16 points of upset fiasco! The Rockets defeated the Lakers, James 23 10 6, Green Bomb 34 12 7!
At 9 a.m. on January 30, Beijing time, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, the Houston Rockets are sitting at home to face the Los Angeles Lakers, before this game, the Lakers ranked 9th in the West with a 24-23 record, and after beating the Warriors in the last game, the Lakers also broke through the 5 percent win rate for the first time this year. Russell has been on a hot streak lately, and according to statistics, Russell has scored more than 20 points in six consecutive games. In the last 8 games, Russell has averaged 27 per game5 points and 64 assists on 52% shooting from the field and 54% from three-point range. Prior to this, Russell was put on the trade shelf by the Lakers, and after seeing Russell in such good form this time, the Lakers immediately changed their decision and abandoned Russell's negotiations with other teams.
The Lakers' lack of a third-scorer other than James Brown at one point made them stumble after winning the mid-season championship, but now, if Russell can keep his touch, the Lakers won't have to worry about that. Coach Ham also praised Russell:"He's desperate to win, man, he's playing at a high level, he's been fantastic, performances like this, we've always needed it, he's playing at a great pace now. "On the other side, the Rockets are in 11th place in the West with a 21-24 record ahead of this game. At the beginning of the season, the Rockets were still the big dark horses in the West, ranking in the top six in the West. But now, it seems, they are still showing their true colors, falling to the position of the middle and lower reaches of the west. The Rockets have too many young players and still need time to develop.
In this game, in the starting lineups of both sides, the Rockets sent Shen Jing, Jaylen Brown, VanVleet, Brooks and Smith, and the Lakers sent James, thick eyebrows, Russell, Reaves and Prince. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Shen Jing jumped the ball and scored, the Rockets took the lead in getting the ball, Jalen Green flew and threw an easy shot, scoring the first goal of the game, Shen Jing received the ball inside and easily cleared the board, Jalen Green drove straight into the line to score two points, James stood on the free throw line and hit both free throws, and finally opened the situation for the Lakers, and the Rockets opened with an 8-1 lead. The Rockets opened the season with an 8-1 lead. With the ball held by Brother Thick Eyebrows, the Rockets turned the situation on the court, Russell scored 5 points in a row with two shots, the Rockets also scored 5 points in a row, and the Rockets also scored 3 points in a row, halfway through the first quarter, the Rockets seemed to have a tough effect.
Whitmore, who came off the bench, was an explosive rookie who could score anything in all kinds of difficult situations, and he forced the Lakers on the inside, easily drew fouls, and scored 12 straight points in four minutes. The Rockets also took the initiative, with deep offensive firepower, and at the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Lakers by 11 points, 42-31. After the start of the second quarter, Delon made a steady throw in the paint area to help the Rockets take the lead, James strode forward and hit two points, Russell and Prince also hit consecutive shots inside and out, Vanderbilt hit the basket and smashed it to 2+1, and then clashed with Delon, and was ejected from the game for two technical fouls in a row, Whitmore shot from the middle distance, and Prince stood outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, and the bow and arrow pierced through Yang.
The Rockets' offensive firepower is still more ferocious, Shen Jing and Delon hit two three-pointers in a row, in addition, the Lakers' rebounding in this game is also a full-scale battle against the guest, and the game ended at halftime, and the Rockets led the Lakers by 18 points 78-60. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Shen Jing singled with his back, and used his dream steps to turn around and score a layup, which kicked off the third quarter of the game, Jalen Green raised fire in the sky and ignited the whole court with a one-arm split dunk to continue to score, Russell made a long-range three-point layup and continued to score with color, TEDA large three-point firepower, and then the Lakers completely collapsed for a period of time, and the difference once reached 30 points, and then for a period of time, although the Lakers also had strength on the offensive end, they played a wave of 9-0 climax, But the difference between the two teams was still more than 20 points, and the Lakers did not score again.
At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led the Lakers by 26 points, 108-82. In the final quarter, the Lakers lost by a large score, relying on the offensive chase at the last moment to chase the score from 12-2 to 10 points, but the hot Jalen Green scored 4 key points in a row to help the Rockets successfully tide over the difficulties, and there was little time left on the court, and the Lakers had no better chance to recover the score, and finally the Lakers lost to the Rockets 119-135.