On October 30, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 113-101 at home, with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses, James returned from an ankle injury, and although he scored 1 of 10 from three-pointers, he still had 26 points and 8 assists. Thick-browed brother, Westbrook and Anthony all performed well. The Lakers' battle is five joys at the door.
First, James is finally back, he has a very bad three-pointer in this battle, but if he deducts three-point shots, he is 9 of 12 shots, and his finishing ability is still very strong. James and Wei Shao's cooperation is also more tacit, he feeds Wei Shao the ball, and Wei Shao also assists him in the dunk.
Emperor Zhan returned, announcing that the Lakers were back on track.
Second, Westbrook maintained a stable performance, and he gradually integrated into the team system. In the first three games of the season, Westbrook and James played together, and the offensive efficiency was very poor, totaling 15 of 43 shots. During Zhan Huang's absence, Wei Shao's form rebounded, and in this game James returned, Wei Shao had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Third, the Lakers defense improved. The Lakers only let the Cavaliers score 101 points in this game, which is the least number of points conceded by the Lakers this season. Before this game, the Lakers averaged 119.6 points per game, the team that lost the most points in the league. This battle proves that the Lakers' defense is back.
Fourth, Anthony scored 24 points in this game, shooting 6-of-8 from three-point range, once again contributing to the Lakers' victory. Melon played the sixth-man role well, easing the offensive pressure on the Big Three.
Fifth, the bottom salary player Bradley made another contribution, he had 7 points and 3 rebounds in this game. It is worth mentioning that Bradley's plus-minus reached +30. In his 23 minutes on the floor, the Lakers won by 30 points. The Lakers picked up a slip-in and signed back to Bradley too fragrant.
Vogel used 10 players in this battle, of which Munch only played 5 minutes, vogel reused Bradley in this battle to strengthen the defense, and received good results.