On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Lakers challenged the Knicks away, before the game, the Lakers were 25-25 ranked 9th in the West, while the Knicks were 32-17 and ranked 3rd in the East, Zhan Mei will play in this campaign, Lakers starting lineup: Russell + Reaves + Hachimura + James + thick eyebrows, Knicks starters: DiVincenzo + Brunson + Hart + Achiuwa + Harten, Randle does not play.
In the first quarter of the game, at the beginning of the game, Hachimura made a shot, Devon made a layup, Brunson made a jumper, Russell assisted James to receive an empty catch, and then the thick eyebrows made up for the dunk, Hachimura also dunked and scored, the Knicks responded with Avachu and Brunson teamed up to respond, the shooting rate of both sides was not high, especially the outside line was so iron that it was impossible to see, James made a layup, Russell made a foul, the Lakers resolutely played inside, Russell and Christie finally scored three points, but Devine also responded with three consecutive points, the score came to 20 draws, Russell made two free throws, Then chased down the three-point blast, and scored 5 points in a row, Hart scored a three-point shot for the Knicks to stop the bleeding, Prince made a layup, Hart threw a shot, and Wood pressed the whistle for three points and did not score, and the Lakers led by 2 points at 27-25 in the single quarter.
Russell scored 10 points in the first quarter, McBride hit a three-point shot in the second quarter, Russell responded with a layup, Brunson toss, James assisted Hayes dunk, the two sides played very fiercely, the point difference could not be pulled away, James scored three points, Flynn immediately responded 2 + 1, Hayes basket made 2 + 1, James three points and then hit, Clysty continued to firepower on the outside, but the Knicks also continued to score, the Lakers were fierce on the offensive, but they couldn't open the difference, Brunson and thick eyebrows scored on each other's jumpers, Reaves made a layup, and the Lakers led by 6 points at this timeMcBride made a three-point foul, Brunson jumped, the difference was 1 point, Prince stopped the bleeding with three points, Devine hit a three-point shot, Avachu made a foul, Russell shot iron in the whistle, and the Lakers beat the Knicks 59-59 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Hachimura 4 points and 2 rebounds, James 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, thick eyebrows 8 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Reaves 3 points and 4 assists, Russell 14 points and 3 assists, Prince 7 points, Christie 6 points, Hayes 5 points and 2 assists. On the Knicks' side, Achiuwa had 6 points and 5 rebounds, Hart had 9 points and 8 rebounds, Harten had 4 points and 7 rebounds, Brunson had 17 points and 4 assists, DiVincenzo had 11 points, and McBride had 7 points and 2 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, the opening thick eyebrows blocked Avachu, James jumper, Devine hit a three-point shot, Brunson shot, Reaves outside **, the difference on the court still can't be opened, Avachu throws, James interferes with the ball, Devine layup, the Lakers are 7 points behind, Hachimura and Russell make consecutive layups to stop the bleeding, James turns over and jumpers also scores, the result is Devine three-point rush again, the Lakers can't prevent him, Harten dunks violently, the difference is 6 points, Hachimura, James and Reaves lead the team to counterattack, the difference is only 1 point, Brunson hit a mid-range shot and McBride 2+1 to help the Knicks stop the bleeding, Hayes dunked, Avacho made a layup, Brunson scored three points, Hayes made two free throws, Reaves missed three points, and the Lakers 80-86 Knicks at the end of the third quarter.
In the crucial final quarter of the game, can the Lakers overtake the score? Prince hit three points, James jumped to overtake, and then Reaves layup + three points + jump shot in a row, the Lakers gradually gained the upper hand, the Knicks were very tenacious, Brunson and Devine led the team to bite the point difference, Prince went down to earth, 2 + 1, soared three points everything, the Lakers led by 4 points, Reaves three points can still score, he played badly in the first three quarters, and the last quarter suddenly broke out, teamed up with Prince to help the Lakers open up the difference, James made a jump shot, the difference was 9 points, and at the critical moment, Devine shot well, time was running out, Brunson made a 2+1 life, and Brother Thick Mei's free throws completely ended the suspense, and finally the Lakers defeated the Knicks 113-105 and won the reversal.
Lakers data: James 10 of 19, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws got 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Lao Zhan also did his best, the Lakers stood up many times to stop the bleeding when they were behind, especially in the third quarter they kept scoring, James was obviously overdrawn in the final quarter, but he got a key 4 points for a while. Brother Thick Eyebrows 12 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, the offensive end played poorly, and he only scored 4 points in the entire second half. Russell's 16 points and 4 assists were not bad, continuing the form of the previous games, Reaves had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and his performance in the first three quarters was terrible, but he woke up in time in the final quarter.
Hachimura had 7 points and 4 rebounds, and Hayes had 10 points and 3 assists. Prince went on a rampage to create a miracle, contributing 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, becoming a wonder man on the Lakers' bench, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, Christie scored 6 points, and Wood did not score. Looking at the whole game, it is not easy for the Lakers to win, most of the time they are behind, you must know that the Knicks are missing Randle and other main players, I didn't expect the Lakers to fall into a hard battle. After this game, the Lakers are happy to win 2 in a row, and there is a bigger gain, that is, to get rid of the Jazz behind them, because the Jazz have recently suffered 3 consecutive defeats, the momentum is very bad, and now the Lakers have a 1-game lead over the Jazz5 wins, even the gap with the Mavericks, is only 10 wins, because the Mavericks lost to the Bucks today, and it is clear that the Lakers have a chance to hit the top eight in the West.
Knicks stats: Brunson had 36 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists on 15-of-31 shooting, DiVincenzo 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Hart 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Avachu 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Harten 6 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists. After losing to the Lakers, the Knicks fell from third to fourth in the East and were overtaken by the Cavaliers.