The NBA regular season continues, and the Knicks, who have won nine in a row, sit at home and welcome the challenge of the Lakers.
On the Knicks' side, Randle and Anunoby were absent due to injury, and Brunson led the team to double the pressure.
On the Lakers side, the Zhan Mei combination ushered in a comeback at the same time, Prince served as a substitute, and Hachimura entered the starting lineup.
Finally, after a fierce battle in the fourth quarter of the game, with the offensive frenzy of 33-19 in the final quarter, the Lakers defeated the Knicks 113-105 away, the Lakers won 2 consecutive victories on this trip, and the Knicks' 9 consecutive wins were ended!
In fact, in the first quarter of the game, the Lakers were dominated by the opponents, Hachimura, James and Brother Thick Mei scored consecutive points, Christie scored 3+1 to add icing on the cake, Russell scored 10 points in a single quarter, and the Knicks relied on Brunson and DiVincenzo to play and bite the score, and the Lakers led the Knicks 27-25 in the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter, the Knicks launched a counterattack, McBride scored 5 points in a row, Malachi Flynn scored 2 + 1, Brunson and Hart teamed up to play a wave of small climaxes, the Knicks once completed the overtake, and at the critical moment, Jaxson Hayes played 2 + 1 to stabilize the situation for the Lakers, and the Zhan Mei combination continued to fire one after another, and the Knicks drew 59-59 with the Lakers at halftime.
Yibian fought again, the Knicks offense continued unabated, Hart, Achiuwa and Hatten continuously destroyed the Lakers' offense, McBride and Brunson completed 2+1 one after another, DiVincenzo hit two three-pointers in a row, the Knicks overtook the score in one fell swoop, Russell, Reaves and James burst out to help the Lakers stop the decline, and the Lakers trailed the Knicks 80-86 in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Lakers began to chase points, Prince scored 6 points in a row and blew the horn of counterattack, James and Reaves teamed up to play a wave of 9-0 to help the Lakers regain the lead, and the Knicks suddenly fell into a 7-minute scoring drought, 10 seconds before the end, Brother Thick Mei made 4 free throws to the Lakers to lead by 8 points to lock up the win, and finally the Knicks lost to the Lakers at home and were upset!
In this game, the Lakers blossomed more, and the whole team played a team offensive of 6 people scoring double-doubles, Hachimura entered the starting line and scored 7 points plus or minus +3, Prince served as a substitute and scored 16 points plus or minus +7, and Ham's change of formation reaped the effect.
After the whole game, Jaxson Hayes contributed 10 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal to become a wonder soldier, Christie got 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 blocks, plus or minus +12, the highest in the team, Brother Thick Mei came back and scored 12 + 18 + 5 + 1 + 4 comprehensive performance, Russell handed over 16 points, 4 assists and 0 personal turnovers, Reeves and James cut 20+ at the same time.
In this game, Reeves drove low and went high, and when he only scored 3 points in the first half, Reeves scored 19 points in the second half, and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks in the whole game, and scored 14 points in the final quarter.
James had a good offense and defense in this game, shooting 10 of 19 from the field, scoring a team-high 24 points, plus 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and scored 20+ in 9 consecutive games, setting a record for the longest 20+ for players over 39 years old!
What's more critical is that after defeating the Knicks in this campaign and winning 2 in a row, the Lakers' regular season record has come to 26-25, and the Lakers are currently ranked ninth in the West, only 1 win behind the Mavericks, who are eighth in the West.
In contrast, on the Knicks' side, the team's offensive and defensive ends in the final quarter of this game collapsed, and the Lakers beat the Knicks 33-19, and the Knicks were fiercely handled by the Lakers.
In this game, the Knicks scored double figures with 5 players, Hart scored 12 points and 11 rebounds, Achiuwa contributed 10 points and 8 rebounds, McBride scored 10 points, and Brunson and DiVincenzo both hated.
In this game, Brunson scored a double-double, shooting 15 of 31 from the field, scoring a game-high 36 points, and 6 rebounds and 10 assists, but he had no choice but to be reduced to a blank cut.
DiVincenzo was on fire in this game, shooting 10 of 22 from the field, making 6 three-pointers, cutting 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, and there were no personal mistakes!
It is reported that after losing to the Lakers and ending a nine-game winning streak, the Knicks' regular season record came to 32-18, and the Knicks were overtaken by the Cavaliers, who are currently ranked third in the East and the Knicks ranked fourth in the East.
At the same time, the Knicks are 1. behind the Bucks, who are second in the EastAfter 5 wins, Knicks coach Thibodeau officially withdrew from the competition for the coaching seat in this year's All-Star Game, and Bucks head coach Docs Rivers Sr. took this opportunity to lock in the Eastern All-Star head coach!