Hachimura 32+10, Bane 8 of 17, James set a triple-double record, and topped the all-time list
On March 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers challenged the Grizzlies away, before the game, the Lakers ranked 9th in the West with 40 wins and 32 losses, while the Grizzlies were 24-48 and ranked 13th in the West, the Lakers were back-to-back, and the thick eyebrows were absent, but James returned, the Lakers starting lineup: Russell + Reaves + Hachimura + James + Hayes, Grizzlies starting lineup: Pippen + Bane + Gregory + Aldama + Jaren Jackson.
At the beginning of the game, both sides were playing iron, Pippen scored 5 points in a row, Reeves and Russell successively assisted Hayes to dunk, Hachimura shot, James made a layup to cause 2+1, Bane hit a three-point shot, Hachimura shot, James made a layup, at this time the Lakers led by 5 points, Russell and Jalen scored each other on a layup after a pause, Russell hit three points again, the Lakers pressed the Grizzlies, Aldama scored three points, and Reeves immediately responded with 2+1, James counterattacked and dunked, the difference was 9 points, the Grizzlies fought back tenaciously, but the Lakers could always respond, Dinwiddie also hit a three-pointer, Bane also responded with three points, Hayes scored two free throws, LaRavia made a three-point shot, Dinwiddie made a three-point foul, Aldama hit a three-point shot, and the Lakers only led by 1 point in the 37-36 quarter.
James got 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 turnovers in the first quarter, Prince made a layup in the second quarter, Russell hit a three-point shot, the Grizzlies side of Yarrow and Stevens were also scoring, the two sides were deadlocked for a long time, the Grizzlies once overtaken, James layup and Prince made free throws to stop the bleeding, Hachimura jumper, Stevens shot, Hachimura continued to cut 5 points in a row, he became the Lakers' wonder soldier in this quarter, the Grizzlies made various shots, with James hitting one of two free throws, the Lakers led by 7 points, Pippen fired outside, James assisted Hayes dunked, and then Lao Zhan scored 4 points in a row, and the Lakers gradually opened up the difference, Jalen 2+1, Hachimura responded with three points, Stevens jumped, Reaves made a layup, Jalen hit a board, Dinwiddie and Reaves missed three-point shots, and the Lakers beat the Grizzlies 69-61 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Hachimura 16 points and 4 rebounds, James 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Hayes 10 points, Reaves 7 points and 6 assists, Russell 10 points, Dinwiddie 8 points and 4 rebounds, Prince 5 points. On the Grizzlies side, Aldama had 6 points and 2 rebounds, Jalen had 10 points and 3 rebounds, Bane had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Stevens had 9 points, Pippen had 10 points and 2 steals, Clark had 4 points, and Yarrow had 8 points.
Yibian fought again, at the beginning James assisted Hachimura to score three points, and then Hachimura scored three points again, the difference came to double digits, Bane and Gregory scored in a row, Russell responded with three points, the Grizzlies were very tenacious, and then narrowed the gap again, as a result, Russell could still score three points, Prince continued to firepower on the outside, Hachimura continued to score three points, James made one of two free throws, Dinwiddie scored three points again, James made a layup, the Lakers led by 27 points in a wave, LaRavia and Bane led the team to counterattack, Stevens was also scoring, maybe the lead was too much, the Lakers relaxed, Bane kept cutting points, Prince three points stabilized the situation, but Clark hooked his hand, and LaRavia scored three pointsAt the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were 102-92 Grizzlies, with a margin of only 10 points.
At the beginning of the critical last quarter, LaRavia and Hachimura scored three points, Prince also hit three points, and the Grizzlies scored three points again, at this time the difference was still 10 points, James made a foul, Hachimura fired outside, Reeves and Prince also scored, the Lakers reopened the difference, the Grizzlies did not give up, Gregory and LaRavia hit three points in a row, it must be admitted, the Grizzlies are accurate on the outside today, but the Lakers have more offensive firepower, James layup, Hayes dunk, Reaves dunk, Hayes continued to dunk, Dinwiddie scored three points, Reaves dunked with one arm, the game completely lost suspense, and the Lakers replaced the bench lineup, and finally defeated the Grizzlies 136-124, winning five in a row.
After this battle, the Lakers continued to rank 9th in the West, only 1.5 wins behind the Suns, the play-off pattern changed dramatically, the Lakers ushered in the opportunity to hit the top 8, during the game the famous basketball commentator Yang Yi also commented, he believes that the Lakers are very necessary to hit the top 8, because the Nuggets' final ranking is likely to be the top of the list, if the Lakers can enter the playoffs, they definitely don't want to play the Nuggets in the first round, so they have to work hard to improve the ranking.
In terms of data, James shot 8 of 14, 7 of 11 free throws and scored 23 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, according to NBA big data statistics, James has received 23 triple-doubles after the age of 35, the first person in NBA history, you must know that Kidd, who ranked No. 2, only got 8 triple-doubles after he was 35 years old. Hachimura also scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, and 32 points were the highest points in the game. Reaves had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists, and Russell had 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers.
The Lakers also have three winning wonders, the first is Hayes, who scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block. It was followed by Prince with 15 points, including 3-of-4 three-pointers. Finally, Dinwiddie also had 14 points and 7 rebounds, and shot 3 of 3 from three-point range. Christie had 2 points and Reddish didn't score. In the whole game, the Lakers shot 18 of 33 from the outside, and a total of 7 people scored double-doubles, and it should be noted that James only took two and a half quarters to achieve a triple-double.
Or as mentioned earlier, 8th in the West is not a very good position, because even if you can enter the playoffs through the play-offs, the final ranking will only be 8th in the West, and there is a very high probability of meeting the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
Grizzlies stats: Bane was 8-of-17, 4-of-9 from three-point range, 6-of-6 from the free-throw line for 26 points, 4 rebounds, 16 assists and 4 turnovers, Gregory 10 points and 4 rebounds, Aldama 6 points and 3 rebounds, Jalen 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Pippen Jr. 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, LaRavia 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. After the loss to the Lakers, the Grizzlies remain in 13th place in the West.