On January 24th, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued, and the Los Angeles Lakers played away to the Miami Heat. After the game, the Lakers lost 107-113 to the Heat.
Star of the game: Jimmy Butler
In this campaign, Butler once again played the mainstay of the Heat. He scored 20 points on 7 of 18 shots and also scored 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. In addition, in this game, Butler hit the 10th triple-double of the Heat’s career, surpassing LeBron James and becoming the triple-double king in the history of the Heat.
Overall stats:
Specific score: 25-39, 27-30, 18-20, 37-24 (the Lakers are in front).
On the Lakers side, LeBron James scored 33 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Westbrook scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Bradley scored 15 points, Carmelo Anthony scored 11 points and 3 rebounds, Malik Meng Gram 7 points and 2 assists, Stanley – Johnson 7 points and 2 rebounds, Houghton – Tucker 5 points and 3 assists, Ellington 3 points, Reeves 2 points and 1 assist.
On the Heat side, in addition to Jimmy Butler, Duncan Robinson had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Adebayor had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, PJ-Tucker had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and Gaby Vincent had 8 points. 11 points and 6 assists, Caleb Martin 15 points and 2 rebounds, Struth 8 points and 3 rebounds, Kyle – Gay 3 points. In the final stage of the game, Adebayor and Vincent received 6 fouls and were sent off.
Game recap:
In the first quarter, Adebayor made an alley-oop dunk, and the Heat took the lead. Soon, Avery Bradley made a breakthrough and shot in, and the Lakers responded. But after that, the Lakers gradually fell into a passive position. On the Heat side, Vincent and Duncan Robinson made three-pointers, Butler made jumpers and Adebayor made layups. In the middle of this section, Deng Luo made another three points, and the difference was widened to double digits. After that, Dedmon caused Westbrook a level 1 malicious foul, a 2+1, a layup, and 5 points in a round. On the Lakers side, the defense is full of loopholes, and the offense is stagnant. In the countdown stage of this quarter, Struth also made a three-pointer. After the single quarter, the Heat temporarily led 39-25.
In the second quarter, Adebayor hit an alley-oop dunk, Caleb Martin also made a three-pointer, and the point difference was still widening. After 4 minutes of play in this quarter, with Vincent’s layup, the Heat took the lead. 22 points. Passive, Westbrook made a free throw into the net, Melo made 2 of 2 free throws for a level 1 malicious foul, and scored three consecutive three-pointers with Stanley Johnson. The Lakers’ offensive finally improved. But in the latter part of this quarter, Deng Luo made a foul free throw into the net, and the point difference remained above 25 points. Before halftime, James exerted his strength. He made free throws and layups in a row. After halftime, the Lakers continued to lag 52-69.
After changing sides and fighting again, James made an alley-oop dunk and scored a personal score of 20. But the Heat’s output was still stable. Butler made a step back and made a jump shot. The three-pointer from the outside was also hit steadily. Driven by JB, the point difference returned to more than 20 points. In the latter part of this quarter, Westbrook scored a jumper, Bradley also made a three-pointer, and the difference was slightly narrowed. Since then, the Heat’s offense and defense have been a bit slack, Ellington also made a three-pointer, and the point difference returned to within 20 points. Dunro fed the cake and Adebayor easily dunked to score. After three quarters, the Lakers continued to lag 70-89.
In the final quarter, Dunro and Martin scored consecutive layups, and the Heat regained the lead by more than 20 points. Seeing that the suspense of victory or defeat was about to be lost, but after that, Bradley’s three-pointer went into the net, and the Lakers counterattacked. After that, James and Horton- Tucker took turns to score, and Westbrook’s breakthroughs were also consecutively successful. AB made another three-pointer, and the Lakers approached the point difference to 11 points with 3:53 left in the game.
The Heat called a timeout to adjust, but it didn’t work. Later in this quarter, the old Melon made a three-pointer into the net, Westbrook made 2 of 2 free throws, and the difference returned to 6 points. After that, Dun Luo made 1 of 2 free throws and also made a three-pointer. Looking back, Westbrook made a breakthrough and James stormed and scored 2+1. The Lakers continued to maintain the suspense of chasing points. After that, the Heat’s two generals Vincent and Adebayor were sent off for the sixth foul, but the Lakers’ pursuit of points also stalled. With 4.2 seconds left in the game, the Lakers made a mistake on the sideline and Caleb Martin made a sneak attack. The basket was scored, and the suspense was completely killed. After the game, the Lakers lost 107-113 to the Heat.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Lakers: LeBron James, Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Avery Bradley, Russell Westbrook
Heat: Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker, Bam Adebayo, Duncan Robinson, Gaby Vincent
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