The regular season competition for the new season continues, and the performance of the Los Angeles Lakers in recent times is still not very ideal. Although they maintain a certain amount of fitness at the core of their championship contenders, they will always have all kinds of problems in specific matchups. As a result, so far this season, they have only achieved an 18-19 record, and they can't even reach a 50% win rate, ranking 10th in the West. However, just before the Los Angeles derby, they still defeated the Clippers in the same city and won a lot of respect from the outside world.
And in this game, the Lakers, who continue to fight at home, ushered in the challenge of the Toronto Raptors. It is worth mentioning that the Raptors have greatly improved their overall competitiveness after the previous trade. In the process of playing against the future Warriors, they were even able to complete a 15-point victory, giving a big blow to the splash combination. However, this time away to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Raptors failed to take advantage again, allowing the Zhan Mei combination to lead the team with a slight lead of 132-131 and win the final victory of the game.
In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers, who were playing at home, took the lead in the state, thus gaining the initiative to lead the score. Davis shot 7-of-9 from the field and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line to deliver 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, while James also contributed 6 assists to help the team run a 28-24 score. And entering the second quarter matchup, the Raptors can also launch an effective counterattack. The team's new recruit Barrett played 12 minutes in the second quarter, shooting 6-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free throw line, delivering 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, while Quickley also contributed 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, successfully leading the team to a 29-23 score, thus achieving a two-point lead.
Entering the second half of the competition, the Lakers, who lost the initiative to lead the score, can also fight back. In the third quarter of the game, James stepped up, shooting 4 of 7, 4 of 5 free throws, and delivered 12 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal. In the final quarter of the decisive game, the Lakers still scored 44-42 with the help of 20 points in the final quarter of the thick eyebrows, and won the game with a total score of 132-131.
After winning the game, the Lakers' win rate reached 50% again, and they won two in a row. And looking at the corresponding data, Davis's performance is truly breathtaking. He not only delivered a crucial 20 points in the final quarter of the decisive game, showing the style of the king of the final quarter, but also shot 13 of 17 from the field and 13 of 14 from the free throw line, handing over 41 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. At the same time, although Lao Zhan handed over 22 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, his performance was still very good, but by the side of thick eyebrows, he could only become a supporting role.
Of course, in addition to the Zhan Mei combination, among the remaining 7 players of the Lakers, there are also unnamed players who score double-doubles. Among them, Reaves who handed over 11 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Russell who had 11 points and 5 assists, and Wood who had 11 points and 4 rebounds. On the other hand, on the Raptors' side of the away loss, they also had 7 players on the team score doubles, and the overall offensive aggression is very good, similar to Siakam, Barnes, Barrett and Quickley, etc., all scored more than 20 points, and it is a pity that they failed to achieve the final victory.