On March 28, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Grizzlies back-to-back, and in the last game, although James was absent, core players such as Brother Thick Eyebrows and Reaves went berserk, and the Lakers narrowly defeated the Bucks 128-124 and won a victory full of gold. And this time against the Western Fish Belly, James ushered in a comeback, and Brother Thick Eyebrows was absent. The Grizzlies have run out of desire for a record, sitting in the bottom 3 of the West, and may be able to consider putting it up in order to have a chance to get a high draft pick. Lakers starting lineup: Russell + Reaves + Hachimura + James + Hayes, Grizzlies starting lineup: Pippen Jr. + Bane + GG Jackson + Aldama + J Jackson.
In the first quarter, the two teams started an offensive battle, and the Lakers led by 1 point at 37-36, although the offensive play was very good, but after the absence of thick eyebrows, the Lakers' defense was a hidden danger, and the Grizzlies were not a strong team, as long as the Lakers didn't suddenly drop the chain, it shouldn't be a problem to win. In the second quarter, the Lakers exploded completely, blasting 32-25 again, and after halftime, the Lakers led the Grizzlies by 8 points at 69-61. Lao Zhan scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in 6 of 6 in the two quarters of the game, with a shooting rate of 100%.
In the third quarter, under the leadership of James, the Lakers exploded 33-31, and the point difference reached double digits. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers were very relaxed, and at one point extended their lead to more than 15 points. The suspense of the game was actually not very big, with a 14-point lead in less than 2 minutes, but Ham still kept several key players on the court, probably just in case, after all, winning every game is very crucial now. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 136-124 and won five in a row. The Lakers' strategy was very successful, with James and Bushy Eyebrows leading the team separately, which would not only win the game, but also give the core players time to rest.
The Lakers' James scored 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, shooting 8-of-14 from the field, and the efficiency was really high, and it was incredible that he could play such a god-level performance at the age of 39. Hachimura had 32 points and 10 rebounds, and he made 7 of 8 three-pointers, which is also the masterpiece of Hachimura's career with the Lakers, and he was also the right choice to renew his contract last year. Russell had 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, scoring 20+ in two consecutive games, Russell has entered the best condition, Reaves has 13 points and 10 assists, and Hayes has 14 points and 7 rebounds. For the Grizzlies, Jackson had 17 points and nine rebounds, Bane had 26 points and 16 assists and Pippen had 11 points.
After the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies, they won 5 consecutive wins, with a record of 41 wins and 32 losses, 2.5 wins ahead of the 10th Warriors, and it seems that winning the 9th place in the West is basically stable, and the Lakers still have a chance to hit the top 6 in the West, only 3 wins away from the Mavericks who are 6th in the West, and there are 9 games left in the regular season, as long as the Lakers are steady and steady, they have a chance to go straight to the playoffs. The Mavericks are also under a lot of pressure and could be replaced by the Lakers if they are not careful. At present, the pattern of the Western Conference playoffs has changed greatly, the Mavericks and the Kings, Suns, Lakers and other 4 teams compete for the 6th place in the West, who can get the direct spot is also a relatively big suspense, and the Warriors and Rockets are competing for the last play-off ticket.