Zhan Huangbang scored 40 points + 9 three-pointers to beat the Nets! Vincent shot 2 points on 4 shots, and the Lakers' five point guards were too strong with offense
On April 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Nets sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Lakers, before this game, the Lakers lost to the Pacers, they urgently needed a victory to stop the decline, and the Nets won 3 consecutive wins in the near future, the team's morale is high, they also want to win in a row, a vicious battle is inevitable, then let's talk about the game process, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, thick eyebrows and Reaves played a wave of 17-0 start, the Nets relied on Claxton's inside kill to open the situation after the first 7 minutes, and then thick eyebrows continued to kill, under his leadership, the Lakers also easily extended the lead to more than 20 points, after which the Nets also failed to play a decent counterattack, scoring only 11 points in a single quarter, and they trailed the Lakers by 20 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Watford scored 4 points in a row to help the Nets narrow the gap, James hit two three-pointers in a row, Cameron Johnson and Watford combined for 5 points, and then Claxton continued to eat cakes inside, and the Nets once chased to only 12 points, thinking that the Nets were about to get up, but then the thick eyebrows continued to kill inside, Russell was also the icing on the cake with three points, and the team reextended the lead to 23 points at halftime.
Russell and Reaves scored four points in a row to help the team extend the lead, Bridges and Russell scored three points against Biao, Claxton and Finney Smith scored five points in a row, James hit two three-pointers in a row, Watford and Schroder combined for five points, thick eyebrows and Russell responded with free throws, and at the end of the quarter, Cameron Thomas and Watford led the team to a climax, and the Nets narrowed the deficit to 11 points at the end of the third quarter.
James hit a three-pointer in the final quarter to extend the lead, Thomas responded with a three-pointer, James scored four points in a row, and then Lao Zhan and Hachimura scored five points in a row, and the team reextended the lead to more than 15 points, and then the Nets also failed to play a decent comeback, and finally they also lost to the Lakers 104-116.
The Nets are missing a core
The Nets played like loose sand, no one scored in the first 7 minutes of the first quarter, and no one stood up to make people speechless, and the main reason for their poor play was the lack of core of the team, in this season the Nets have been planning to build a team around Bridges, but everyone has also seen that Bridges is a blue-collar player in the face of high-intensity defense, he has no stable scoring ability, the Nets chose the wrong cornerstone, Bridges got 13 points and 4 assists on 5-of-16 shooting.
Previously, at the trade deadline, the Nets also said that Claxton was also not for sale, to be honest, a pie-eating center, how high can his potential be? Claxton scored 10 points and 6 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting in this game. The best offensive ability of this team with the ball is Cameron Thomas, but Thomas has a problem that he only knows how to play with the ball, and he can't pass the ball at all, and he is also a nerve knife, and the time is not accurate.
Thomas had 30 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists on 8-of-22 shooting in this game, and the Nets did not have a reliable and stable scorer on the whole team, if it weren't for their lineup thickness being good enough, they might be the bottom team in the East now, and after the end of this season, it is estimated that the Nets will give up their idea of building a team around Bridges, and there is no future around him, maybe the Nets should choose to rebuild.
The Lakers are more blooming
This game Lakers showed how good their starting chemistry is, relying on excellent ball handling ability in multiple positions, they easily tore apart the Nets' defense, it turns out that it is not for nothing that they relied on this set of starters last season to be able to score in the West, the offense is too strong! James shot 13 of 16 from the field, 9 of 10 from three-point range, scored 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and 9 three-pointers tied his career record.
Thick eyebrows are the key to the team's victory, he got 24 points and 14 rebounds on 9-of-12 shooting, Russell did limit his play when James was on the floor, because both of them were big cores with the ball, but Russell was still strong enough to play the tailwind, with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 6-of-13 shooting, Reaves got 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal on 5-of-11 shooting, and Hachimura scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Vincent returned off the bench, got 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1-of-3 shooting, Vincent also has the ability to handle the ball, and this is the most terrifying thing about the Lakers now, plus James, Reaves, Russell and Dinwiddie, they have five players who can handle the ball at point guard, five engines, and also let the Lakers have at least two players who can handle the ball on the court at any time, and their offense is also very strong.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Lakers and Nets?