At 11:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 6, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, and the Los Angeles Lakers are at home to face the Phoenix Suns. It is worth mentioning that this game is not only the regular season, but also the quarterfinals of the NBA's first mid-season tournament, and the winner will advance to the final four. Before this game, the Lakers ranked 7th in the West with a record of 12 wins and 9 losses, and overall, their state at the beginning of the season was still good. Speaking about the return of the wounded, Thick Mei said: "We just want to get back to health. As we become healthier, we can see more and more what we are capable of. ”
On the other side, the Suns, before this game, ranked 4th in the West with a record of 12-8, the Suns are also one of the teams affected by injuries, and only Durant is in good physical condition among the Big Three, and Beal does not have a specific timetable for his return yet, but Booker has almost recovered. Talking about the partnership with Booker for the new season, Durant said: "Playing with a player who understands the game very well is special. He's played in the NBA Finals, the Olympics, the All-Star, those were at the highest level. So, he understands what it's like to play basketball at the highest level, and when we're all on the court, we make everyone's job easier. The more time we spend together, the better we become. ”
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Suns sent Booker, Allen, Gordon, Durant and Nurkic on the side, and the Lakers sent Russell, Reddish, Prince, James and Davis. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the thick eyebrows jumped to win, the Lakers took the lead in getting the ball, Russell hit a quick three-point jumper and scored the first goal of the game, Durant made an unreasonable jump shot and hit a dry shot, which also opened for the Suns, Booker also had a sudden brake jump shot, Nurkic flew to the layup and scored, James Tank crushing layup was easy to score, Prince could also hit the basket under the flying layup, Reddish forced the basket to cause damage, stood on the free throw line and made two free throws, Booker Dragonfly nodded water, and the restricted area forced a basket to score。
In the first half of the first quarter of the game, the scores of the two teams were still very close, and you chased me to catch up with the lead alternately. However, in the middle of the first quarter, the Lakers took the lead in breaking the deadlock, the thick eyebrows received 2+1 to ignite the whole court, Prince cut the inside to receive the ball and scored easily, James strode to the basket and also scored, the difference between the two teams soon came to about 10 points, and continued to the end of the quarter, the first quarter of the game, the Lakers led the Suns by 10 points 33-23. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, James stepped on the Hot Wheels, carried the defense angrily and hit the layup to help the Lakers take the next city, Eubanks made a basket with a flick of his wrist, Allen flew through the layup to cause damage, stood on the free throw line and made two free throws, Reeves shook the defense with a set of combos, flew to the layup and hit the board, and Hachimura chased a three-point shot through the heart.
The Lakers once expanded the difference to 15 points, and after a period of time, the Lakers relaxed their vigilance, and the Suns took the opportunity to chase the difference to within 5 points, but the Lakers relied on Russell and thick eyebrows at the end of the quarter to take the initiative again. At halftime, the Lakers led the Suns by 12 points, 59-47. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Allen broke through the throw and dropped two points, opening the third quarter of the game, Booker forced a layup on the inside line to make a foul, stood on the free throw line and made two free throws, Allen and Durant scored 5 points in a row, and the Suns started a wave of 12-0 to directly tie the Lakers, and the two teams returned to the same running line. Reaves' long-range three-point drive helped the Lakers break the scoring drought, but by this time the Lakers' advantage had come to naught, and the two teams continued to tug-of-war.
Gordon and Christie both shot each other's three-pointers, Durant also hit a long-range three-point shot, Reaves lost his balance and made a difficult layup to make it 2+1, and after the third quarter of the game, the Lakers led the Suns by one point 83-82. In the final quarter, the score of the two teams was stalemate, which lasted until the last two minutes of the game, at the critical moment, James made consecutive layups, Reaves pulled out a three-point shot to seal his throat, and Durant drew a three-pointer and shot a three-pointer. In the end, the Lakers eliminated the Suns 106-103 in the midseason and advanced to the Final Four.
In terms of statistics, on the Lakers' side, James blasted 31 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 steals, a large quasi-triple-double, thick eyebrows exploded with 27 points and 15 rebounds, and Reaves played well and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, hitting key three-pointers. On the Suns' side, Durant scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Booker had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Allen had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Hundreds of spectators