On January 26, the Lakers sat in Staples to face the Bulls. The Lakers started Prince, James, Davis, Reaves, and Russell. The Bulls started DeRozan, Williams, Vucevic, Caruso, and White.
In the first quarter of this game, the two sides were still inseparable, but with James leading a wave of 9-0 in the second half of the second quarter, the score gradually opened up. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Bulls 141-132.
In this game, the Lakers will feel amazing, everyone has a shooting rate of more than 50%, the team is 53 of 87 shots, the shooting rate is 60.9%, and the three-point shooting rate is 20 of 31, shooting rate of 64.5%. This is also the third time in Lakers history that he has hit 20+ three-pointers in a single game.
In this game, James played efficiently, shooting 10 of 19, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 25 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals. According to the data released earlier, James was selected as the Western All-Star starter as the Western Conference ticket king, which is also James' 20th consecutive All-Star selection, breaking Abdul-Jabbar's record of 19 consecutive years, and James was not selected as an All-Star only in his rookie year.
Russell played 37 minutes again, shooting 10 of 18, including 8 of 13 three-pointers, scoring 29 points, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and only scored 2 points against the Bulls last time, and scored 29 points this time, which is not what it used to be. According to statistics, Russell averaged 27.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game in the last seven games, shooting 52.4% from the field, and his performance could play 9.9 points. The concern, though, is that the Lakers are ready to trade Russell for other players in the market amid recent rumors.
After this battle, the Lakers' record came to 22-23, ranking 10th in the West, with a 5-5 record in the last 10 games and 1 consecutive defeat. The Bulls' record has come to 21-24, ranking 9th in the East, with a 6-4 record in the last 10 games and a 1-game losing streak.
Lakers player technical statistics, Prince got 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, James got 25 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, Davis got 22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Reaves got 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Russell got 29 points, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Christie got 2 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, Vanderbilt got 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, Hachimura got 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Wood got 2 points and 1 block
Bulls player technical statistics, DeRozan got 32 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, Williams got 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Vucevic got 20 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Caruso got 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, White got 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Dosumu got 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, Drummond got 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, and Terry got 3 points and 1 assist