Prior to today, James had won nine straight games in a win-or-lose game, including a tie-break and a midseason knockout round, and the last loss was to the Celtics in the '08 Eastern Conference semifinals. And after today's game, James, who has won a decisive game, has won ten consecutive victories.
Of course, strictly speaking, today is not a life-and-death battle, after all, even if you lose, you still have a life. But for the Lakers, this is no different from a life-and-death battle.
Thick eyebrows obviously haven't come out of the back spasms in the last game, and today's form is at most 50%, and it's hard to say that thick eyebrows will be fully recovered in the next game. And James didn't think about playing the next game, and the overdraft of the whole game was played as a life-and-death battle.
This matchup can be regarded as a small series, the last game of the Pelicans was blown up by the Lakers, the inside score comparison: Lakers 68-42 Pelicans. So this time the Pelicans contracted very badly, and the Lakers didn't start well, but Russell single-handedly supported the Lakers' firepower.
James' appearance in the second quarter changed the situation on the court, and the Lakers outscored the Pelicans by 18 points in a single quarter. The Lakers punished the Pelicans for a contraction by shooting 10-of-20 three-pointers in the first half, while the Pelicans were 4-of-16 from three-point range. The east wall was demolished to make up for the west wall, and the pelicans had almost fallen into despair.
In the third quarter, James showed a tough enough attitude on the defensive end, causing the opponent's offensive fouls twice, and the first time he was directly hit by the fat tiger and his feet fell off the ground and fell to the ground.
The Lakers dominated the second and third quarters, but the fourth quarter belonged to the Jedi counterattack of the Fat Tigers and Pelicans. CJ and Yingge were not in good shape, Willie Green boldly pressed them to the bench and completely liberated the Fat Tiger with a lineup of Old Six + Fat Tiger + Nance + Murphy + Jones.
In the last quarter of the Fat Tigers, 4 of 4 scored 9 points in a row, the Lakers looked like no one could stop him, James's physical exhaustion, and the back injury of the thick eyebrows also made his frame protection not very good throughout the game. The Pelicans have tied the Lakers all the way and look like they are about to succeed in their comeback.
But Zion, who scored 40 points, immediately felt discomfort in his left leg. Straight back to the locker room during the timeout, Zion angrily threw away the towel and looked frustrated. In the final 3 minutes of the decisive stage, the Pelicans did not have the biggest killer, and the key ball was collected by the Lakers.
Fat Tiger played the strongest game of his career against James, with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and was almost about to usher in the first playoff game of his career, but was troubled by injuries again at the last moment. Now the worry should be about the next game, whether the fat tiger can still play.
James had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists today, and his 6-of-20 inefficiency was so low that it didn't look like a game James played. But two consecutive games of defending against the Fat Tiger emptied all of James' physical strength. James played a game-high 41 minutes today and was not disappointed with all his determination.
The Lakers still met the Nuggets, who were very strong and strong, but the Lakers never thought of dodging. Bushy Eyebrows had four days to recover, and James was given plenty of rest. Regardless of the outcome, James' 17th playoff game, I don't think there will be any regrets.
The other game, the final game of the Warriors' season, was hard to be satisfied with. In the opening game, the king showed his attitude and chose to challenge in less than two minutes. And the Warriors' consecutive mistakes in the opening game quickly tilted the momentum of the game on the King's side.
Last season, the king was killed by Curry alone, and today he encountered a life-and-death game again, the king chose to let Curry play the ball, and never gave Curry a chance to shoot one-on-one, giving him a physical confrontation, and Ellis stole Curry many times.
When the Warriors were counting on others to step up, the top scorer in the first half of the game turned out to be Dream Green. Klay's hand fell into an ice hole, and the Warriors recovered the deficit in the first half because of the two substitutes, Kuminga and Moody.
But in the second half, the Warriors were once again blown up by the Kings in all directions. They work harder than the Warriors, give 100 percent of their chances, control their turnovers better than the Warriors, and shoot better than the Warriors.
Barnes' bottom corner three-pointer in the final quarter completely killed the suspense of the game, which was probably the best script for Barnes. The king took revenge on the warriors and sent them to fish.
The way the Warriors ended the season, how to put it, was a bit of a wretch. They are actually the side that is more favored, after all, Munch is not there, after all, the king's recent poor form.
But they showed a attitude that was a cut short of the Kings throughout the game, as if everyone was ready for a holiday. There's a saying "standing to death," but the Warriors didn't satisfy the fans at all today.
Curry's first-half slump, that hilarious save error in the final quarter, while Klay shot a monstrous 0-of-10 without scoring a single goal and scoring a point. And I even wondered if this was Clay's worst game of the season.
Throughout the season, Clay first made himself a substitute from the starter, and then "woke up" and played as a starter from the bench. His self-confidence is still proud, and he was still exchanging blows with CJ not long ago. Even if he played like this today, he still smiled after the game.
Fans are thinking that the poor performance in this game will affect Klay's contract extension, but with what I know about Klay, it won't affect the slightest. He thinks in his heart how much money he should take, and he will not change because of a game of 10 in 0.
Will this be Klay's last game with the Warriors? Will this be the last game of his career? If so, then the way it ends is too ugly.
The building will eventually topple one day, and the Warriors' crumbling season is finally over.