On February 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to be in full swing, and the Los Angeles Lakers continued to challenge the Charlotte Hornets away from home.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Lakers who were playing away finally defeated the Hornets 124-118, winning three in a row and giving the opponent the Hornets eight consecutive defeats.
Match Review:
Since the Lakers' starting point guard was put into the bench by coach Ham to meditate for a period of time, when Russell returned to the starter, it was like a different person, and he continued to play amazing performances, especially in terms of three-point shooting percentage, control turnover rate and tandem team, Russell tried his best to hide his shortcomings and magnify his strengths.
In addition to the technical level, Russell's performance on the court has become more and more mature, especially in terms of human sophistication, Russell has improved significantly compared to before, especially around James and thick eyebrows, constantly feeding cannonballs to the two leading stars, not only to maintain efficient output, but also to help teammates quickly enter the game.
As Russell has gotten better lately, the Lakers' call for a trade for Russell has been getting lower and lower. After seeing Russell's stable and excellent performance, the Lakers management began to consider whether the team could get a better player than Russell through a trade, and whether it could get a player who was more compatible with James and thick eyebrows than Russell, after all, the regular season is now halfway through, and the teams are gradually beginning to enter the stage of sprinting to the playoffs.
Player stats for both sides:
Lakers: Russell 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, James 26 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Davis 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, Wood 11 points and 6 rebounds, Hachimura 9 points and 5 rebounds, Reaves 9 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, Prince 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Christie 6 points and 3 rebounds, Hayes 3 rebounds.
Hornets: Bridges 41 points and 4 assists, Miller 33 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Washington 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, McGowens 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Smith 8 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Smith 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Richards 4 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist, Blake 2 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Saul 1 assist.
Game Recap:
In the first quarter, the Hornets came up to take the lead, playing an 11-4 offensive climax to lead the Lakers. After that, the Lakers strengthened their offense, quickly tied and overtook the Hornets by 9 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 37-29.
In the second quarter, the Hornets still started well, quickly chasing the score to 36-43, but the Lakers blasted another wave of offensive surge to extend the lead to 18 points. After that, the Hornets Bridges played well again and led the Hornets to chase points. At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers led 74-58.
In the third quarter, the trailing Hornets continued to fight back and chased the score to 71-83, but the Lakers firmly controlled the situation on the court and expanded the difference to 21 points again with excellent offense. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers continued to lead 100-86.
In the fourth quarter, the Hornets were weak at the critical moment of the final quarter, and the Dynamic Incentive Plan in February trailed by 15 points at the most. Although there was a counterattack in the game, stretching the margin to 4, the Lakers' offensive inspiration remained. As the game entered the end of the quarter, the Lakers still had a clear advantage. Miller was the scoring charge for the Hornets, finishing with 16 points in the game, including two three-pointers. And the Lakers' Davis contributed 10 points. In the end, the Lakers won the game 124-118.