On March 1, Beijing time, the 2023-24 NBA regular season was in full swing, and a key battle was launched, with the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the visiting Washington Wizards. In the last game, James scored 19 points in the final quarter and led the team to complete a 21-point comeback to defeat the Clippers.
At present, the Lakers' record has come to 32-28, ranking 10th in the West, and they are overtaken by the Warriors who won before! This game has special significance for James, who is just 40 points away from a career 40,000 points. If you can score 40 points in a single game, you will directly create this unprecedented milestone!
In the first quarter, James did not deliberately chase the record, and only took 4 shots to score 4 points; The team made 3 of 7 3-pointers, but the interior scoring efficiency was very high, and he frequently chiseled under the basket to get shots. In this quarter, the Lakers scored 31 points, and the thick eyebrows scored 10 points in 3 of 6, plus 5 boards, 1 assist and 1 hat, and performed comprehensively; The Wizards performed a balanced performance inside and outside, hitting 5 3-pointers, hitting the basket inside, and frequently scoring 34 points in a single quarter, and the Wizards led by 3 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the two teams launched a battle of points, and the Lakers only made 3 of 8 3-pointers, mainly relying on the impact of the basket to score points, and the shot under the basket was almost empty! Thick eyebrows made all 5 shots in this section on the inside, 2 layups and 1 dunk, scoring 14 points! James also exerted his strength, scoring 11 points on inside and outside shots, and only used 4 shots, which was quite efficient! The Wizards also shot crazy inside and outside this quarter, and also created a lot of scoring opportunities under the basket. The two teams battled 35-39 in the quarter, and the overall score came to 69-70, and the Lakers led by one point.
Yibian fought again, Bagley drifted and shot to help the Wizards overtake, Avdija opened the gap with 2 free throws and 2 hits, Shamet continued to fire on his back, and the Wizards started the game 6-0 in a wave! At the critical moment, the thick eyebrows shot, the jump shot stopped the bleeding, and James broke through to the basket to continue the firepower! After that, the two sides alternated points and fought to 80 draws; Bagley and Kispert scored five straight points to give the Wizards the lead again; James and Reaves also scored 4 points in a row, and the Lakers overtook them! At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by 4 points at 99-95; James scored 19 points, 21 points away from 400000, and it seems that this game is likely to be unattainable.
At the beginning of the last quarter, James turned around and hit a back, Poole responded with a layup, Russell scored 3 points, Bagley hooked his hand and slashed 4 points in a row, Hayes continued to make a basket, Poole scored a 3-point shot through the heart, and Prince turned around and leaned back!
The two sides come and go, and the score difference is always around 4 points; The battle reached 112-118, Bagley and Jones teamed up to score 5 points, and directly chased only 1 point, and the Lakers hurriedly shouted to stop! After the pause, the Wizards continued to exert their strength, Kuzmane scored 5 points in a row with a sudden outside shot, and the Wizards overtook him! Reeves and thick eyebrows scored 4 points in a row, and Poole scored 3 points again! Reeves hit the board backwards, and the two sides fought to a 126-all tie, and the last 4 seconds! Poole misses the whistle and the game goes into overtime! In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Wizards 134-131 in overtime.
Statistics: James scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists in this game, only 9 points away from the 40,000-point milestone! Thick eyebrows had 40 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, Reaves had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Russell had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. On the Wizards' side, Poole had 34 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Bagley had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Kuzma had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Avdija had 15 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, and Kispert had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.