NBA regular season Los Angeles Lakers away to challenge the Spurs, for the 18-game losing streak of the Spurs, the Lakers gave benefits, let go of the opponent's three generals, Davis, Russell and Reddish were absent from the game, the Lakers sent James, Reaves, Christie, Prince and Hayes as starters, and the Spurs started Vassell, Johnson, Sochan, Branham and Wembanyama.
In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers, who lacked Davis, were not smooth on the offensive end, although the Spurs' defensive intensity was not high, but the Lakers themselves made too many mistakes, and the outside feel was not good, so it was difficult to score. Without Reddish and Davis, the two defensive points, neither inside nor outside, failed to limit the Spurs, and the Spurs went on a 42-22 offensive frenzy in the first quarter.
In fact, from the perspective of the lineup, Ham did not let Vanderbilt or Hachimura start, and Christie was indeed a lot worse in the starting lineup, no offense and no defense.
In the second quarter of the game, at the beginning of the Lakers James, Reaves, Hachimura, Prince and Wood were on the court together, James tried two mid-to-long-range shots but failed, and finally switched to attack James to hit the basket and cause a foul, scoring through free throws. The Lakers also improved on the defensive end, but they didn't do a good job of letting go and were passed in one step.
As the game went on offense, the Lakers regained some form on the offensive endJames assisted Hachimura for a layup, Reeves assisted Prince to face Wembanyama and defended a backhand layup, and then Hachimura dunked, James assisted Hayes to play two plus one, James held the ball and the Spurs wrapped it, and assisted Reaves to shoot three points, and then James broke through with the ball and was poked in the eye by Spurs player Collins, and James made two free throws, the Lakers' 10-0 offensive surge chased the score to 13 points.
Hayes became the target point on the court, allowing Collins and Vassell to score five points in a row in front of them, and the situation was finally pulled away again, but James hit a three-point shot, and then assisted Prince to shoot a three-pointer, and the Lakers played another 6-0 to further narrow the gap to 12 points.
After another timeout, the Spurs were replaced by Wembanyama, and Spurs Branham and Johnson hit back-to-back three-pointersJames made a layup and was hit in the eye again！James' on-court organization can really help the Lakers sort out the offense, first assisting Wood to shoot three points, and then Prince's layup with a long pass, and then assisting Pulis to shoot three points, and then James made a three-point shot against Wembanyama's defense, and then broke through with the ball to assist Wood for a layup, the Lakers played a wave of 40-27 in this quarter, and the Lakers trailed the Spurs 62-69 at halftimeJames scored 12 points in this quarter, and the most critical thing was to deliver 9 assists, and James had 9 assists in a single quarter, tying the career single-quarter assist record！Prince scored 10 points in the second quarter.
In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers continued to defend together, James continued to organize with the ball, and the disadvantage for the Lakers was that Hayes now needed two fouls, and in only one and a half minutes, he received his fifth foul, and Ham still didn't let him go. The Spurs were noticeably more patient and played more reasonably on the court in the quarter, stretching the margin to 15 points after Vassell and Wembanyama hit three-pointers.
At the beginning of this quarter, the Lakers still couldn't play an effective role, and they still let Christie on the court, which was really useless, and the defensive intensity couldn't be improved, and the offensive end was still given up by the Spurs to defend a little! This left the Lakers crowded inside, with little room for offense, and the game continued to the first quarter.
After the first timeout, Ham replaced Hachimura and Wood, which changed on the offensive end, and James immediately gave Hachimura an assist! Hachimura then fouled with the ball and scored on a free throw. Poor James's eyes, this quarter was hit by his teammate Hachimura again
After James went off the court, Reaves began to take over the game, hitting two three-pointers in a row, and Wood completed a dunk on the counterattack, and the Lakers went on a wave of 8-0. Then the Spurs relied on Collins' free throws and Osman's three-point score to help the Spurs stabilize the situation, and the Lakers trailed the Spurs 87-98 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers relaxed on the defensive end, allowing Vassell to continue to cut points in front of him, and also gave McDermott a chance to convert an open three-point opportunity, and only one and a half minutes later, Ham chose to take a timeout to adjust. Popovich faced the Lakers' entire defense, and also began to amplify his moves, without organizing guards to be on the court, so that the most accurate shooters in the game, Osman, McDermott and Vassell, partnered Wembanyama and Sochan.
The Lakers' outside feel declined in this quarter, Reaves missed two three-point shots, Wood and Prince did not have three points, and the difference was quickly stretched to 17 points, but fortunately, Hachimura's basket was relatively stable, and he was able to score two passes from James.
After the Spurs called a timeout, Collins hit a three-pointer, and Sochan cut inside to complete a dunk, and the margin was further stretched to 20 points. With 5 minutes left, the Lakers replaced the main lineup, and in the last three minutes, the score was chased to 15 points, and the old man immediately changed all the starters to stabilize the situation, and there was no suspense in the game, and the Spurs ended their 18-game losing streak! The final score was 115-129 for the Lakers to the Spurs.
Player statistics for both sides in this match.
Lakers: James 23 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals, Reaves 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Prince 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Hachimura 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, Vanderbilt 5 rebounds.
Spurs: Vassell 36 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Johnson 17 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, Wembanyama 13 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Osman 15 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, McDermott 6 points, Collins 16 points and 6 rebounds.