On December 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves, today is James's birthday night, and he naturally hopes to lead the team to win, but the Timberwolves' record is the first in the West, and the combat effectiveness is naturally not bad, and it is the strongest dark horse strong team in the current service.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the game, the two sides played inseparable, the Lakers' morale in the first quarter was like a rainbow, the Lakers led by 2 points, and in the second quarter, the Timberwolves were powerful, leading by 4 points in a single quarter, that is, leading by 2 points at halftime, the difference is not big, but it shows the intensity of this game.
The same is true in the third quarter, the Timberwolves led by 1 point again, entering the final quarter, the difference between the two sides was only 1 point, the difference was not big, but unfortunately, at the last moment, James's three-point line stepped on the line, and in the end, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 106-108 and unfortunately lost the game.
In this game, for the Timberwolves, Edwards had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Reed had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Conley had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Gobert had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and all four of the team scored double-doubles.
For the Lakers, Davis had 33 points, 17 rebounds and 8 assists, James had 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, except for James and Davis, no one scored a double-double, which was the main reason for the Lakers' loss.
It's just a pity that James's birthday night, it is indeed unusual for him to be able to have such combat effectiveness at the age of 39, but the Lakers only lost to the Timberwolves, the first team in the West, by 2 points.