On April 7, Beijing time, the Lakers swept the Cavaliers 116-97 at home, and the Lakers won 4 consecutive wins and 9 wins and 1 loss in the last 10 games, and the record officially surpassed the Kings and rose to eighth place in the West.
Facing the third Cavaliers in the East, the Lakers attacked the Cavaliers in the first quarter, and played a 16-3 offensive at the beginning of the second quarter to open up the difference, leading by 9 points at halftime;
The Lakers rose to the eighth place in the West, James left the court early and ran directly back to the locker room; Ham smiled, grinned and was very happy, and high-fived his teammates to celebrate, but the thick eyebrows reached out to high-five Russell but were "ignored", it should be Russell who didn't see the thick eyebrows stretching out.
In the double-kill Cavaliers, James scored 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 10-of-18 shooting, and 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks on 7-of-11 shooting, integrating offense and defense, Russell scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 11-of-17 shooting, and the Lakers' three cores combined for 74 points, leading the team to 8th place in the West, which is the Lakers' highest ranking since December 29, 2023 (when the Lakers were also ranked 8th).
At present, the Lakers are 45-33 and have risen to eighth place in the West, only 0.5 wins behind the Pelicans in seventh place in the West, and 1.5 wins behind the Suns.