At 11:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 1, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, and the Los Angeles Lakers are sitting at home to face the Washington Wizards. Prior to this game, the Lakers were in 10th place in the West with a 32-28 record, and they have been in average form with 2 wins and 2 losses in their last four games. The 39-year-old is on the verge of completing a historic milestone when he is 40 points short of his regular season total to open the 40,000-point mark. It is worth mentioning that James this season is still the only three players in the league who average 25+7+7 per game and have a true shooting rate of 60%, and the other two are Jokic and Doncic. In addition, Lao Zhan has played 14 games of 30+ this season, the most in a single season in history for 39 years old and above, and the second place is Jordan in the 02-03 season.
Speaking about James, Durant said in an interview: "He's got the perfect idea of what it means to be an NBA player and a superstar in the league. So, after 25 years of fighting, maybe he wants some new challenges in life. With his experience and knowledge, he brings value anywhere. Playing in the NBA for that long will help you prepare for the second phase of your life. Once he walks off the court, it won't be the last time we'll see LeBron. On the other side, the Wizards, before this game, ranked second to last in the East with a 9-49 record, as one of the league's super fish belly teams, the Wizards were actually a bit unlucky, and they completed a huge loss in the offseason, trading Beal for Poole, who averaged only 16 points per game this season.
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Lakers sent James, thick eyebrows, Russell, Reaves and Hachimura, and the Wizards sent Kuzma, Avdija, Jones, Bagley and Shamet. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the thick eyebrows jumped to win, the Lakers took the lead in getting the ball, Russell's three-shot hit and scored the first goal of the game, Avdija turned and layup for the Wizards, James Tank crushed the layup and scored easily, Avdija scored another three points at the top of the arc, Jones broke through and threw the hollow into the net, Hachimura also scored steadily in the middle of the distance, Poole twisted and scored a difficult 3+1, Dinwiddie leaned back and shot two points from the middle distance, Holmes' big open three-pointer went straight in.
In the first quarter of the game, the Wizards did not show weakness in the face of the Lakers away, and even maintained a slight lead, and at the end of the first quarter, the Wizards led the Lakers by 3 points 34-31. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Kisbert's empty three-point shot pierced the heart to help the Wizards take the next city, James rampage into the basket and dropped two points, James made a difficult aerial layup and played a 2+1, the thick eyebrows in the restricted area ate cake with both hands and dunked violently, Kuzma was accurately guided outside the three-point line, Poole also had to smash the court, and scored 5 points in a row. Both teams maintained a high offensive efficiency, and Dinwiddie's open three-pointer also penetrated the basket. The score of the two sides was deadlocked, the difference between the points has been kept within 5 points, and the thick eyebrows were asked for in the restricted area, and at the end of the half, the Lakers led the Wizards by one point 70-69.
In the first half, James scored 15 points, thick eyebrows 24 points and 8 rebounds, and Poole had 20 points and 4 assists. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Bagley made a small throw in the paint area and hit a hollow shot, opening the third quarter of the game, James leaned back to the limit and turned over and jumped for two points, Russell fell and scored 4 points in a row, Bagley ambushed in the bottom corner, shot a bow and arrow outside the three-point line and pierced Yang in 100 steps, Reeves steals and breaks fast, a dragon picks up a basket and scores two points, Poole hits a long-range three-pointer again and again, thick eyebrows continue to show dominance under the basket, and the two teams score high and high in the penalty area, and the scores of the two teams are chasing me, alternately leading, There is still a stalemate. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Wizards by four points at 99-95.
In the final quarter, Zma suddenly broke out and scored five points in a row, and Poole also hit a three-point step back, and the Wizards overtook the score at the last moment. At the critical moment, Bagley blocked James, and Reaves scored a second offensive to help the Lakers equalize. In the final moment, Poole missed a three-point shot, and the two sides went into overtime tied at 126. In overtime, Kuzma scored five points in a row to lead the team, and Zhan Mei was not to be outdone. After that, the Wizards missed consecutive offensive shots, and finally the game ended at full-time, and the Lakers narrowly defeated the Wizards 134-131.
In terms of statistics, on the Wizards' side, Poole scored 34 points and 7 assists; Marvin Bagley III 23 points; Deni Avdija 15 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists; Corey Kispert 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists; Kyle Kuzma had 20 points and eight rebounds. On the Lakers' side: Anthony Davis 40 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists; LeBron James 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists; D'Angelo Russell 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists; Spencer-Dinwiddie 10 points; Austin Reaves had 12 points and five rebounds. Then after this game, James is still 9 points short of breaking the 40,000-point mark, and the Lakers will host the defending champion Nuggets in the next game. Hundreds of spectators