On February 2, the Lakers traveled to the Celtics for a game away from home, and Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis missed the away game with injuries. Prior to this game, there was information in the league that the Lakers were ready to trade LeBron James, which also put the Lakers in a difficult situation.
While LeBron James and Anthony Davis missed the game, the rest of the Lakers' roster was activated. The Lakers went straight to a 7-0 shockwave in the first quarter to lead the Celtics. Although the Celtics kept chasing points, the Lakers relied on three-pointers to hit a 12-2 shockwave and opened the score again.
The Celtics relied on Hauser's two three-pointers to narrow the gap. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers were 28-25 and three points ahead of the Celtics. This is the Lakers without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, which makes fans say that the culprit of the Lakers is not Zhan Mei.
After entering the second quarter of the game, the Lakers players were full of firepower, scoring 7 three-pointers in a single quarter. This made the Celtics players confused, and they, like us, couldn't believe that the Lakers without Zhan Mei were so strong. The Lakers went 32-21 in the first quarter and scored 11 points in the quarter. It also allowed them to lead the Celtics by 14 points at 60-46 in the first half and enter the second half.
In the third quarter, the Celtics rebounded, playing high-quality offense and defense continuously, and with four wonderful three-point shots, the difference was once narrowed to only 6 points. Then, Reaves stepped up again and helped the Lakers continue to stretch the margin to double digits with a three-pointer. In the third quarter, the Lakers were beaten 28-32.
In the final quarter of the game, the Celtics were ready to set off a ** frenzy, but the Lakers always responded in a timely manner on the offensive end, and the margin was maintained at about 10 points. In the end, the Lakers won a valuable game with a score of 114-105 on the road against the Celtics.
The Lakers, who did not have Zhan Mei, actually defeated the Celtics, who were the first in the East, which also aroused the suspicion of many fans. Could it be that it is Zhan Mei who is hindering the Lakers' progress, because after the two missed this game, the rest of the players played very good performances. Let's take a look at the great stats of the Lakers players in this game.
D'Angelo Russell played 39 minutes, shooting 5-of-20, 4-of-8 from three-point range and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, contributing 16 points, eight rebounds, 14 assists and two steals. Although the shooting was a bit terrible, he revitalized his teammates with assists.
Jaxson Hayes played 33 minutes, shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line to contribute 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Wood said he didn't deserve to start, and this time he used a sharp performance to successfully slap Wood in the face. Perhaps, Davis will have to be a substitute for him when he returns.
Reaves played 34 minutes and contributed 32 points, two rebounds and three assists on 10-of-18 shooting, 7-of-10 three-pointers and 5-of-7 free throws. Are the Lakers planning to trade Reaves? It's time to give up on this idea.
Wood was 1-of-9 from the field and contributed four points and four rebounds. It can only be said that Wood should concentrate on playing the bench for his little brother Jaxson Hayes, and tweet less.
Hachimura shot 4 of 15, 3 of 6 three-pointers, contributed 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Hachimura's three-point shot almost never disappointed fans, the Lakers have been strengthening the shooter, it seems that they really don't know, the strongest shooter they are looking for has always been on the team. Hachimura is shooting 39 percent from three-point range this season, but is averaging only 2 per game9 three-point attempts.
Ryan Prince 11 points and 8 rebounds; Jarred Vanderbilt 10 points and 7 rebounds; Max Christie had nine points and four rebounds.