder soldier for the Lakers. Prince had 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
Vanderbilt had 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Prince and Vanderbilt shot a total of 15 shots of 4, so iron that I can't see it, although the two have excellent defense, but the Hornets are weak after all. Russell had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Abuse was really a hand, Reaves had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Christie had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, and the performance was not bad, and Wood had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
After beating the Hornets, the Lakers overtook the Rockets in the ranking and rose to 8th place in the West. Winning doesn't cover up all the problems, and Ham should be criticized for using a back three during the rotation.
Hornets stats: Bridges 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 turnovers, Rozier 18 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 turnovers, Miller 17 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 3 turnovers this year, played well, Richards 11 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, McGovins 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. After losing to the Lakers, the Hornets suffered a nine-game losing streak and remained in 13th place in the East with 7 wins and 22 losses.