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The Lakers host the Pelicans, and Russell returns. Lakers starters: Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James, thick eyebrows; Pelicans starters: McCollum, Jones, Ingram, Zion, Wallan.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Russell on the Lakers' side made a breakthrough layup, and thick eyebrows scored 5 points in a row, but Zion and Ingram also hit the basket in a row, and Reaves connected Russell 2+1 to lead by 4 points. Lao Zhan once again assisted Hachimura to hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, but Zion made consecutive fouls under the basket and stood on the free throw line, and the thick eyebrows continued to widen the difference on the inside. Jones immediately responded with three points, Zion made another 2+1 thick eyebrows for the second foul, and the two teams went back and forth to start a big offensive battle, and the score rose alternately, and entered the first official timeout after 19-20. Back in the game, Ingram turned on the offensive firepower, and was knocked down from the outside to cause Thick Eyebrow's third foul, consecutive free throws and breakthrough points. However, the bench players on the Lakers' side were also very strong, and Hachimura entered a timeout after scoring a goal. Ingram played 2+1 again, and Lao Zhan and Zion returned. The Fat Tiger couldn't stop it at all, and the Pelicans led by 3 points at 39-36 to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the two sides rotated the lineup, and the two teams came up and raced each other, and Russell successfully helped the Lakers overtake with two consecutive three-pointers. But the Pelicans also responded. However, Shuila hit 2 three-pointers in a row, and one person scored 14 points in a single quarter to stop the opponent. Back in the game, McCollum threw a throw to stop the bleeding, but Hachimura scored five straight points to extend the lead to eight. Then James and Fat Tiger started a confrontation, and Lao Zhan also found his touch on the outside three-pointer, broke through with the ball and made fouls, and the Lakers once led to 12 points. The sixth threw in and scored, and Jones made a foul and went into a timeout. Back in the game, Reaves also scored three points, but the thick eyebrows under the basket did not dare to move in the face of Wallan, and the sixth's three-point shot scored, and the Pelicans chased to single digits. But head coach Green received a technical foul, the Lakers made three free throws in a row to stabilize the situation, Reaves chased three points and hit again, and the difference came to 15 points, but Jones and CJ hit two three-pointers in a row to stop the bleeding instantly. However, the Lakers' Reaves also went completely crazy at the end of the quarter, and the Lakers led by 13 points at 87-74 at the end of the first half.
In the second half, the Pelicans bloomed more in the third quarter, and there was a wave of 12-5 small climax, Zion scored a layup to chase only 6 points, and the Lakers called a timeout. Back in the game, the two teams continued to play against each other, Zion hit the thick eyebrows and made a foul, and Ham successfully challenged it. Ingram scored four points on consecutive free throws, and Bushy Eyebrow drew his fourth foul. Daniels scored three more points, but Russell began to exert his power again, scoring a layup and then hitting two three-pointers in a row, one of whom scored 8 points to stop the bleeding, and the Lakers still led by 13 points at 115-102 at the end of the third quarter.
At the beginning of the final quarter, James and Zion each led the team, and the two began to compete again, and the thick eyebrows came back and made foul free throws. James steals and assists Reaves on a layup to stop the Pelicans. Back in the game, McCollum came up and scored five straight points to stop the bleeding, and Ingram hit a free throw with 3 seconds left for the Lakers to call a timeout. Back in the game, the thick eyebrow's turnaround jumper and Reaves' layup led to 15 points, and the Pelicans played for a while without narrowing the gap and surrendered early.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 139-122, let's take a look at the specific performance of the players!
Today, James and Zion are facing off against two generations, the old and the new. Just halfway through the first quarter, Zion caused three fouls on Bushy Eyebrows and James. At the end of the quarter, he not only ate Lao Zhan on the offensive end, but also gave out a big hat on the defensive end. In the first quarter, the Fat Tigers were 5-of-5 from the field, 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, and finished with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist.
In the second quarter, the Fat Tiger shot the ball to the basket and scored again in a single quarter, and in the first half, he shot 8 of 12 and 6 of 7 three-pointers to score 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Zion's firepower dropped in the second half, scoring just eight points. For the game, he played 32 minutes, shooting 12-of-19 from the field, 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, and slashing with 309 rebounds and 5 assists.
In the face of his former club, Ingram did not show mercy to his subordinates. He played 12 minutes in the first quarter, shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
But in the second quarter, his hand declined, and he couldn't score a point in a single quarter, only 1 rebound and 1 assist.
In the second half, Ingram didn't take many shots and scored only five points, and he played 35 minutes in the game, shooting 7-of-17 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, contributing 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
James didn't shoot much in the first quarter, but he frequently assisted his teammates, and in the second quarter, he hit three consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and once scored eight points in a row.
In the first half, Lao Zhan shot 3-of-5, 2-of-2 three-pointers, and 6-of-6 free throws, scoring 14 points and 8 assists, with no turnovers and a plus/minus of +14.
In the second half, the old man still gave priority to passing, and he led the team very well in the early part of the final quarter, withstanding the Pelicans' counterattack. In the game, James played 37 and a half minutes, shooting 6-of-13 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range, and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, and recorded a double-double of 21 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists.
His 14 assists is also his personal single-game high this season.
Thick eyebrows actually started the offensive state quite well, scoring 8 points in a row, but after playing half a quarter, he ate 3 fouls and could only be replaced.
In the first half, he shot 4-of-6 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
In the whole game, thick eyebrows only played 29 minutes, shooting 7 of 11 from the field, 6 of 7 from the free throw line, and got 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Today, in addition to James, the Lakers backcourt double-shot Russell and Reaves both shot and blew up the Pelicans.
16 points in a single quarter, Russell 30+2+5
Russell suddenly broke out in the second quarter, scoring 14 points in a row and scoring 16 points in a single quarter, and in the first half he shot 6-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 from three-point range), scoring 21 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
In the whole game, Shuila played 40 minutes, shooting 9 of 19, 6 of 13 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored a team-high 30 points, plus 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of +13.
10 out of 15, Reeves efficient 27+2+4
In the first half, Reaves finished with 17 points and two assists on 6-of-6 shooting, 3-of-3 three-pointers and 2-of-3 free throws.
In the game, he played 27 minutes, shooting 10-of-15, 3-of-4 three-pointers, and 4-of-5 free throws to finish with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.