Battle of the Los Angeles Derby
The Los Angeles derby is undoubtedly the Spring Festival Gala of the NBA league, and the tickets were sold out early, after all, the Lakers and Clippers this season have shown good competitiveness. Especially the Los Angeles Clippers, after trading to get James Harden, strengthened the last shortcoming, the team is organized, George and Xiaoka let go on the offensive end, Wei Shao is still full of vitality on the bench, Tyronn Lue can also sit firmly in the Diaoyutai, the team is currently holding 5 consecutive wins, occupying the fourth position in the West, and the state is very good.
As for the Los Angeles Lakers, their current form is somewhat indescribable, and Ham is also on pins and needles, but don't forget that they won the mid-season championship, and it can be seen from this that when the Lakers find their form, they are still one of the best teams in the league.
The Clippers have the upper hand
In this game, Russell, the core point guard of the Lakers, ushered in a comeback, but he still played off the bench, the Lakers continued to put on the starting lineup of the last game, and Reaves continued to serve as the team's starting point guard. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Lakers who were fighting at home were not in good shape, Davis got 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, James also had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Prince had 5 points and 1 rebound, but Russell and Reaves did not score a point, and the team only scored 19 points in a single quarter, which can be said to be miserable, but fortunately, the Clippers failed to find their form.
George took the lead, scoring 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 3-of-6 shooting, Leonard only 4 points on 1-of-3 shooting, and Harden did not score on 0-of-2 shooting, and the team only scored 24 points in a single quarter. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Wei Shao made a steal and scored a fast break, Wood also made a layup, James scored 4 points in a row, Harden responded with a layup, Christie scored a basket by throwing himself, Zubac scored a basket, Wood hit a three-point shot, Powell made three free throws, Russell scored a layup, Zubac ate cake in the air, James' signature 2+0 scored, and the Lakers only trailed by 2 points.
Harden's three-point shot is also colored, James assists thick eyebrows to score, Harden assists Zubac to score a layup, Prince hit a three-point shot, Harden has three free throws, Reaves throws and scores, Reddish makes one of two free throws, Zubac scores under the basket, Leonard steals a fast-break dunk, Reaves scores a three-point shot, Zubac makes a basket and scores two more points, Reaves makes two free throws, Wei Shao also has three points, James scores a rebound, and at the end of the half, the Clippers lead the Lakers by 4 points at 53-49.
James became the leading scorer
The Los Angeles Lakers did their best, James got 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-10 shooting, and was the team's scoring champion, but he was the only one on the team who scored double-doubles, Davis was 8 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-7 shooting, Prince had 8 points and 2 assists, Reeves scored 7 points on 2-of-4 shooting, and Russell, who had just returned, only had 2 points and 3 assists on 1-of-5 shooting, and Wood got 5 points and 4 rebounds, but Powell received a malicious foul, but fortunately, Powell's injury was not a big problem.
The Clippers had the upper hand, Zubac had 14 points and seven rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting, had to eat and drink on the inside, and had extra motivation against his old club. George had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Harden had 9 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and Leonard had 6 points and 3 rebounds.