An ugly victory! The Lakers rose to eighth, Zhan Mei 73+23+10, and the Grizzlies were still glorious despite defeat
At half past eight o'clock in the morning of April 13, Beijing time, the Lakers will challenge the Grizzlies away, and in the face of such an opponent, the Lakers have no choice but to win! Because only by defeating the opponent can they retain the last hope of hitting the eighth place in the West! Of course, they have no reason to lose in the face of the three-lineup Grizzlies! In addition to winning, they should also win beautifully. After all, you're playing with a full lineup, and the Grizzlies don't have a star who can be named, so in the face of such a scoring question, what reason do the Lakers have not to win. If they can't win, then the Lakers really don't deserve to make the Western Conference playoffs!
The Lakers, Warriors, and Kings currently have a 45-35 record, and if the Lakers beat the Grizzlies, they will be able to overtake the Warriors and Kings from 10th to 8th. Of course, this will also depend on the results of the game between the Kings and the Warriors today, if they both win, then the Lakers will be kicked back to tenth even if they move up to eighth. It's the brutal Wild West, and the ranking landscape is changing rapidly!
In this game, the Lakers sent thick eyebrows, James, eight inches, Reaves and Russell to start, and the Grizzlies started GG Jackson, LaRavia, Jamieson and Goodwin and Pippen. At the beginning of the game, thick eyebrows against Pippen, the two scored 4 points each, Goodwin's three-point shot fell with a knife, Reaves three-point was also colored, and the two sides entered a battle of offense! James made a layup, Goodwin hit three points again, thick eyebrows attacked one after another, the Lakers gradually took the initiative on the court, Prince three-point icing on the cake, Vincent made a layup, and finally scored after 12 days! At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Grizzlies by 8 points 34-26!
In the second quarter, LaRavia kicked off with three free throws, James scored 5 points in a row, LaRavia stopped the bleeding in time, Hayes scored two points on a layup, Prince stopped the Grizzlies with three steps in 100 steps, and the Lakers led to 12 points! LaRavia hit the board, Lao Zhan hit a three-point reduction blow! Then the Grizzlies hit a 12-3 attack wave, Lao Zhan hit a backward jumper to stop the bleeding in time, GG Jackson salted the wound and hit another three points, and the eight inches responded strongly with three points, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war! At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Grizzlies by four points, 68-64.
In the first half, the Lakers only led the Grizzlies by 4 points, and in the second quarter, they were chased back by 4 points, which really shouldn't be! In the face of the three Grizzlies, the Lakers failed to pull away from the score, which created a lot of suspense for the game! In the first half, Lakers James had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, thick eyebrows 15 points and 6 rebounds, 8 inches 10 points, Reaves 10 points, and Prince 9 points and 2 rebounds. Grizzlies GG Jackson 17 points, LaRavia 17 points and 4 assists, Goodwin 11 points and 6 rebounds, Pippen 13 points and 3 rebounds.
In the rematch on the other side, GG Jackson scored two points, Reaves scored three points, Pippen responded with two three-pointers to overtake the score, and thick eyebrows made a layup to stop the bleeding in time! Russell continued to score two points, Goodwin stopped the Lakers with three points, and the Grizzlies led by 2 points. Lao Zhan rebounded to tie the score, the Grizzlies attacked the Lakers 8-0, and James scored five points in a row with free throws. The Lakers still have to stabilize the situation with Lao Zhan! The Lakers finally overtook the score, Goodwin hit the shot, the thick eyebrows broke through, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war! Vincent pressed the whistle and hit a three-point iron, and the Lakers led the Grizzlies by one point 98-97 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Vincent hit a three-point shot with a cold arrow from the outside, and the thick eyebrows hit a basket, and the Lakers' lead came to 8 points! Pippen scored six points in a row to stop the Lakers, and his personal score came to 28 points, and he ate dumplings for the New Year! LaRavia counterattacked and dunked to close the score, and the thick eyebrows stopped the bleeding in time with 2+1! James vigorously poured the basket, and the Lakers instantly took a 7-point lead. GG Jackson scored five points in a row to help the Grizzlies chase the difference to 1 point! Lao Zhan hit both free throws, and the Lakers set the sea god needle! GG Jackson broke through and missed, Lao Zhan quickly attacked and dunked to lock up the win, and finally the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 123-120 away, and the Western ranking rose from tenth to eighth!
The Lakers narrowly beat the Grizzlies by 3 points to win a crucial game, which allowed them to retain their hopes of attacking the eighth place in the West, but it was definitely an ugly victory! The Lakers played so hard against the three Grizzlies that they almost capsized in the gutter, which was a big surprise! And the Grizzlies deserve our applause, they deserve to be honored despite the defeat. Although the strength is far inferior to the Lakers, it has created a lot of trouble for the opponent and kept the suspense of the game until the last moment, such a grizzly bear is awe-inspiring!
In terms of statistics: Lakers Zhan Mei cut 73+23+10, including James 37 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and thick eyebrows 36 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Eight-inch 14 points and 5 rebounds. Reaves had 13 points, Russell had four points and 10 assists, and Dinwiddie had nine points and four rebounds. The Grizzlies were GG Jackson with 31 points, LaRavia with 28 points and 6 assists, Goodwin with 23 points and 17 rebounds, and Pippen with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
In addition, James also ushered in another milestone in his career in this game, hitting more than 8,379 free throws in his career, officially surpassing Kobe Bryant (8,378) to rise to the third in history. The first two are Carl Malone (9787) and Moses Malone (8531).