The NBA regular season continues, the Lakers sit at home to challenge the Timberwolves back-to-back, James takes turns to rest, thick eyebrows retire injured, Reaves and Russell crazy 33 shots only 9 of 29 points, Reed slashes 31 + 11 big double-doubles, Hachimura got the Lakers' highest 30 points, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 117-127, after this battle, the Lakers' record came to 45-34, and was overtaken by the Kings and slipped to ninth in the West!
Statistics
Timberwolves (54-24): Reed 31 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals, Edwards 26 points and 8 assists, Gobert 18 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Walker 15 points and 4 assists, McDaniels 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Conley 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Lee Kyle 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Morris 5 points, McLaughlin 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists!
Lakers (45-34): Hachimura 30 points and 6 boards, Dinwiddie 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Russell 15 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, Hayes 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals, Reaves 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, thick eyebrows 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Prince 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Reddish 5 points!
Background of the competition
The Lakers sat at home against the Timberwolves back-to-back, James was absent with flu-like symptoms before the game, with the King's big win over the Nets, the Lakers were overtaken by the Kings and slipped to 9th in the West, in the last game, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 116-97, James contributed 24 + 12, thick eyebrows cut 22 + 13, Russell also had a 28-point output, the Lakers repelled the Cavaliers to win 4 consecutive victories!
The Timberwolves were in second place in the West with 53 wins and 24 losses before this game, just half a win away from the first-place Nuggets. The last game lost to the Suns 87-97, and the Suns, who showed their attitude, disappeared for a season's defense, and suddenly played the Timberwolves! The Timberwolves are a little confused, often inexplicably dropping the chain, I don't know whether to avoid the Lakers, the Warriors or other reasons!
Let's talk about the standings and the playoff situation
Let's talk about the Kings, Lakers, Warriors, and Pelicans first! Kings, Warriors, and Pelicans all win! The Lakers lost to the Timberwolves, and the thick eyebrows were injured!
In this game, the Kings defeated the Nets 107-77, and the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 117-127, and their four-game winning streak was ended. In this way, the Lakers are 0.5 wins behind the eighth-place Kings...... The actual situation is that the Lakers are behind, the two sides do not have an advantage in the battle record, and the Kings have the initiative and have one less game than the Lakers! After the Warriors defeated the Jazz 118-110 at home, the record came to 43-35, 1.5 wins behind the Lakers, the Warriors played one less game than the Lakers, and the next game was the Warriors away from the Lakers, with two games in one game, and the Warriors had 2 wins and 1 loss in the previous three games. Today, the Pelicans and Kings both won the game, which was a big blow to Hu Yong...... However, there is a civil war between the Pelicans and the Kings in two days, and the Pelicans' last three opponents are the Warriors, the Kings, and the Lakers! The last three opponents of the Lakers: the Warriors, the Grizzlies, and the Pelicans! The last four opponents of the Warriors: the Lakers, the Trail Blazers, the Pelicans, and the Jazz. The Lakers won, and the gap between the wins widened to 2.5, basically ensuring the ninth or even higher rankings, and the Warriors won, the gap is only 0.5, and there is a mutual record advantage, and the Lakers may surpass the Lakers in the final round. The probability of the Lakers winning is (Lake Eight Nations Nine Brave Ten), the Warriors have a high probability of winning (Eight Brave Eight Nations Nine Lakes Ten), and the Pelicans are the most unpredictable, even more chaotic than the northwest of Jin. Will the Suns, Pelicans, Kings, Lakers, and Warriors have exactly the same record in the end? I really don't want to see the Lakers and Warriors meet in the ninth and tenth positions, so one must be eliminated in the first game, which is a pity!
Next, let's talk about the Timberwolves, Nuggets, Thunder, Clippers, and Mavericks! The Timberwolves beat the Lakers! Beat the Nuggets and return to the first place in the West! The direct dialogue between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets will most likely determine the first place in the West! The Clippers win the next game and the Mavericks lose, and the Clippers will lock up the top four in the West!
The Timberwolves beat the Lakers, won two straight games, and their record came to 54-24, and they beat the Nuggets (2-1) to first place in the West by virtue of their head-to-head advantage. The direct conversation between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets on Thursday is crucial, and whoever wins is basically the first in the West! The Thunder is not easy to chase after by a full one win, and they are basically locked in third! The top four spots in the regular season in the West have been determined, and the Clippers in fourth place are currently 50-28. The fifth-place Mavericks are currently 48-30 and have a 1-2 record against the Clippers this season. As long as the Clippers win the next game and the Mavericks lose, the Clippers will lock up the top four in the West and secure first-round home-court advantage. On Wednesday, the Mavericks take on the Hornets and the Clippers take on the Suns. The Suns are now on fire in their eyes, and the Clippers want to win all on the road!
Game recap
After the start of the first quarter, the two sides quickly found the rhythm of the game, Hachimura, Reaves and Dinwiddie continued to score points, the Lakers gradually gained the advantage of more blossoms, Edwards responded strongly with 11 points in a single quarter, the Timberwolves also made a strong effort to bite the score on the inside, thick eyebrows played the first quarter and staged an explosive dunk, but returned to the locker room after being hit in the eye, Laker Dinwiddie scored 9 points in the first quarter, Timberwolves Anthony Edwards scored 11 points, and the Lakers led the Timberwolves by 4 points 37-33 in the first quarter!
In the second quarter of the game, the thick eyebrows still did not return, the Timberwolves seized the opportunity to overtake in one fell swoop, Reed was unstoppable and scored 18 points in a single quarter, the Timberwolves continued to play a small climax to open the score, Laker Dinwiddie scored 7 points in the second quarter, Timberwolves Naz Reed scored 18 points, and the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves by 15 points at halftime 64-79.
In the third quarter, Hayes suddenly broke out and led the team to respond to a 17-4 attack wave, Lakers Hayes scored 9 points in the third quarter, Timberwolves Anthony Edwards scored 7 points, and the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves by 10 points 92-102 at the end of the third quarter!
In the final quarter, Hachimura even threw and punished to support, but the Timberwolves could always respond, the Lakers failed to chase the score and conceded defeat, the Lakers scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, and the Timberwolves Gobert scored 6 points, and finally the Timberwolves beat the Lakers 127-117.
Both sides start
Los Angeles Lakers: Hachimura, Dinwiddie, Russell, Reaves, Davis;
Minnesota Timberwolves: Naz Reed, Anthony Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Conley.
Five incredible
1. I will fight the Lakers! Reed broke out without accidents, 12 of 16 slashed 31+11!
Naz Reed played 35 minutes in the game, 12-of-16, including 6-of-8 three-pointers, and exploded with 31 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block! Reed was a superstar when he beat the Lakers and Warriors, and today is no exception. It is worth mentioning that Reed has played the Lakers 4 times this season, and Reed has averaged 21.5 points per game, while his season average is 13.3 points per game. Avaging 13 points per game is not his real strength, he averages 20+ per game as a starter easily, and accepting the bench is grateful to the Timberwolves for cultivating him!
2. Russell + Reeves incarnated as a blacksmith! 9 of 33 and 3 of 15 three-pointers!
Reaves and Russell had a terrible game, shooting 9-of-33 from the field, including 3-of-15 from three-point range. Among them, Russell shot Rondo, 5 of 19, 1 of 7 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists; Russell is very important to this Lakers team, and the Lakers basically won all the games that played well! Russell is very organized, has a bad hand, and can pass the ball, the key depends on how Ham deploys players to partner! But Ham is a talent!
Reaves was 4-of-14 from the field, 2-of-8 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, three rebounds and two assists. Xiaoli felt that he had gone far away, and he was expecting him to grow further, but he didn't expect that he was not as good as Shuila! Can Rivers control less penalties and let Ding Ji control more points! Everyone who watched the game knew that as soon as Russell played this game, Rivers began to lose points crazily when he controlled the ball. Rivers changes teams, without these free throws, and will soon become a base-salary player, at least the kind that strong teams won't want! It also reflects that their independent offensive ability is indeed not very good, and the weak physical confrontation is also an important reason. But then again, these are two guards with less than 2000w, and without Zhan Mei's ability to attract strong defenses, it is unrealistic to ask them to attack like Owen!
3. The cherry blossoms in his hometown are blooming! Hachimura scored 30 points and 6 rebounds on 11-of-17 shooting, the highest score on the team!
In this game, Hachimura started the game for 36 minutes, 11 of 17 shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and efficiently cut 30 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, scoring the highest score in the team!
Dinwiddie made 3 of 5 three-pointers and 7 of 7 free throws to score 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists!
In this game, Dinwiddie started the game for 35 minutes, shooting 4-of-7 from three-point range, 3-of-5 from three-point range, and 7-of-7 from the free throw line to score 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, with a plus/minus of -2. James was injured, Dinwiddie was mentioned to start, and the offensive end had a sudden shot and could create a killing performance, which was very good, but it was still difficult to save the master. A good combination of offense and defense was forced to play into a 3D ...... Can you snatch the ball? A player who is indeed quite powerful, but the cephalosporin will not rotate! Reeves should give way, and go to the bench to play better than the starter!
Fifth, make up for the vacancy of the thick eyebrow injury! Played really well, did your best! Hayes scored 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 1 block on 8-of-9 shooting!
Hayes played 32 minutes, shooting 8-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from the free-throw line, scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -14. Hayes stepped up with a thick brow injury, and although he couldn't help his team win, his individual performance was nothing short of highlight. played well and deducted 3 points in a row to chase 6 points, and a timeout was replaced, and then there was no more...... One thing to say, Hayes played really well today! Hayes in the post-season stage really rose, at least he could eat the cake that should be eaten, it seems that Hayes is fierce, but in fact it is all Russell's thread. Keep this alive, and there's no Wood business. In fact, Hayes can play the double tower with thick eyebrows, and thick eyebrows play the No. 4 position of the big forward he is familiar with!
Two indisputable facts
(1) In the 79 games since the start of the season, the Lakers have 61 wins, 1 draw and 17 losses in the number of free throws, and the total number of free throws is 487 more! There is a question, from the season to the present, why have the Lakers always been able to get so many free throws, and how can the Lakers' defensive cleanliness in the whole league lead other teams? Thick eyebrows James does not play, and there are still so many free throws? How many people in the Lakers play inside? Gobert makes 0 free throws, does he shoot three points? This point is incomprehensible, can anyone answer it?
(2) The Warriors really can't beat the Lakers, because the Lakers shoot more free throws than the Warriors! The Lakers don't want to touch the Warriors, afraid of going out of the court in a wheelchair!