The Lakers set 5 records in one game! The starting five scored 119 points
On February 10, Beijing time, the NBA's regular season begins, and the Lakers and Pelicans will play here. This time, the Lakers came to the Finals in a good state, but they didn't completely control the situation, they scored 51 points in the second quarter, and then took the initiative and kept the advantage, not giving the Pelicans much room to fight back. In the end, the Lakers won 139-122 over the Pelicans.
Although the Lakers pulled back a game, James was smiling, Russell also launched an offense, and the team performed well, and at the beginning of the game, the Lakers were at a disadvantage, and they were tied by three points in the first quarter. But in the second quarter, the Lakers had a very good outside touch, and they continued to win the game, and in the end, they made 9-of-12 3-pointers, while Russell scored 51 points with four 3-pointers. He scored 87 points in the first half, setting a new second-half high for the team. The Pelicans' offense was also good, as they scored 161 points in the first half, the most in the league in the last 10 years.
In the second quarter, the Lakers dominated the court, and the Pelicans were trying to catch up, and their score remained in single digits, but soon, they began to fight back, and soon, they returned to the bench, and Wood was at a critical moment, three consecutive points, extending the score gap to 20 points. In the end, the Lakers won 122-139 against the Pelicans.
The Lakers' offense is terrible, and all five players have 20+ performances, which is really terrible. Among them, Russell contributed 30 points and six 3-pointers for the team; Reaves 27, James 21, 14 assists, Hachimura 21, 21, Davis, 20, 6 rebounds, 6 assists. This time, the Lakers also set 5 records, including three major goals in the first half, scoring 115 points after three quarters, setting a team's highest record since 19**; Five players in this team have scored 20+ points, the first in the team's history since 1984.
After beating the Clippers, they faced the Lakers, but they didn't continue their dominance, dropping to 7th in the West after the loss. This time, Zion was as good as ever, scoring 30 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. But their outside offensive ability was not strong, McCollum scored 19 points alone, Ingram had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and the Lakers' starting five couldn't survive this hurdle and unfortunately lost the game.