At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 6, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, and the Charlotte Hornets are sitting at home to face the Los Angeles Lakers. Before this game, the Lakers with a record of 26 wins and 25 losses, ranked 9th in the West, in recent times, the Lakers' state is unpredictable, more than enough to win strong teams, but also can lose to all kinds of bad teams, anyway, the Lakers' current record is only in the middle of the West, entering the playoffs is not stable, they also need to improve the regular season win rate. It is worth mentioning that James has recently been pressuring the Lakers management to complete the trade as soon as possible and strengthen the roster, so that they can provide first-round pick assets in 2029. Before the game, talking about the current situation of the team, James said in an interview:
We don't take the luxury of a game lightly. Our record is not supported. We don't have the record of Celtic, we don't have the room to squander a game. We've got to continue the good basketball that we've been playing on the road and hopefully end this trip right." "For the Lakers, they have a lucky one in the misfortune, and that is key role player Vanderbilt, who is not reimbursed for the season, and his injury will be re-evaluated in 3-4 weeks, and there is still hope that he will return to the court this season. On the other side, the Hornets, before this game, ranked 13th in the East with a 10-38 record, as one of the super teams in the Eastern Conference, the Hornets' main goal is also to develop young players, and will not pursue this season's record too much.
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Lakers sent James, thick eyebrows, Russell, Reaves and Hachimura, and the Hornets sent Bridges, Miller, Richards, Ismael and Black. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the thick eyebrows jumped to win, the Lakers took the lead in getting the ball, Russell broke through and threw steadily, scored the first goal of the game, Ismael hit the basket and scored 4 points in a row for the Hornets to open up, Miller also had a mid-range dry pull-up jumper, Russell hit the restricted area to fight for a layup to make a kill, stood on the free throw line and hit both free throws, and Miller scored three points at the top of the arc ** into the center of the net. Thick eyebrows hit a ball in the restricted area, Reaves's smart twisted layup made a 2+1, and Bridges and Prince shot each other's three-pointers.
Entering the middle of the first quarter, the Lakers began to break the deadlock and take the initiative, James was full of momentum, two consecutive fast-break splitting skills, Russell also felt hot, and there were all kinds of sudden shots, and the first quarter of the game ended, and the Lakers led the Hornets by 8 points 37-29. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, James strode and flew to the basket to help the Lakers take the next step, Russell's ultra-long three-shot shot was entering the center of the net, Bridges accelerated the breakthrough, and the basket hit the inside line to score 2+1, Christie's mid-range vacant jump shot fell into the bag, the thick eyebrows were full of dominance in the penalty area, and after receiving the ball under the basket, he turned over the river and the sea, and the two-handed hammer slammed the slam the four shocks, Russell felt even hot, and scored three goals with a three-point shot from the flank, and the Lakers were full of offensive efficiency in the first half, It quickly took a lead of about 15 points.
At the end of the half, the Lakers scored 16 consecutive Hornets 74-58. In the first half, James had 17 points and 4 assists, Russell had 22 points and 2 assists, and thick eyebrows had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, playing point guard. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Miller drove straight into the basket and made a layup, opening the prelude to the third quarter of the game, Hachimura fired back with two consecutive mid-range shots, Russell continued his hand, ultra-long three-point open, Richards made a foul on a tough confrontation layup, scored two free throws on the free throw line, James ran inside and scored a strong dunk, and thick eyebrows also took what he wanted under the basket. After a period of time, the Hornets' offensive state picked up, but the Lakers were also efficient and stable, always maintaining a lead of about 15 points, and Wood, who came off the bench, also scored five points in a row.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Hornets by 14 points, 100-86. In the final quarter, although the Hornets started a crazy counterattack, the Lakers also relaxed their vigilance, with Bridges breaking through to 2 + 1, the difference was chased to 4 points, and the suspense of the game was reborn, but at the decisive moment, the thick eyebrows sent the key cap, and then the Lakers' key free throws also hit all four free throws to lock up the win, and finally the Lakers defeated the Hornets 124-118.
In terms of statistics, on the Lakers' side, Anthony Davis had 26 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 blocks; LeBron James 26 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists; Austin Reaves 9 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists; D'Angelo Russell 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists; Torrion Prince had 9 points and 4 rebounds; Hachimura 9 points and 5 rebounds; Christian Wood had 11 points and six rebounds. On the Hornets' side, Miles Bridges had 41 points and 4 assists; Brandon Miller 33 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals; PJ Washington 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals; Bryce McGovins had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Hundreds of spectators