Beijing time on November 1, the Los Angeles Lakers at home to meet the Houston Rockets, this game, the Lakers' two members of the big players Rondo and Howard did not appear, Vogel changed the lineup, changed to play a small lineup, Jordan Jr. was reduced to a substitute, a total of nine people played. The Lakers didn't play very well overall, but the Rockets played worse, and in the end, the Lakers beat the Rockets 95-85 to win two consecutive games, and in the first seven games of the season, the Lakers won 4 and lost 3, rising to sixth in the West.
After losing the game, the Rockets finished 1-5 and finished third from the bottom of the West. In this game, Anthony was in a brave state, he came off the bench for 24 minutes, 8 of 14 shots, including 5 of 8 from three points and 2 of 4 from the free throw line, scoring a game-high 23 points, plus 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 0 turnovers. It is worth mentioning that the 4 blocks of this game equaled his career single-game block record. In the last game, Anthony came off the bench for 24 minutes and contributed 24 points, and it seems that Anthony is very promising this season to attack the best sixth man.
Westbrook 9 of 22, contributed 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, only two mistakes in this game, performed very amazingly in the second quarter, shooting, three points, dunks are all available; thick eyebrow brother 17 of 7, bombed down 16 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block; James did not feel good in this campaign, the shooting rate was touching, only 6 goals were hit in 19 shots, 6 of 3 points, contributed 15 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, and the Lakers big four slashed 74 +31 +19. Wei Shao's shooting rate is average, but the plus-minus value on the field is +25, the highest in the whole game.
Of the 13 rebounds of the thick eyebrow brother, 6 are frontcourt rebounds, and the performance is very tough. Although James is in a slump, his several goals in the second quarter can be selected for the top ten goals. The first goal, he received a long pass from Jordan Jr. in the fast attack, completed a powerful two-handed back dunk, completely ignited the Lakers home; the second ball, he completed a difficult 2+1 shot when facing the Rockets defensive player, the body has been bent, but the shot after the delay is still hit; the third ball, the fast attack turned 180 degrees by the opposing player to pull the shot hit, unfortunately, the referee did not understand the style, directly blew a common foul, 2 + 1 was also blown.
In seven games this season, Anthony shot his career-best shooting percentage (50 percent) and three-point range (52.2 percent), and he averaged 16.7 points per game this season, the highest points per game since he played for the Knicks in 2016-17. The Lakers' record can be improved, and Anthony's excellent performance has a great relationship, congratulations to the Lakers once again returned to the top eight in the West.