Lakers' Big Three 82+24+20 Lead: The feat debuted for the first time in the season to consolidate the top 10 or trade
On January 18, Beijing time, when the Lakers lost to the Mavericks in the first two meetings of the season, and now the Lakers easily suppressed the Mavericks in the third season battle, the three giants of Zhan Meila joined hands to successfully expand the 20+ advantage in the second half to lay the victory in advance, and finally the Lakers defeated the Mavericks for the first time in the season, and won 2 consecutive wins to consolidate the tenth place in the West. The key to the Lakers' victory lies in the performance of the Big Three, James 25 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Brother Thick Mei 28 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Russell 5 three-pointers 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, the Big Three scored 25+ points in the same game for the first time this season, so the combined power of Zhan Meila, whether the Lakers want to break up the Big Three and trade Russell has become questionable.
The Lakers were strong in the first two seasons combined, and they only lost by 5 points in total, which is undoubtedly extremely sad.
In the first meeting, the Lakers lost 101-104 at home, Brother Thick Mei was only 10+13+4, James slashed 26+9+7, and there were key mistakes and missed three points at the last moment, and were suppressed by Doncic 30+12+8 and Irving 28 points.
In the second meeting, the Lakers lost 125-127 away, James bombarded 33+8+9 and Brother Thick Mei 37+11 still lost, and was led by Doncic 33+6+17 to lead the team to score 25+ 25+.
Now the two sides are in their third meeting of the season, and the Lakers are still locked in a battle with the Mavericks in the first half, leading the Mavericks by only two points in the first two quarters, 55-53. There is no doubt that the Lakers relied on the Big Three to support the offense in the first half, with Brother Thick Eyebrows scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in 8 of 10 with both offensive and defensive data dominating the interior, and James shot 9 points out of 10 and still got 9 points and 3 assists. Russell scored 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting, and the Big Three had combined for 38 points, while the rest of his teammates combined for just 17 points.
It is worth mentioning that James played very aggressively in the first half, and he even accidentally knocked down his former Cavaliers teammate Irving when rushing, knocking Irving directly to the floor, and James also took the initiative to pull Irving up, undoubtedly the relationship between the two sides is quite good. Of course, Owen returned to the locker room for a check-in, but fortunately returned to the game after no major problems.
The Lakers gradually took control of the situation in the second half, and they played the "Lake Three Crazy" in the third quarter, and the single quarter exploded 42-27 to win by 15 points, thus extending the 17-point lead in the first three quarters of the game. Brother Thick Mei scored another 10 points in 4 of 7 in the third quarter, and the quasi-triple-double data of 28+11+9 has been bombarded in the third quarter. James scored another 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting, and had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the third quarter, while Russell scored another 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, especially the three consecutive fires, and the power of the Big Three made the Mavericks powerless.
The Lakers continued to suppress the Mavericks in the final quarter, James and Russell continued to lead the scoring, thus leading the Lakers to gradually expand their 20+ lead, and the Lakers' Big Three teamed up for the first time this season to score 25+ points to win. When Russell was giving a good moment, the Lakers' performance was still quite good, so should the Lakers still trade Russell?
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)