On January 31, Beijing time, the 2023-24 NBA regular season continued. After losing to the Houston Rockets in their last game, the Lakers continued their road trip to the East against the Atlanta Hawks. Playing back-to-back, this is a serious test of the physical fitness of the Lakers players. The Lakers are currently 24-24 in 9th place in the West, with the same record as the Utah Jazz behind them, one win ahead of the Rockets, and the wins and losses of one game directly affect the rankings. The Hawks narrowly beat the Toronto Raptors by 1 point in their last game and are currently 11th in the East with 19 wins and 27 losses, and are on the fringes of the playoffs. In this game, the thick eyebrows were injured, and the Eagles played with all the main forces.
In the first quarter of the game, the home team Hawks gave the Lakers a dismount, and gradually opened up the gap with strong firepower. In this quarter, the Hawks didn't shoot many outside shots, and they shot a total of 6 3-pointers, but the inside scoring efficiency was very high, mainly attacking the basket, frequently getting free throw opportunities, and the whole team scored 36 points in a single quarter! The Lakers frequently hit iron on the outside in the first quarter, shooting only 1 of 9 3-pointers, but fortunately, the efficiency of the interior line was not low. At the end of the first quarter, the Hawks led by seven points at 36-29;
In the second quarter, the Eagles continued to work hard to widen the difference. In this quarter, the Lakers decisively reduced the intensity of their outside shooting, and made a total of 3 3-pointers, 1 hit, and the inside score mainly relied on impacting the basket, and the mid-range shots were basically lost; The Hawks had a balanced performance inside and outside this quarter, scoring 5 3-pointers from the outside, and basically shooting under the basket from the inside, conceding a total of 4 shots and scoring 31 points in a single quarter; At halftime, the Hawks led by 11 points at 67-56; Judging from the half-time performance, the Lakers players were obviously affected by their physical fitness, and Lao Zhan only scored 8 points in the half, which was obviously not his normal level; Although the Eagles do not have particularly strong points, they rely on more points to blossom, and the whole team has 6 people scoring double-doubles;
Yibian fought again, and the Hawks once stretched the score to 20 points in the first half of the quarter, but in the second half of the season, the Lakers suddenly woke up and began to rely on the outside to chase points, hitting 6 3-pointers in a single quarter, while only 2 in the first half. But the Hawks' firepower was still fierce in this section and withstood the Lakers' counterattack. The Hawks hit six 3-pointers from the outside in the quarter, and the inside shot wildly. Trae Young scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting in the quarter, including 3-of-3 three-pointers; At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks led by 15 points at 103-88;
At the beginning of the last quarter, Lao Zhan took the lead in hitting 3 points, Hachimura made a layup to continue the firepower, and the Lakers chased a wave of 5-0 to only 10 points; Trae Young stepped up at the critical moment, made Wood foul 2 free throws and hit 2 free throws, Van der Biao hit a layup, Bogdanovic responded with a step-back jumper, Reaves made a layup and hit again, and the Lakers chased down to only 10 points again; But after that, the Eagles worked hard to open up the difference, with Bey and Okongu scoring five points in a row, and Murray scoring four points in a row to continue the firepower. In the end, the Lakers fought back unsuccessfully, losing 122-138.
Statistics: Lakers: Prince 7 points, James 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Hayes 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, Reaves 28 points, 6 assists and 2 steals, Russell 9 points and 5 assists, Vanderbilt 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Hachimura 16 points and 4 boards, Wood 9 points and 8 boards, Christie 5 points;
Hawks: Bey 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Johnson 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Capela 13 points and 12 boards, Murray 24 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, Trae Young 26 points and 13 assists, Okongwu 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, Bogda 18 points, Hunter 6 points. Sports Warm Winter Creation Season