On December 24, 2023, Beijing time, in today's NBA game, the 18-8 Thunder hosted the 15-14 Lakers, the Thunder currently won 3 in a row, and the Lakers suffered 4 consecutive defeatsIn terms of the Thunder, Giddey is absent, starters: Alexander + Wallace + Dort + Jalen + Chet, the Lakers started to change the lineup, Russell became a substitute, the Lakers' new starters are: James + Prince + Reddish + Vanderbilt + Davis, James became a point guard, the Lakers are amazingly large in size and terrible in defensive intensity. But the exact effect remains to be tested.
In the first quarter of the game, thick eyebrows dunked, Prince made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Chet, Alexander, and Dort responded, Thunder 6-4, thick eyebrows, Prince overtook 3 points, Chet and Alexander overtook 2 points, James and Hachimura overtook 4 points, Chet, Alexander, Wallace scored, James and Reeves responded, the difference was still 4 points, Kenway and Alexander tied the difference, Hachimura scored 5 points in a row, Kenway and Alexander scored 5 points in a row, the two sides were drawn, Hachimura scored 4 points in a row, Isaiah Jo, Bertans, Jalen teamed up to respond, and the Thunder led by 3 points, and the Thunder led 39-36 in the first quarter. Hachimura scored 12 points in the first quarter and Alexander scored 12 points.
In the second quarter of the game, Russell tied the difference with three points, Dort scored three points, Russell scored 5 points in a row, James and Prince also scored together, the Lakers led by 7 points to stop the Thunder, and after the pause came back, Chet and Jalen chased the difference to 3 points, Russell scored three points, the difference was 6 points, Chet and Jalen scored, James, Hachimura, Prince, and thick eyebrows responded, with a difference of 11 points, Alexander, Jalen scored, thick eyebrows, Reddish responded, with a difference of 12 points, and the Lakers led 71-59 at halftime.
James had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 5-of-8 shooting in the half, Bush Mei had 12 points and 6 boards on 5-of-8 shooting, Hachimura had 16 points and 4 boards on 7-of-10 shooting, Russell had 12 points and 3 assists, and Prince had 10 points and 5 boards. For the Thunder, Alexander had 14 points and five assists on 6-of-11 shooting, Jalen had 14 points and two boards on 5-of-8 shooting, and Chet had nine points, four rebounds and two blocks on 4-of-6 shooting.
In the third quarter of the game, thick eyebrows shot, Lakers led by 14 points, Dort, Jalen scored 5 points in a row, a difference of 9 points, James scored 5 points in a row, Reddish made a layup, a difference of 16 points, Alexander, Chet scored, James, Hachimura, thick eyebrows teamed up to respond, the difference came to 20 points, the Thunder paused, after the timeout came back, Dieng, Isaiah Joe scored, Reeves hit three points in a row, one of them was still 3 + 1, thick eyebrows also shot three points, the difference was 26 points, Kenway, Alexander, Dieng went on a 9-0 run with a 17-point deficit, Hachimura, Bushy Eyebrow, and Vanderbilt scored, and Alexander scored seven straight points to give the Lakers a 107-91 lead in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Kenway made a layup, with a difference of 15 points, Russell scored three points, thick eyebrows dunked, Chet shot, Jalen scored 4 points in a row, and the difference was 13 points to stop the Lakers, after the pause came back, James threw and threw it, the difference was 15 points, Chet and Alexander scored 6 points in a row, and the difference was 9 points, James made a layup, Alexander made free throws, Chet made a layup, the difference was 8 points, James scored in a row, and the difference expanded to 15 points, Jalen, Alexander, Isaiah Joe chased the deficit to nine points, and with 46 seconds left in the game, the Thunder pulled down the main team, and finally the Lakers defeated the Thunder 129-120, and James scored 15 points in the fourth quarter.
James was 13-of-20 (5-of-5 from three-point range) and 9-of-9 from the field to finish with 40 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, setting a season scoring record and setting a single-game scoring record for the 21st NBA season. Bush had 26 points, 11 boards, 7 assists and 2 blocks on 11-of-20 shooting, Hachimura had 21 points and 6 boards on 8-of-14 shooting, Reaves had 11 points, 3 boards and 10 assists, Russell had 15 points, 1 board and 3 assists, and Prince had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Alexander had 34 points, 5 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals on 12-of-21 shooting, Jalen had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 11-of-17 shooting, Chet had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks on 8-of-18 shooting, Kenway had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and Dort had 8 points and 5 boards.
The Thunder lost today, the Nuggets won today, and the Nuggets overtook the Thunder to second place in the West, and the Thunder became third. The Lakers are still ninth in the West after the win.