On January 10, 2024, Beijing time, at 11:30, the Lakers challenged the Raptors at home, the last game the Raptors beat the Warriors, the Raptors can be described as menacing, the Lakers' recent record is indeed poor, but Zhan Mei is here, and everything is possible for the Lakers.
Lakers starting lineup: thick eyebrows + James + Reaves + Prince + Reddish, the bench is Russell, Wood, Christie, Vanderbilt, 9-man rotation.
Raptors starting lineup: Sika + Barnes + Barrett + Quickley + Young, the benches are Schroder, Trent, Bouccher, Porter, also a 9-man rotation.
The two teams played back and forth, and the difference in points from quarter to quarter was not very large, as shown in the figure below. In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Raptors by 1 point 132-131.
The Raptors and Lakers score quarter by quarter
Both teams are very ferocious today, the Raptors are 17 of 35 three-pointers, 53 of 94, Lakers are 16 of 36 three-pointers, 44 of 81 shots, shooting more than 50% from the field, and more than 40% from three-point range, but obviously the Raptors control the number of fouls poorly, Raptors Barnes and Quickley also graduated with 6 fouls, the Lakers made 36 free throws, the Raptors only 13, and the thick eyebrows made 14 free throws.
Next, analyze the Lakers players, among them, 2 are perfect, 3 are excellent, 4 are passing, and 1 is poor.
1. Perfect group: James and thick eyebrows
In this game, the thick eyebrows slashed 41 points, 11 boards, 6 assists and 1 block, a large double-double, James got 22 points, 5 boards, 12 assists, 1 break and 1 block, which was also a large double-double, James even scored a key 3-point shot in the fourth quarter to tie the score, laying the foundation for the team's victory, and the two performed perfectly.
Zhan Mei
2. Outstanding group: Russell, Wood, Christie
Russell played only 16 minutes, scoring 11 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, shooting 4-of-8 from the field, 2-of-6 from three-point range, with a team-high plus/minus of +7; Wood played 24 minutes, with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 5-of-10 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range, plus/minus +3, and played a good performance; Christie played 18 minutes, with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, 2-of-2 shooting from the field and 1-of-1 from three-point range.
Russell
3. Passing group: Vanderbilt, Prince, Reddish, Reeves
Van der Biao's role is to defend, the defensive performance is decent today, while contributing 3 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist; Prince and Reddish each made a few three-pointers today, Prince scored 11 points on 2-of-6 three-pointers, Reddish scored 13 points on 4-of-6 three-pointers, and the iron tree blossomed and passed the performance; Reeves had a mediocre performance in the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter, he made a key long-range three-point shot, made a key foul, and pulled himself out of the poor group, 3 of 10 of 10, 1 of 6 three-pointers, and got 11 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, which was considered a pass.
Reeves
4. Poor group: Hamm
There is no doubt that today is with both hands in his pockets, watching James call a timeout, today's Raptors' three-point score is so accurate, but if the Lakers score one less, or whoever makes two fewer free throws, the Lakers will lose the game at home today, Ham's substitution is really useless, and the chicken soup is good.
Ham