The Lakers, who have won two consecutive home games, are heading to the road to compete with the Rockets for a playoff spot. In that game, Jabari Smith Jr. returned from injury and served as a starter, while Ethan, Vincent, and Reddish continued to be sidelined. In two meetings this season, the Lakers have beaten Houston. In this battle, the soldiers of Team Rocket are determined to complete a strong revenge.
James 23 6 10, Lakers 16 points defeated the Rockets! Shin Kyung-Green 65 24, Whitmore stunning
At the beginning of the first quarter, Jalen Green scored 4 points with free throws, and James made 1 of 2 free throws. Shin Kyung and Jalen Green each scored singles, and the Rockets opened the game 8-1. Thick eyebrows scored in the restricted area, Jalen Green, Shin Jing and thick eyebrows each scored singles, and Russell scored a three-pointer. Smith hit an outside shot, and Russell hit two free throws. Dillon scored points on a basket and Green hit a long-range shot to give the Rockets a double-digit lead. Russell scored a layup, thick eyebrows scored from the outside, James dunked, and the Lakers went on a 7-0 run. Shin Kyung scored in the low post and Ham called a timeout.
Reaves scored from the outside, James scored on a layup, and the Lakers tied the score. Smith scored four points in the box, and Russell hit another three-pointer. Shen Jing threw and scored, thick eyebrows scored in the air, and Green pulled up a layup to score points. Hachimura scored a 3-pointer on a free throw, and Whitmore hit a three-pointer before hitting a dunk. Russell hit 1 of 2 free throws, Whitmore dunked again, and then hit a long shot. Russell hit an iron from the outside, and Whitmore made a steal and then dunked. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed 31-42, and Whitmore scored 12 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter of the competition, Dillon scored a low-post jumper, and Vanderbilt hit a 2+1 dunk. Green made 2 free throws, Reaves and James each scored on the board, Vanderbilt was fouled technically and was sent out for 2t in a row, and Van Vleet made 1 free throw. Green teamed up with Whitmore for four points, Russell scored on a jumper and Tate scored on a layup. Whitmore scored another 3-pointer on a free throw, and Ham called a timeout. James made 1 of 2 free throws, and Smith and Green scored outside points one after another. The Rockets took a 21-point lead, Prince hit a three-pointer, Reaves hit 1 of 2 free throws, and Tate scored in the restricted area.
Shen Jing made a layup, and the thick eyebrows scored in the air. Shin Kyung made 1 of 2 free throws, and James scored in the low post. Shin Kyung hit a three-pointer, thick eyebrows hooked up to score, and Dillon made 1 of 2 free throws. Thick eyebrows hit 2+0, and Green scored a rebound. Thick eyebrows hit a long shot, James scored on a layup, and Dillon scored five points from mid-range and long-range. At halftime, the Lakers trailed 60-78.
In the first half, James had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, thick eyebrows 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Reaves 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Russell 15 points and 4 assists. Dillon had 10 points and 2 rebounds, Smith had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Shin Jing had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Jalen Green had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Whitmore had 16 points and 4 rebounds.
In the rematch, Shen Jing scored a dunk, Jalen Green and Dillon scored 5 points from mid-to-long distance, and James hit 1 of 2 free throws. Jalen Green scored on a layup, and Tate and Russell exchanged three-pointers. Shin Kyung teamed up with Smith to score in the low post, and the Rockets took a 30-point lead.
Ham called a timeout, James scored a jumper, Shin Jing scored under the basket, and Russell scored four straight points in the restricted area. Smith throws, Shin Jing makes 1 of 2 free throws, and Prince scores on a jumper. Whitmore hit all 2 free throws, thick eyebrows scored 5 points in the middle and long range to stop the opponent, Christie teamed up with Hachimura to hit the basket to score points, and the Lakers continued to chase points. Smith scored on a jumper, and Christie dunked back for color. Jalen Green scored five straight points, but then drew a technical foul and Russell hit a free throw. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed 84-108.
In the final quarter, Hachimura scored on the outside, Hayes dunked, Jalen Green and Shin Jing wreaked havoc on the inside, and Dillon scored on a jumper. Hachimura and Shin Kyung fought in the low post, James scored from the outside, and Hayes made a basket. Hachimura made 1 of 2 free throws, and Reeves scored on a layup. Dillon returned the long shot, and Hachimura scored in the penalty area. Hayes scored inside and Udoka called a timeout. James missed 2 free throws and then scored in the low post. Shen Jing scored points on a layup, Hachimura and James scored from the outside one after another, and the Lakers trailed by 10 points and saw the hope of a comeback to win.
The Rockets missed consecutive singles, and VanVleet teamed up with Green to score three free throws to stabilize the situation. The Lakers called for a timeout, replaced the starters, and chose to abandon the game. With less than two minutes into the game, the Rockets led by 16 points to seal the victory. In the end, the Lakers lost 119-135.
Both Team Stats:
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals with a 50% shooting rate. Russell had 23 points and 5 assists, shooting just 25% from long range, and needed to improve his offensive efficiency. Reaves had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Hachimura had 16 points and 5 rebounds, Vanderbilt had 3 points, Wood had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Hayes had 9 points and 2 rebounds, and Christie had 7 points and 6 rebounds.
James shot 9-of-15, 2-of-5 three-pointers, 3-of-8 free throws, and had a double-double of 23 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. James scored a team-high 60 percent from the field, and he led the team in a frenzied chase in the second half, at one point closing the margin to 10 points. In addition, James is also the team's assist leader, and he also grabbed the second-most rebounds on the team. The 39-year-old veteran has done his best and given everything he has, and it can be said that he is still glorious despite defeat.
For the Rockets, VanVleet had 3 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals, and Van Jordan, who focused on defense and tandem with the team, performed well. Smith had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and played a strong performance in his comeback debut, while Dillon had 17 points and 3 rebounds, and his performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was eye-catching.
Shen Jing shot 58% and scored the second-highest 31 points in the game, plus 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Shin Kyung was aggressive on the offensive end, and he also grabbed the most rebounds of the game. In addition, Shin Kyung's assists ranked second in the game. Shen Jing, who has achieved an all-round outbreak, has a plus/minus of up to +15.
Jalen Green shot over 50% from the field and scored a game-high 34 points, plus a double-double of 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal. Jalen Green showed his all-around skills and achieved a rampage.
In this battle, Shen Jing and Green combined to score 65 points, 24 rebounds and 14 assists, and the two went completely crazy. Under the leadership of the above two people, the Rockets crushed the opponent 56-36 in rebounding statistics, 14-4 in frontcourt rebounds, and beat the Lakers 68-56 in interior scoring. This was the key to the Rockets' 30-point lead at one point and their eventual victory over the Purple and Gold.
Whitmore shot 58 percent from the field and chipped in 20 points and six rebounds. Whitmore scored the third-highest score on the team and was the top scorer on both teams' benches. Whitmore scored 12 points in the final four minutes of the first quarter, making consecutive long-range shots and dunks, putting on a number of highlights.
Whitmore put in an impressive performance as he burst off the bench and led the team to blow up the Lakers' second lineup.
Rockets win over Lakers