The NBA regular season continued with the Lakers beating the Grizzlies 136-124 on the road, and in this game, the Lakers decided to rest their eyebrows in the back-to-back game, but their other core forward James ushered in a return. The Lakers didn't give their opponents too many chances in the face of the fish belly, and they once built a double-digit lead in the first quarter, and at one point in the third quarter, the Lakers' lead reached nearly 30 points. Although the Grizzlies never gave up, the Lakers, who were steady in the final quarter, maintained their advantage and won the victory. After the win, the Lakers' record came to 41-32 and remained in ninth place in the West, so where did the Lakers win this game?
James, who shot 8-of-14 from the field, 0-of-1 from three-point range and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line, scored 23 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, with a plus/minus of +33. Thick eyebrows are not there, today Lao Zhan is the mainstay of the Lakers, and thick eyebrows are different from the defensive end to support the team system, James is more on the offensive end to help the Lakers stabilize the situation, he not only maintains enough personal offensive aggressiveness and efficiency, but also revitalizes the Lakers' overall offense with passing and the overall situation, it seems that the Lakers are not at all like back-to-back consecutive away battles, their offensive efficiency has not been affected at all, which is inseparable from James's comeback.
Russell, 7 of 16 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, he got 23 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 turnovers, Shuila still showed stable efficiency today, although the overall shooting is not very good, but as a space point, as long as Russell can maintain enough three-point shooting and production, he can help the Lakers open up offensive space, so that others have more opportunities for interior attack.
Reaves, to be honest, Xiaoli is a little sluggish today, he shot 4 of 13, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and only got 13 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 turnovers, but considering that Xiaoli is the only player who has maintained full attendance this season, and his performance at key moments in the last game was tough enough, this kind of slump is not a big deal, and his plus/minus on the court reached +31, and the Lakers won the result well.
Hachimura is one of the biggest contributors to the Lakers' win today. Hachimura shot 11-of-14 from the field, 7-of-8 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, and he efficiently scored 32 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks to become another James. It was Hachimura's continued efficient output that the Lakers were able to establish a lead in the opening game, stabilize the situation in the middle of the game, and open up the gap in the third quarter, extinguishing the last glimmer of hope for the Grizzlies to come. Hachimura's presence plus/minus of +35 is the highest in the game, which speaks for itself.
Hayes, shooting 6 of 7 and 2 of 2 free throws, he got 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 turnover.
Dinwiddie, shot 4-of-7, 3-of-4 from three-point range, and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, he scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers.
Prince finished with 15 points, one rebound, one assist and two turnovers on 4-of-5 shooting, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 4-of-6 free throws. Ham gradually found Prince's instruction manual, played as a substitute, controlled the time, and Prince was able to stay productive.
The rest of the role players, Reddish didn't score, Christie scored 2 points, and the offensive and defensive performances of these players were also decent, and the Lakers could win back-to-back games while staying healthy, which was a goal.