On April 13, Beijing time, the focus of the NBA regular season, the Lakers faced the Grizzlies away. Recently, the Lakers are not in good shape, suffering two consecutive defeats in the absence of thick eyebrows, ranking tenth in the West with a record of 45 wins and 35 losses, and in the face of the Kings and Warriors with the same record as themselves, the Lakers have lost the advantage of the game, that is, the Lakers have now lost the initiative to impact the 8th and 9th in the West, so the Lakers can only win the next two games, not lose, otherwise the play-off situation will be very serious. Today, facing the Grizzlies who are third from the bottom in the West, the Lakers have no way back, and finally after four quarters of exciting matchups, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 123-120 away. The trend of the game is defined by the scoring method of the Lakers' core players: 3 are perfect, 4 are passing, and 2 are flawed.
Highlights of the competition:
The first quarter of the game: At the beginning of the game, the thick eyebrows hit a hook shot under the basket for the Lakers to open the record, Pippen immediately cut the basket + counterattacked the layup in response, the thick eyebrows turned over in the low post and hit the back-to-back jumper, Goodwin's second attack hit three points at the top of the arc, Rivers immediately chased the three-point and colored, and the two teams started to tie 7-7.
Rivers hit a 45-degree three-point shot, Goodwin immediately responded with a three-point shot, James made a layup on the inside line, Hachimura counterattacked and scored a layup, Goodwin chased three points and colored, as James made a layup on the inside line, the Lakers stopped the opponent at the same time, and overtook the Grizzlies 16-15.
After the timeout, Goodwin immediately hit two foul free throws, and then Pippen broke through and hit a layup, Rivers immediately responded with a strong layup, and the thick eyebrows cut to the basket, and then hit a three-point shot, one person scored five points in a row, and Simpson and Jackson immediately returned the color with a mid-range jumper, and the two teams fought to a 23-23 tie. Prince made a 45-degree three-point shot, Jackson immediately responded with a three-pointer at the top of the arc, Russell turned to a layup, and the Lakers ended the first quarter with a 34-26 lead over the Grizzlies as he hit both free throws.
The second quarter of the game: As soon as James came up, he broke through the dunk, the Grizzlies relied on free throws to score 4 points in a row, James forced the inside line to score 2+1, LaRavia responded with a dunk, Hayes counterattacked and hit a layup, Prince chased down a three-point shot, the Lakers led the Grizzlies 44-32, establishing a double-digit lead in one fell swoop, and the Grizzlies immediately called a timeout.
After the timeout, LaRavia hit a board from close range, James immediately shot 45 strong three-point shots and returned to color, Jackson fixed point three-point knife fell, Prince immediately chased down three points and returned to color, Pippen hit a mid-range jumper + counterattack layup, the Grizzlies chased the score to 41-50, and the Lakers immediately asked for a timeout.
After a timeout, LaRavia hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc and Jackson hit another three-pointer from an open position to tie the score to 46-50. James immediately stepped back to break the scoring drought for the Lakers, Jackson made a strong three-point shot and hit again, Hachimura immediately responded with a three-point shot in the bottom corner, LaRavia hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc, Hachimura hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Rivers responded with a step-back jumper, LaRavia could still hit a three-point shot, and with Dinwiddie's three free throws, the Lakers regained the lead at 63-55.
Jamieson hit a hook shot, Jackson held the ball and made a three-point shot, and with LaRavia's two free throws, the Grizzlies went on a 7-0 run to tie the score to 62-63. Hachimura immediately broke the scoring drought for the Lakers, Pippen broke through the dunk, James hit one of two free throws, and with Davis hitting both free throws, the Lakers ended the half with a 68-64 lead over the Grizzlies. Halftime stats: James 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 turnovers, thick eyebrows 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, Rivers 10 points, Prince 9 points, Hachimura 10 points.
Third quarter game: Yibian replayed Jamieson broke through the layup as soon as he came up, Rivers immediately responded with a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Pippen hit a three-point jumper to catch the ball, Russell responded with a rebound layup, Jackson hit a step-back jumper, and as Goodwin chased a three-point shot, the Grizzlies overtook the Lakers 77-75 after a wave of 13-7 offensive, and Coach Ham immediately asked for a timeout.
After the timeout, Pippen caught the ball and hit a three-point jumper, and Jamieson made a second offensive dunk, and then LaRavia chased a three-pointer and hit a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies went on an 11-2 run to lead the Lakers 85-77. Then the two sides scored points through free throws one after another, Jackson hit a layup, James immediately arced a three-point to stop the bleeding for the Lakers, Goodwin broke through to make a layup, Hachimura counterattacked and responded with a layup, and the Lakers chased the score to 87-93.
James caught the ball and hit a three-point jumper, then hit two of three free throws, and hit a back-of-the-back jumper to give the Lakers a 94-93 lead over the Grizzlies. Goodwin hit a step-back jumper, Allen broke through and made a throw, and the thick eyebrows responded with a dunk, and as the thick eyebrows broke through to the layup, the Lakers ended the first three quarters of the game with a 98-97 overtake of the Grizzlies.
The final quarter of the game: As soon as Goodwin hit two foul free throws, James immediately responded with an empty cut throw, thick eyebrows hit both free throws, Vincent made a 45-degree strong three-point shot, and as thick eyebrows hit a second offensive rebound, the Lakers established a lead at 107-99, and the Grizzlies immediately asked for a timeout to arrange tactics.
After the timeout, Pippen broke through to make a layup to stop the bleeding for the Grizzlies, James immediately responded with all three free throws, Pippen broke through to the layup + counterattacked and picked up the basket, and the Grizzlies chased the score to 105-109. Pippen steals Russell and assists LaRavia to counterattack and dunk, and the thick eyebrows immediately throw a 2+1 response.
James hit a dunk inside in the air, Jackson chased a three-point + mid-range jumper in response, Hachimura hit both free throws, Jackson broke through the dunk and scored, and the Grizzlies chased the score to 116-117. At the critical moment, the thick eyebrows missed two free throws, LaRavia hit both free throws, and James broke through the basket and hit + counterattacked and dunked to directly end the suspense of the game. At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 123-120.
Lakers Player Rating (out of 10)
1. James: Perfect (9.5 points)
Today, James's overall performance is relatively strong, the shooting rate is very high, and the tandem team is also remarkable, but the fly in the ointment is that there are a lot of mistakes. James shot 4-of-7 in the first half, scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 turnovers, with a plus/minus of -4. In the whole game, James shot 12 of 18, efficiently cut 37 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 8 turnovers and 0 blocks, plus or minus -3, and the overall performance met people's expectations and can be rated as perfect.
2. Davis: Perfect (9.5 points)
Today, Davis played well on the inside, full of lethality on the offensive end, and obvious effect on the defensive end of the frame, in the half game, Davis shot 4 of 9, got 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers and 1 block, plus or minus +4. In the whole game, Davis shot 11 of 22, scored 36 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 4 turnovers and 2 blocks, plus or minus +2.
3. Russell: flawed (4 points)
Russell's state today was not good, the offensive end was very inefficient, the defensive end was stepped over several times, only 1 of 4 shots in the first half, only 2 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, plus or minus +4. In the whole game, Russell shot 2 of 9 and missed 5 three-point shots, scoring 4 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -1. The overall performance did not meet people's expectations and could only be rated as flawed.
4. Hachimura: Perfect (9 points)
Today, Hachimura's overall performance is good, although there are not many scenes on the offensive end, but the shooting rate is very high, the defensive end is full of passion, do his best, Hachimura shot 3 in the half, got 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, plus or minus -5. In the whole game, Hachimura shot 5 of 6, scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover and 0 blocks, with a plus/minus of -17. The overall performance met people's expectations and can be rated as perfect.
5. Rivers: Pass (7 points)
Rivers' overall performance today was acceptable, the offensive end was very efficient, but the defensive end became a colander, and at halftime, Rivers shot 4 of 5, scored 10 points, 1 assist, 1 turnover and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -8. In the whole game, Rivers made 5 of 8 shots, got 13 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals, 2 turnovers and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -22.
6、丁维迪：有瑕疵（3分）
Today, Dinwiddie's state is average, his presence is not high, especially on the offensive end, he is more cautious, Dinwiddie shot 0 in the half, got 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, plus or minus +7. In the whole game, Dinwiddie made 0 of 1 shots, got 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 0 steals, 1 turnover and 0 blocks, with a plus/minus of +9. The overall performance did not meet people's expectations and could only be rated as flawed.
7. Prince: Pass (7 points)
Prince's overall performance today is good, he is very efficient in the first half of the offensive end, and the top defense and assistance defense on the defensive end are also in place, and Prince came off the bench in the half, shooting 3 of 4, scoring 9 points and 2 rebounds, and the win-loss value is +7. In the whole game, Prince shot 3 of 8, got 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover and 0 blocks, with a plus/minus of +17. The overall performance met people's expectations, and the overall performance can be rated as perfect.
8. Vincent: Pass (6 points)
Vincent's overall performance today was decent, with no highlights and no breakthrough contributions, Vincent made 1 of 2 shots in the half, got 2 points and 2 assists, and had a plus/minus of +7. In the whole game, Vincent made 2 of 5 shots, got 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 0 turnovers, with a plus/minus of +27. The overall performance barely met expectations and can be rated as passing.
9. Hayes: Pass (7 points)
Today's play on the inside is acceptable, although the offensive end is a little rough, but the defensive end is very fierce, Hayes shot 0 of 1 in the half, got 1 rebound and 1 block, plus or minus -2. In the whole game, Hayes made 1 of 2 shots, got 2 points, 2 rebounds, 0 turnovers and 1 block, and had a plus/minus of +1. The overall performance meets people's expectations and can be rated as passing.
Summary and future outlook
At this point, we redefine the performance of the Lakers players in this game: James, thick eyebrows, and Hachimura performed perfectly, Prince, Rivers, Hayes, and Vincent performed passing, while Russell and Dinwiddie's performances were slightly flawed. The Lakers' next game against the Pelicans next Monday is a final game that the Lakers must win. Bottom line: Believe James, come on Lakers!
One point of the statement is that the rating of the core players of the Lakers this time is based on the objective performance on the court, and there is no intention to tout or maliciously belittle a player.