On March 1, 2024, Beijing time, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Wizards at home!
This match is perhaps the most watched game so far this season, as Lao Zhan is very likely to achieve his career 40,000 points in this game.
In yesterday's Los Angeles derby, when the Lakers trailed by 21 points in the fourth quarter, James stepped up and scored 19 points in a single quarter to lead the team to complete a shocking comeback.
After the derby, Lao Zhan's career achievement of 40,000 points is only 40 points, so today's game with the Wizards is also considered to be a game that Lao Zhan is very likely to reach a milestone!
At the beginning of the game, after almost a minute of scuffle between the two sides, Russell scored first.
After that, Avdija scored five points in a row to help the Wizards overtake the score.
Then, James scored a dunk on the move, and the two sides were tied at 5-5.
In the next game, both teams played very aggressively on the offensive end, and the score alternated leads
In the 6th minute and 26 seconds of the game, Davis made a dunk, and the two sides tied at 16
For the rest of the first quarter, the two teams still played back and forth on the offensive end, but the Wizards once extended their lead to 8 points, which made the Lakers fall into passivity for a while.
Fortunately, Davis scored 5 points in a row to help the team get out of the predicament, but the Wizards' state in the first quarter of the game was so good that the Lakers could only temporarily fall behind their opponents 31-34 in the end!
In the second quarter of the game, the state of the two teams on the offensive end was still very fierce
Kispert, on the Wizards' side, hit a long-range three-pointer as soon as he came up.
James on the Lakers' side also scored a breakthrough layup, and then Poole scored a fast break.
After James hit one of two free throws, Hayes took the lead, and the two teams played quite hotly in the opening stages of the second quarter.
In the 6th minute and 35 seconds of the game, Poole hit a three-point shot, and the Wizards extended the difference to nine points.
At 4 minutes and 35 seconds into the game, the Lakers started to play a wave of 10-0 offensive climax in less than two minutes, and the difference was erased.
In the remaining games of the second quarter, the Lakers completely mastered the advantage, but the state of the Wizards was still able to match the Lakers' offense, and finally at halftime, the Lakers temporarily took the lead by 1 point!
In the second half of the game, both sides played a good game each -
In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers scored 29 points and the Wizards scored 26 points
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers scored 27 points and the Wizards scored 31 points
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers were still in the lead until the final four minutes.
In the 3:09 minute of the game, Kuzma hit a three-point shot, and the Wizards overtook the score.
After that, the Wizards were in the lead for a long time, until the 1:03 mark of the game, Davis hooked up, and the Lakers took the lead again, but Poole immediately returned the three-pointer, and the Lakers did not equalize the score until the final 24 seconds of the game.
The Wizards had a chance to complete the kill, but Poole's three-point shot missed, and the two sides went into overtime!
In overtime, the two teams played quite anxiously, but the Lakers, who were in better form, still seized the opportunity.
At 3:12 of overtime, the game was tied at 131 before Davis hit a jumper.
The Wizards' side was in chaos and ended up fouling James, who made one of two free throws to extend the Lakers' lead to three points.
There was just over a minute left to end the game, but neither team could score in that minute.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Wizards 134-131!
Despite winning the game, the Lakers' form and performance still worried fans.
So far, the Lakers have shown the outside world that they are strong when they are strong, and weak when they are weak.
To be able to fight against a top team like the Clippers until the last minute, and to complete today's big comeback.
can also be entangled with a fish belly team like the Wizards until overtime to determine the winner or loser, such a state of flux of strength and weakness is really incomprehensible.
But considering that today is a back-to-back game for the Lakers, it is understandable that the scene is like this!
It's a bit of a pity that James didn't score 40 points in this game, so his 40,000-point achievement will have to wait a little longer.
Although he failed to achieve this achievement today, Lao Zhan's performance today is still very explosive.
He scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists in the whole game, shooting 12 of 24, which is not easy to hand over such statistics at the age of 39 and back-to-back games.
In addition, thick eyebrows are still playing very strongly today, scoring 40 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in the whole game, basically dominating both offensive and defensive ends, and his and Lao Zhan's excellent performance is the key to the team's ability to win the game!
Fans and friends, do you think James can achieve his 40,000 points in the next game? Welcome to discuss!
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