On March 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers defeated the Wizards 134-131 at home, and won two consecutive victories. However, with offense and defense at critical moments, the Lakers dragged the game into overtime and won the victory by defense. After this win, the Lakers' record has improved to 33-28 and continues to rank 9th in the West. So how did they win this game, maybe the data can give us some answers.
James, back-to-back, fighting continuously, to be honest, really tired enough for the old comrades. Ham deliberately reduced James' playing time, and actually replaced him in the last 3 minutes of regular time, but he actually played overtime, which outweighed the loss. In terms of statistics, James shot 12-of-24, 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 5-of-7 free throws, and personally cut 31 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 4 turnovers. At the critical moment, the Lakers or James stood up, he hit a key three-pointer in overtime to tie the score, and also chased Poole before to prevent the point difference from being further widened.
Thick eyebrows, the mainstay of the Lakers. The last game was reversed by James, and in the words of thick eyebrows, he sat on the bench and became a "fan". This time, as the core of the Lakers' offense and defense, thick eyebrows stood up. In the first half, he scored 24 points, showing his attitude, and the offensive and defensive performance of thick eyebrows at critical moments was also very tough, he shot 14 of 22 and 12 of 13 free throws, and he scored 40 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks and 1 turnover. The attitude of the thick eyebrows is as if to say, today I will carry the team to win, full of aggression, and the Wizards inside line can't stop him at all.
Russell, to be honest, was a bit sluggish in the second half of the day, he scored 11 points in the first quarter, and he was in great form, but the rest of the form did not carry over. In the whole game, Russell shot 9 of 21 and 4 of 11 three-pointers, and he got 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 turnovers.
Reaves, in terms of statistics, Reaves shot 6 of 11, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and only got 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 turnover, and his performance looked mediocre. In fact, Reaves was crucial in key moments, and if it weren't for him carrying the opponent's center to score a layup at the end of regular time, the Lakers wouldn't even have a chance to go overtime.
Hachimura, Hachimura's offensive efficiency today is relatively average, but he did a good job of limiting Kuzma's offense at critical moments. Overall, Hachimura shot 4-of-11 and 0-of-2 three-pointers, he got 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, no turnovers, and his steals all appeared at critical moments, with a plus/minus of +7, the highest on the team.
Dinwiddie, today Dinwiddie can be regarded as a great hero of the Lakers, when the three guards are there, the defense is still watchable, and when the Lakers are in average condition, it is Dinwiddie who stands up and hits three points in a row, today he shot 3 of 5, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, got 10 points, 3 assists and 1 turnover, and his performance was very comprehensive.
The rest of Hayes, Prince, Reddish, and Christie performed decently, and Hayes was not bad, he shot 3-of-4 and got 6 points and 5 rebounds, and did not make mistakes during the rest of the thick eyebrows, and seized all the opportunities as much as possible to improve the efficiency of eating cakes. Prince shot 1-of-2 from the field and got 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 turnover. Christie played a 2+1, Reddish only played 4 minutes today, should be back from injury, back-to-back is not suitable for too long to play.