Beijing time this morning, the 2021-22 NBA Professional League regular season between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma Thunder came as promised. In this game, Lakers coach Frank Vogel sent Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, DeAndre Jordan, Kent Bazemore, Avery Bradley's starting lineup, and LeBron James was suspended due to injury. Thunder coach Mark Degnault sent Shay Gilges Alexander, Josh Kitty, Darius Bezley, Luganz Dolt and Derek Favors to start.
After the game began, Westbrook threw himself into the net, Davis hooked and made baskets to cut points consecutively, and the Lakers took the lead. Bezley and Alexander hit three points in a row with a bow and arrow, Davis shot and made up the basket, and Westbrook chased a three-point straight into the net, and the Lakers continued to maintain the lead. Bezley continued to score on the offensive end, With Alexander hitting steady shots from a distance and the Thunder narrowing the gap between the two sides. As Ellington soared into the long range, the Lakers led the Thunder 25-21 at the end of the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter of the game, Howard's cover was very exciting, and Westbrook accelerated the counterattack in one go! Then Anthony shot in a row, Westbrook, Reeves fired from the outside, and the Lakers established a 19-point lead! Seeing that the situation was not good, Jerome and Dort threw themselves into the basket consecutively, Alexander countered to score, and the Thunder continued to chase points. Westbrook's breakthrough and Davis's accidental finger injury are worrying. Jerome hit back-to-back cold-blooded three-pointers, and at the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Thunder 52-48.
Yi Bian fought again, entering the third quarter of the game, Anthony outside the line to raise his hand, Westbrook inside and outside to take the request. Farming, Bezley blossomed inside and out, and the Thunder trailed by two points. Davis contributed with an injury to a slam dunk penalty, and Alexander counterattacked. In the moment of crisis, Anthony hit three consecutive points, Davis made two free throws, and the third quarter ended, and the Lakers led the Thunder 80-72.
Entering the final quarter, Davis scored consecutive offensive shots, Williams, Dort, Alexander, and Muscala rained "three-point rain", and the Thunder rebounded the score! Bradley's long-range pitchers fell, and Williams and Alexander continued to fire from the outside, with Alexander's ultra-far midfield three-pointers being particularly exciting. Although Reeves and Anthony hit consecutive three-pointers, as Westbrook made a fatal mistake, Dolt received alexander's assist and dunked, and the suspense of the game gradually disappeared. In the end, the Thunder team with six people scoring in double figures defeated the Lakers 107-104 and completed the double kill against the Purple and Gold Army!
To view the personal data of the main players of both sides:
For the Thunder, Shay Gilgers Alexander had 28 points, three rebounds and six assists; Lugantz Dolte had 17 points, three rebounds and three assists; Darius Bezley had 14 points and five rebounds; Derrick Favors had 10 points and 11 rebounds; Josh Kiddy had five points, eight rebounds and eight assists; Kenridge Williams had 13 points and eight rebounds; Ty Jerome had 14 points, three rebounds and three assists; and Mike Muscala had 6 points and three rebounds.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis had 29 points, 18 rebounds and five assists; Russell Westbrook had 27 points, six rebounds and five assists; Cameron Anthony had 21 points and six rebounds; Avery Bradley had 9 points and three rebounds; and Austin Reeves had eight points and two rebounds.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Thunder head coach Mark Degnault said: "The Lakers are a tall team, if you slow down the pace will be in a bitter battle, so we have to speed up the pace, let the players move, the young vitality of our lineup helped us." ”
Speaking about Alexander's long-range three-pointer, Degnault said: "Honestly, I didn't see this shot, I was directing the players to run, and when I look back, Alexander had already shot and the ball was already in the sky. But I'm not surprised by Alexander's performance, he's always been, whether Alexander can shoot that three-point shot in midfield or not, we're going to get the game experience out of it. And in the final moments, the Lakers player frantically wrapped Up Alexander, and he saw through it all and passed the ball out quickly. ”
Looking at the Lakers, who suffered a loss, head coach Frank Vogel helplessly said: "This is a game that should have been won, we all feel so, I am disappointed with the performance in the fourth quarter." In the long run, the team needs to be patient and solve the problems that arise little by little, but in the near term, we need to have a sense of urgency. ”
According to the schedule, at 10:30 a.m. Beijing time on November 7, the Lakers will play with the Blazers, and at 8:00 a.m. on November 8, the Thunder will compete with the Spurs, hoping that in the case of being away from injuries, the players can play the ideal competitive state!
(Source: Weibo)
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