On February 28, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued, with the Los Angeles Lakers at home against the New Orleans Pelicans. After the whole game, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 95-123, swallowing a 2-game losing streak.
In this campaign, LeBron James played 35 minutes and 35 seconds, made 13 of 23 shots, scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 7 turnovers, and scored 30+ in his 500th career game.
After losing the game to the Clippers, the Lakers are already in a very unfavorable situation in the standings. What’s more worth noting is that perhaps due to the poor rest during the All-Star weekend, James’s record of scoring 25+ points was also interrupted.
Coming to today’s game, against the Pelicans, which is not a strong team, was originally a good opportunity for the Lakers to boost morale and regain their form. However, this night, the Lakers disappointed the fans again.
In the first quarter, the Lakers’ offensive operation was fairly normal. James succeeded in a layup on a counterattack. In addition, he also assisted Westbrook and Ariza to attack the basket. However, this so-called normality did not last long, and the Lakers quickly fell into a passive position in the middle of the first quarter.
You know, even if he is as strong as James, it is no longer an easy thing to forcibly turn on the attack mode at the age of 37.
At the beginning of the second quarter, James caught the ball in the bottom corner and was not ready to attack, but was double-teamed by CJ-McCollum and Valanciunas. However, when the angle of the ball is not good, James does not have many options, but can only use a difficult way to score with a fallback jumper.
In the latter part of this quarter, the Lakers were already fighting with a small lineup, and James was forced to come to the No. 5 position. During this period, he used a half-circle defense against Valanciunas and successfully made a steal. Next, James quickly jumped into the offense without any hesitation. He received a pass and scored a fast-break layup.
But before halftime, the Lakers were suppressed even more. In desperation, James could only turn on the storm mode again. There were 18 seconds left in this quarter. , has the courage, and the luck is good enough. After drawing a high-floating arc, he hit the board. This goal also allowed the Lakers to barely break the 40 mark in halftime.
Of course, the Lakers lost this game, and James couldn’t be alone. Even if he scored some heroic goals in the offense, his excessive mistakes and his stupor in defense were indeed one of the reasons for the team’s slump.
This slump became more and more serious in the second half. In the third quarter, the Lakers not only failed to regain their fighting spirit, but also completely collapsed on the defensive end. In a single quarter, they were scored 44 points by their opponents, and the suspense was completely killed at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, James still insisted on the field, his score also reached 30+, 13 of 23 shots, and the hit rate also exceeded 50%. In terms of assists, rebounds, steals and blocks, James also filled the data sheet. In addition, this was the 500th game of James’ career with a score of 30+. However, in addition to the positive data, Zhan Huang’s 7 mistakes and a fiasco may reflect the bitterness of the night. (Poirot)Return to Sohu, see more
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