Today's regular season Lakers vs Rockets, in the first quarter of the battle, the Rockets mainly seized the opportunity to counterattack and sent a 12-3 offensive to seize the opportunity, but the Lakers also quickly entered the state, and the thick eyebrows continued to eat in the restricted area and led the team to quickly approach the score;The Rockets' opening three-board axe did not continue, especially the 14-point play in the second quarter was quite disastrous;The Lakers seized the opportunity to go on a 29-4 offensive spree to take a 16-point lead at halftime.
After returning from the break, the Rockets tried to chase the score, but several times they were slightly close to around 10 points and were counterattacked by the opponent, and the score difference was always maintained above 10 points;After Eason and Reddish had a verbal altercation at the beginning of the final quarter, Rockets coach Udoka and James had another dispute, and Udoka was ejected directly after receiving a second technical foul, after which the Lakers completely controlled the situation and closed the game steadily. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets at home to win the game.
In terms of statistics, the Rockets (8-9): VanVleet 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Dillon 10 points and 2 rebounds, Smith 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, Shen Jing 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Jalen Green 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Eason 6 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, A. Holiday 11 points and 3 assists. Lakers (12-9): James 16 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, thick eyebrows 27 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, Reddish 11 points and 5 boards, Prince 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals, Russell 9 points, 7 assists and 5 steals, Christie 12 points and 7 boards, Reaves 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.
Before the game, the Lakers faced the Rockets 1-1 this season, and in general the strength of the two sides was relatively close, but judging from today's game, the Lakers will at least be better than the Rockets in terms of experience, and Shen Jing, who has been relatively stable this season, has experienced a decline in efficiency, playing 33 minutes in the whole game, 8 of 25 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers to get 21 + 13 + 5 + 2 + 2, but even so, Shen Jing is still one of the most consistent players of the Rockets.
On the Lakers' side, James' desire to attack today is slightly lower, 7 of 17, 0 of 4 outside the three-point line to get 16 + 4 + 7, the data is average but the scene is dominant, in the face of Dillon hit 2 + 1, as well as 360 degree layups and a quarrel with Udoka, it can be said that James is also full of presence in this game. The two sides opened up to attack, the Rockets started 5 all scored double-doubles, the Lakers also scored 6 double-doubles, and Reaves, who came off the bench, continued to perform efficiently and scored 18+4.
Judging from today's game, I think that the Lakers still have a certain advantage if they meet the Rockets in the playoffs in the future, although the Rockets obviously have more young talent than the Lakers, but they still lack playoff experience, and the team temporarily lacks an absolute core in addition to Shen Jing, VanVleet and Jalen Green's performance is not too stable, and one of the obvious shortcomings of the Lakers may be the lack of a third scoring point, but in the face of the Rockets, Zhan Mei's core lineup has been "enough" Finish.
With the win of the Rockets, the Lakers are currently ranked seventh in the West with 12 wins and 9 losses, which is a notch better than the Clippers and Warriors' records, but as mentioned earlier, the Lakers still lack a third scoring point, I don't know if the Lakers will make a difference in the next trade market, or make minor repairs to the current lineup, it depends on how the Lakers management chooses, what do you think of this game?Feel free to share your views.