The Lakers beat the Grizzlies 136-124, and behind the three-person outburst, James' 4 "transformations" are the key

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At 136-124, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies to usher in a five-game winning streak. Behind the collective outburst of Hachimura, Hayes and Russell, James not only contributed 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, especially his 4 "transformations", which was the key to the team's victory.

James led the Lakers to a 16+11+10 victory over the Grizzlies

1. James turned into a defensive blue-collar worker.

With thick eyebrows out and 3J Jackson and Bane on the sidelines, the team needs to improve its defense, and James takes the lead and takes on the responsibility of defending the blue collar, the most typical case is rebounding protection.

James rebounded and fought back

GG Jackson missed a three-pointer, James grabbed the rebound on top of Aldama's head, and a dragon counterattacked for a layup. In the first quarter of the game, James rebounded 4 rebounds, and in the entire first half of the game, James rebounded 7 rebounds, not only the Lakers, but the most in the game.

So what to do on the offensive end? James put Hachimura and Russell in power, and the effect was:

Hachimura base middle distance

Hachimura was trusted by James, and the Grizzlies' defensive resources were relatively limited, and he scored 6 of 8 and 16 points in the first half to enter an excellent offensive state, and Hachimura scored 32 points and 10 rebounds in the whole game with 11 of 14 and 7 of 8 three-pointers.

Russell assists Hayes for a second dunk

Russell got unlimited possession of the ball and started to help Hayes again and again, who scored 10 points on 4-of-4 in the first half, and Hayes scored 14 points and 7 rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting in the game, playing an inside miracle.

James turned to the defensive blue-collar team, relegated Hachimura and Russell, the Lakers once led by 10 points in the first quarter, and could enter the bench period, and the lack of depth in the team's interior was highlighted by the lack of thick eyebrows and Wood, and the team once fell behind 44-47, and James transformed for the second time.

Second, James transformed into the No. 5 position.

In the past few seasons, when the team's interior line was insufficient and the health of the thick eyebrows was difficult to guarantee, James played the mini five position, so today he returned to his old business, and the effect:

James backsmacked

James made his first back-to-back lay-up and forced a layup, his second back-to-back lay-up mid-range free-throw line, and his third back-to-back shot, as we saw in the picture, was classic mid-range.

James helps Hachimura dunk hard

And once his backshot forces the Grizzlies to pinch the ball, he's able to take his teammates to score.

In the second quarter, James scored 7 points and 4 assists, instantly helping the team complete the comeback 69-61.

3. James became the core of the organization.

Hachimura was in excellent condition, but Russell only scored 10 points at halftime and did not play his offensive power, so Yibian fought again and James transformed again, playing the No. 1 position, allowing Russell to fulfill his responsibility as a shooter, effect:

James assists Russell with a three-pointer

James continued to deliver shells, Russell scored 10 points on 3-of-5 three-pointers in a single quarter, plus Hachimura's 10-point rampage, the Lakers once established a 27-point advantage at 98-71, James was only three points in this quarter, but 5 assists revitalized the team.

Fourth, James became the king of the end.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers established a 25-point advantage at 102-77, and in the last three minutes, after James went off the court, the team was beaten 15-0 and only led by 10 points at 102-92 into the final quarter.

James forced a foul and made two free throws

In the face of the Grizzlies strictly guarding the paint area, James carried the explosives bag again and again and began to make strong kills, scoring 7 points on 6 free throws in a single quarter and 4 points on the basket once.

James assists Prince with a three-pointer

More importantly, his breakaway can tear through the Grizzlies defense, which can directly or indirectly help his teammates score.

Led by a triple-double of 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, he instantly helped the Lakers lead by only seven points from 102-95 to 129-113 and then clocked out after establishing a 16-point advantage at 129-113.

At this point, looking at the Lakers' light win over the Grizzlies, as above, behind the excellent performance of Hachimura, Hayes and Russell, James's 4 transformations are the key, and when the lineup is not complete, every time he transforms, he is filling the gap in the team, especially playing the fifth position in the mini lineup, which is too critical.