Lakers 123-120 Grizzlies!

In an NBA game that ended today, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 123-120, the process of this battle was quite intense, the Lakers obviously had the upper hand in the first quarter, the Grizzlies narrowed the gap in the second quarter, the Lakers were still pressed by the Grizzlies in the third quarter, and the game fell into a stalemate in the final quarter, James suddenly broke out, pulled up the basket at the critical moment, hit both free throws, plus a back dunk, and personally cut 6 points in a row to forcibly end the suspense, and finally the Lakers won. In terms of statistics, James scored 37 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 8 turnovers, Brother Thick Mei 36 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers, Hachimura 14 points and 5 rebounds, Reaves 13 points and 2 blocks, Russell 4 points and 10 assists.

Frankly speaking, the Lakers didn't play well in this game, you must know that the current Grizzlies are just a fish belly team, and many of the main players did not play today, with the strength of the Lakers, they should have led by more than 20 points early, the reason why they will fall into a hard battle is mainly because the Lakers are a little underestimated, the defensive attitude is relatively loose, and then there are frequent mistakes, such as James, who made 8 personal mistakes, and at a certain time in the second quarter, Lao Zhan made consecutive mistakes and was forced to close the point difference by the Grizzlies. In addition, the Lakers lost a lot of frontcourt boards, to sum up, although they won, the Lakers still need to reflect on it, otherwise it will be dangerous to compete in the play-offs or even the playoffs in such a state. In addition, after this battle, the Lakers rose to 8th in the West.

I have to admit that the happiest thing after all the games today is the Lakers, they won, and the Kings and Warriors all lost, now the Lakers are ahead of the Kings and Warriors behind them are 1.0 game gap, the competition in the West is very fierce at the moment, the top ten in addition to the Clippers and Mavericks completely determined the ranking, other teams have variables, the Lakers' last game opponent is the Pelicans, they must win this game, because the King's last game is to play the Trail Blazers, the Warriors are to play the Jazz, the King and the Warriors should have no problem winning, if the Lakers lose, then it will fall to the 10th place, so the Lakers' last battle can not be lost, 3 times before this season, the Lakers have a 2-1 record against the Pelicans.

The game that was lost was because Russell did not play, and from the perspective of the matchup, James can suppress Zion every time, and Ingram is difficult to guarantee even if he returns, so the probability of the Lakers winning the Pelicans is very high, after all, the Pelicans can't be as accurate as playing the Warriors every time, and Zion can't rush in the face of Brother Bush's defense. If the Lakers play the play-offs as the 8th in the regular season, it means that there are two lives, and there is hope of fighting for the 7th place after the play-offs, the only thing to worry about is the ranking of the Nuggets, the top three in the West are stuck in the chaos mode, and each other's rankings can only be determined after the final round of games, so whether the Lakers are ranked 7th or 8th after the play-offs, theoretically there is a possibility of meeting the Nuggets in the first round.

It is certain that the Lakers want to play the Thunder the most, and the three kills in the regular season are the best proof, and the probability of winning against the Timberwolves is not small, after all, it is unknown whether Towns can return to the playoffs, but the problem is that it is really hard to say how many Thunders can finally rank, of course, the premise of all this is that the Lakers can rush out of the play-offs, and if the play-offs are eliminated, it is all empty talk.

Looking at the whole game, the biggest contributor to the Lakers' victory was James, although there were many mistakes, but he scored 12 points in a single quarter in the final quarter, and scored 6 points in a row in the final stage is very tough, it turns out that the 39-year-old James still has the strength to take over the game. According to statistics after the game, no matter how many points he scored against the Pelicans, James would average more than 25 points per game this season, and he achieved 25+ in 20 consecutive seasons, the first person in NBA history.

There is also an exaggerated statistic, James currently has a total of 40,447 points, a total rebound of 11,174, and a total of 10,992 assists, which is only 8 assists away from 40,000 points + 11,000 rebounds + 11,000 assists, and is expected to be achieved against the Pelicans. In an interview after the game, James said of his performance in the final quarter: "At the end of the day, the game will decide for itself, and I have no reason to stare at the scoreboard," which was understandable, and James felt that he had to step up and finish the game.

Then came the point, when it came to where the Lakers are (8th in the West), James said: "I can't say I'd rather stay where I am than be No. 1 in the West, that's lying, rankings are important, but whatever position you end up in, you've got to take the challenge, and now we don't have any room for error, and we're all looking forward to the playoffs, we're going to be fine." ”

James's meaning is obvious, against the Pelicans must be won, no matter what the final ranking is, the Lakers' goal is to enter the playoffs, it can be seen that Lao Zhan is full of confidence, or as mentioned earlier, considering that the Warriors and the Kings are unlikely to lose the last game, so the Lakers against the Pelicans cannot afford to lose, if they fall to 10th, the Warriors will have no home-court advantage in the play-offs. Finally, I need to complain about Russell, his performance has not been good during this time, the offensive end shooting is too iron, Russell needs to find his touch as soon as possible in the game against the Pelicans, otherwise the Lakers will be in danger of approaching the play-offs and playoffs.