On February 2, 2024, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Celtics away, and in this matchup, James and thick eyebrows were absent for some reason, turning the duel between the two heroes into a remnant battle filled with gunpowder.
After the start of the first quarter of the game, the Lakers who were absent from the double core did not have stage fright, but took the lead in the anti-away game, and the Lakers were in full bloom in the middle of the first quarter, and the Celtics were 10 points behind, and at the end of the first quarter, the Celtics hit consecutive shots to close the difference.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers once again opened up the difference, but the Celtics will soon respond, Tatum hit consecutive three-pointers to close the difference, and in the latter part of the second quarter, the Lakers played consecutive offenses again, leading by more than 10 points to end the half.
At the start of the second half, the Lakers continued the momentum of the first half, Reaves' god-accurate three-pointer and Hayes's tough inside helped the Lakers maintain the lead, and at the end of the third quarter, the Celtics closed the gap to within 10 points.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the game entered a white-hot phase.
Although the Celtics have been trying to chase the points, the Lakers have always firmly controlled the game, and the score difference in the fourth quarter has been hovering around 10 points, and the Lakers finally won 114-105.
In a surprise victory, the crumbling Lakers defeated the league's No. 1 Celtics in the absence of Zhan Mei.
Reaves had a hot hand and played his best game of the season, Russell didn't feel good but took on the playmaking load, and Prince, Vanderbilt and Christie also contributed on the offensive end.
Another standout performer was Hayes, who recently regained his chances from the end of the bench, playing strongly, scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds to fill the absence of thick eyebrows.
While winning is a good thing, there's no doubt that the Lakers' situation is very delicate, with several rumours circulating earlier today confirming the fact that Ham is in a precarious position, Wood is still in terrible form after his mentality, and Vanderbilt, who has been playing well recently, has suffered another injury.
The streak of road games is not over yet, but the trade deadline is approaching by another day, and Lakers fans have to get up again.
Wait, pay attention and then go, I wish you all a rich country as soon as possible, thank you.