On April 10, Beijing time, the NBA ushered in a number of key games today, among which the most concerned is the Huyong battle, which is also the 9th card battle in the West. If the Lakers win, they will continue to extend their lead over the Warriors, and the Warriors will not be in suspense for 10th, and if the Lakers lose, the Warriors will narrow the gap to 0.5 wins, and there is still a lot of suspense about who is in 9th place. Moreover, the Lakers will certainly be hoping to avoid the Warriors in the play-offs, but the current situation seems to be inevitable.
What is incredible is that in such an important game, Brother Thick Eyebrows does not play. According to the Lakers' official announcement, Bushy Eyebrows missed the game due to headaches and nausea. In the last game, Bushy Eyebrows was hit in the eye and then withdrew from the game, playing only 12 minutes. The Lakers reporter followed up on Thick Eyebrow's injury at the time and thought that Thick Eyebrow was not a big problem in this game, but after 1 day, Thick Eyebrow was not able to participate.
In the first quarter, the Warriors started with full firepower, Curry showed no mercy, leading the team to a 38-29 lead, with a lead of 9 points, in fact, the Lakers' offense was not bad, but they just couldn't prevent the Warriors' shooting. In the second quarter, the Warriors went crazy and hit 33-31 again, and if it weren't for the Lakers gradually regaining their shooting touch, the point difference would have been even greater. At halftime, the Lakers were already trailing by 11 points, James scored 14 points in the half, and the Warriors had more points, Curry 11 points, Dream Green 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Thompson 15 points, Wiggins 10 points.
In the third quarter, the Warriors blasted 35-29, and whenever the Lakers approached the score, the Warriors could always open up the difference, and at the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Lakers by 17 points. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers went 9-0 in the first 2 minutes, and the point difference came to single digits, and the game was in suspense again. After the timeout, the Warriors extended the margin to double digits, and it felt like teasing the Lakers. The point difference was getting wider and wider, and the Lakers also conceded defeat in advance, and in the end, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 134-120 on the road, making it two wins in a row.
The Warriors' Curry scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Dream Green had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Thompson had 27 points, 0 rebounds and 3 assists, Wiggins had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks, Davis had 7 points and 7 rebounds, and the Warriors had 5 Tigers combined for 89+24. The Lakers' James had 33 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, Russell had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, and Reaves had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Lakers will definitely pay a price for resting their thick eyebrows, and after losing to the Warriors, the Lakers' No. 9 finish in the West will be immediately lost. At present, the Lakers are only 0.5 wins ahead of the Warriors, 0.5 wins behind the Kings, and in the next 2 games, the Lakers' opponents are the Grizzlies and Pelicans, and the Warriors have 3 games left, the opponents are the Trail Blazers, Pelicans and Jazz, and the strength is not very strong, but if the Lakers lose one more game, they will basically miss the 9th, and they have a good situation and can enter the top 8 in the West, but the Lakers have begun to rest in rotation during this time, James and thick eyebrows take turns to rest, and the heart is too big.
The Western Conference play-in landscape has changed dramatically, with the Lakers finishing 7th or 8th in the West so they don't have to face the Warriors in the play-offs, but are now likely to be 10th. And the Warriors have a chance to hit the top 8 in the West, because they are only 1 win behind the Kings, if the Warriors win all the games next, and the Kings lose a certain game, the 8th place in the West belongs to the Warriors, and the Western landscape is changing rapidly, which is really unexpected.