On March 7, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Kings 120-130 at home in the NBA regular season Western Conference focus card battle, and the latter achieved three kills in the season. James retired early, thick eyebrows were hammered by Xiao Sa, and Fox broke the Lakers guard group.
In the first quarter of the battle, the Lakers took the lead with the home court advantage, and the Kings fell behind by 19 points at one point, but the Lakers began to relax in the late stage, and the Kings took the opportunity to play a 10-0 small climax to chase 9 points. In the second quarter, the Lakers' offense and defense were cut off, Fox teamed up with Xiao Sa to make a kill, and the Kings set off a 24-8 attack wave to achieve a rebound, and the Lakers fell behind by 15 points at halftime.
After returning from the break, Fox and Monk took turns to score points, the Lakers' defense was penetrated, the Kings easily took a 22-point lead, James appeared on the court to break the game, and the Lakers woke up in time to rekindle hope for a 10-0 small climax. In the last quarter, the king frantically punished the Lakers on the outside, James and Hachimura defused the bomb, the king could always fight back, and after James was injured, the Lakers were forced to surrender!
James played 36 minutes, shooting 10-of-16, 1-of-4 from three-point range, making all 10 free throws, scoring 31 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal. He left the game with four minutes remaining, his expression pained. Speaking after the game, James said: "I'm still dealing with my left ankle, nothing happened, I just need to rest. ”
Thick eyebrows met the nemesis, only 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, and his career record against Xiao Sa came to 0-9. Hachimura was not afraid of strong opponents and efficiently contributed 29 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 hat.
As soon as the Kings beat the Lakers, Fox exploded with 44 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Sabonis 16 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, Monk 26 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Barnes 11 points, and Mitchell 12 points.
After losing this key card battle, the Lakers slipped to 10th in the West, and they will meet the Kings for the last time of the season next week.