On the morning of December 29, the focus of the NBA regular season, the Lakers sat at home against the Hornets. This season, the Lakers have been extremely sluggish. The Hornets are a complete Eastern underdog, sitting at the bottom of the table after eight consecutive losses. The Lakers need to take their chances and win.
In the first quarter of the game, the Hornets got into the groove quickly and built a slight advantage of 3 points. In the second quarter, the Lakers struggled to complete the overtake. James' individual performance is average, and his scoring efficiency can be described as low. Davis is in solid form and something to look forward to.
In the third quarter, Rozier's throw failed, and James counterattacked strongly to make it 2+1. Richards hit a layup and Bridges crossed the line and assisted Rozier for a layup. James sent an assist, and Hachimura completed 2+1 strongly. Bridges passes the ball to the bottom corner, Miller takes a step across and scores on a jumper. James scored on a layup, after which he drove the ball forward and scored on a layup. Bridges scored on a layup, and Bushy Eyebrows dunked and scored. Bridges directly crossed Yang in three hundred steps, and the thick eyebrows completed 2+1. Rozier's layup failed, Hachimura scored a jumper, and the advantage came to 7 points, and the Lakers suddenly made a force. However, before this wave of climax was over, the Lakers held high and played high, and finally the whole team scored 41 points in a single quarter, strongly established a 19-point advantage, and directly ended the suspense with a quarter of the game.
In the final quarter, Wood hit a three-pointer and Bridges threw a shot. Christie made a foul and made 2 free throws. Russell made a long pass, Reeves received the ball and switched to a layup to score. Bridges scored back-to-back points, and Russell received the ball and shot a three-pointer. Reaves showed off and scored on a pick-and-roll to bring the advantage to 27 points. The Lakers relied on a 12-4 surge in the final quarter to kill the suspense of the game early.
The Lakers won, overtaking the Rockets and temporarily rising to 7th place in the West. James finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists on 7-of-13 shooting. Davis had 26 points and eight rebounds. Hachimura was extremely crucial, scoring 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Russell and Reeves play the odd soldiers. Among them, Reeves played longer in the final quarter, shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range, scoring 16 points. Russell also had 16 points and nine assists.