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The Lakers played well at the start of the game. Russell scored first with a toss, then Dort made a layup, and Holmgren singled out Holmgren to cause a foul. Then, Alexander and Keady scored back-to-back points, and the Lakers followed closely behind, with Bushy Eyebrows, James, and Russell taking turns responding. Not to be outdone, Prince hit a three-pointer to give the Lakers the upper hand. Alexander also hit a three-pointer from a distance, and Thick Eyebrows got another 2+1 chance by singleing Holmgren. Jalen's jumper went in, and Russell also drew a foul. Christie and Russell hit back-to-back three-pointers, and the margin was in double digits. The thick eyebrows continued to exert their power, constantly slashing points. Since the Thunder could not withstand the Lakers' offense, they had to ask for a timeout. After returning from the timeout, Alexander scored four points in a row, but the thick eyebrows did not show weakness and also scored four consecutive points in response. Holmgren scored on a layup, and Bush immediately made a layup.
Alexander continued to score points through a 2+1 approach. Chrysty's three-pointer at the buzzer hit the mark, and the score was 37-30 in the first quarter, and the Lakers only won by seven points. Bushy Eyebrows had a strong first quarter, scoring 15 points, while Alexander contributed 16 points. At the beginning of the second quarter, Ham made another mistake, so the Lakers sent three guards, which gave the Thunder a chance to chase points. Wallace, Wiggins, and Jalen kept scoring, while Russell stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer. The Thunder continued to exert their strength, Wiggins hit a three-pointer from a distance, and Jalen scored four points in a row to overtake the score. James responded with a layup, Joe hit a three-pointer, and Keady grabbed two free throws. Alexander made a layup, and the Lakers not only struggled to score the opponent's basket during this time, but also struggled to stabilize the situation defensively. James' dunk allowed the Lakers to stabilize the game, and Holmgren scored for the Thunder.
Joe hit another three-pointer, Christie, Bushy Brow and Russell scored, and Holmgren and Wallace responded to those attacks. Wood's three-pointer missed, and Alexander's buzzer-beating three-pointer missed. At halftime, the Lakers trailed the Thunder 60-72. Halftime stats showed James contributing 11 points and six rebounds, Bushy Brow had 19 points, seven rebounds and two steals, Russell had 14 points and five assists, Christie contributed five points and two steals and Prince had six points. On the Thunder's side, Alexander contributed 22 points, three rebounds and four assists, Holmgren had six points, three rebounds and two steals, Keady had nine points and five rebounds, Jalen had 12 points and three assists, Isaiah Joe had six points and three rebounds, and Aaron Wiggins had six points and three rebounds.
The Lakers suffered a miserable comeback against the Thunder at home, losing by 23 points. Although the Lakers led by double digits at one point in the first quarter, as the game progressed, they made a lot of mistakes in defense, outside shooting, rebounding, and more. It is worth mentioning that Lakers coach Darvin Ham also did not arrange his lineup properly, resulting in the team's performance on the court was not satisfactory. After the game started, Brother Bush made a foul, but Alexander responded quickly to get 2+1. The Bushy Eyebrows scored on the next throw, and while the Lakers were excellent in scoring, they couldn't stop the Thunder on the defensive end. Holmgren, Keady and Jaylen teamed up, and Dort was also scoring, and the team's score margin once exceeded 15 points. The Lakers were in critical condition, but James hit a three-pointer to break the deadlock. However, Dort responded with a three-pointer and Alexander hit a jumper to extend the margin to 18 points.
The Lakers had to rely on the thick eyebrows to create a foul to stop the bleeding, and then Wood also made a foul, but the Lakers' defense was still weak. In the end, at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers scored only 88 points, while the Thunder led by 108 points. Heading into the crucial final quarter of the game, the Lakers are hoping to close the gap. Wallace layup, Schifino throw, Russell jumper, Jalen layup, the Lakers kept scoring, but the difference remained above 20 points. Wood threw to make 2+1, Jalen made a layup, and James assisted Brother Bush to score, and the difference narrowed to 17 points. The Lakers didn't give up, Russell missed a three-point shot, but Reaves made a three-point shot. However, the Thunder's Joe and Alexander scored back-to-back points, James hit a three-pointer, and Holmgren responded with a mid-range shot, and time was running out. In the end, the Thunder always had someone to step up and respond, and both teams switched to the bench, and the Lakers lost 110-133 to the Thunder.
Statistically, although James had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, his desire to attack in the first half didn't seem to be strong enough, and he didn't start to exert his strength until the second half. Brother Thick Mei got 31 points, 14 rebounds and 2 steals, continuing the excellent performance of the last game and blowing up Holmgren. Russell was not bad, with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists, but he was not good on defense and was easily broken by Alexander. Prince and Christie didn't perform as well as they could have either. Overall, the Lakers' losses were mainly due to poor defense, outside shooting, rebounding, and Ham's failed lineup. Although the Lakers performed well in the game for a while, they still lost to the Thunder in the end. The third-place winner of the match was Schifino, who contributed only three points. And the main culprit of the loss was Hamm.
The turning point of the game came in the first half of the second quarter, when Ham decided to field a lineup of three guards, Russell, Reaves and Schifino, only to give the Thunder a chance, and they took the opportunity to play a wave. I really don't understand what Ham was thinking at the time, because the Lakers couldn't score under this lineup, and no one could stop the offense. I really think Ham should be out of class, he's just going to drag down the Lakers. Of course, despite the Lakers' loss, they didn't drop in the Western Conference standings and remained firmly in seventh place. For the Thunder, Alexander was an eye-catcher, scoring 33 points and also contributing four rebounds and seven assists. The Lakers were helpless against him all over the court, and Alexander was good at making fouls and getting free throws on almost every breakaway. Holmgren contributed 18 points, five rebounds and two steals, though he was a little less impressive under the pressure of the big eyebrows.
Keady had 14 points, eight rebounds and four turnovers, Jalen Williams contributed 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists, and Dort had 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists. After the reversal of the Lakers, the Thunder's record came to 12-6, surpassing the Mavericks and rising to third place in the West.
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