On April 1, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Lakers defeated the Nets 116-104 away, ending the Nets' three-game winning streak. James made 9 of 10 three-pointers from the field, tying his career record for the number of three-pointers he made in a single game.
Nets Bridges 13 points and 4 assists, Claxton 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, Thomas 30 points and 6 assists, Schroder 14 points, Watford 15 points and 8 rebounds, Lakers Hachimura 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, James 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, thick eyebrows 24 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks, Reaves 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Russell 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
In the first quarter of the game, the thick eyebrows made a strong attack under the basket, Hachimura contributed a violent dunk, James easily ate cakes under the basket, Hachimura threw a chase three-pointer, James contributed a dunk under the basket, Reaves flew to the basket, and the Lakers played a dream start of 17-0 at the beginning. Bridges hit a rebound to help the Nets break the scoring drought. Thick eyebrows made a basket throw, thick eyebrows scored 7 points in a row on the court, Russell hit a long-range shot, Vincent made a free throw line jumper, and the Lakers ended the quarter with a 31-11 lead.
In the second quarter of the game, Russell made a step-back jumper, James scored two three-pointers in a row, and the Lakers continued to open up the gap at 40-18. Johnson made a strong attack under the basket, Watford and Thomas scored three-pointers in a row, Claxton scored six points in a row under the basket, and Bridges scored three points in the bottom corner, and the Nets chased the score to 35-47. Reaves broke through and threw the shot, Hachimura slipped to the bottom line for a layup, thick eyebrows continued to steal points under the basket, Russell hit a long shot at the top of the arc, Reeves hit the basket in a row, thick eyebrows made an easy layup, James threw successfully, and the Lakers opened up the point difference on the court again, leading 67-44 to end the half.
In the third quarter, Reaves scored a steal layup, Russell scored a fast break, and then he hit a long-range shot, and the Lakers stretched the margin to 26 points at 77-51. Thomas scored a fast break, Finney fired on the outside, Claxton scored two attacks under the basket, Schroder scored 5 points in a row on the inside and outside shots, Watford forced a layup, Schroder fired on the outside, Watford threw and shot under the basket, Thomas scored 3+1, Watford successfully made a rebound to help the Nets catch up. At the end of the quarter, the Lakers led 90-79.
In the final quarter of the game, Thomas hit a three-point shot, and the Nets chased the score to 82-90. James scored two three-pointers from the outside, James flew to the basket successfully, Hachimura successfully received the air, Hachimura scored from the middle distance, James scored two three-pointers in a row, and the Lakers opened up the difference at 111-93. There was no suspense in the next game, and the Lakers firmly maintained their advantage to win.
Starting lineup
Nets: Schroder, Thomas, Bridges, Finney, Claxton
Lakers: Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James, Davis