Beijing time on September 7, 2020, the NBA playoffs continued. Today, the Lakers ushered in the G2 game against the Rockets. In the first match of the previous second round, the Lakers, who had been reborn for many days, became the disadvantaged side. They could not find the offensive rhythm on the court, and the impact of the Rockets' small lineup completely tore the Lakers' defensive system, making them unable to exert their inside advantage at all, so in the G2 game, the Lakers must make some adjustments.
starts on both sides; Rockets; Harden, Westbrook, Tucker, Covington, Gordon.
Lakers; Davis, James, Pope, McGee, Green.
After the game started, neither team was in good condition. Both sides made consecutive attacks. Covington failed to make a breakthrough and landed. Tucker successfully made a tip-in at the basket, taking the lead in helping the Rockets score. Westbrook quickly launched a fast break after stealing. Westbrook's shooting felt bad in the first quarter. Not long after, Lakers Davis responded with a 2+1, turned around and launched a fast break again. At this time, the score had reached 15-9. The Lakers were in a state of great momentum, Morris made three-pointers in succession, and Rondo also made a long-range shot. The Rockets made consecutive mistakes. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Rockets 36-20.
After the start of the second quarter, the Lakers continued their hot touch, and the scoring touch of the whole team was completely turned on. In contrast, the Rockets were completely suppressed by the Lakers. Shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Lakers were already 20 points ahead of the Rockets, and the team's core James Davis all went off the court for a while. The Rockets were not willing to be outdone and began to chase points. With 5 minutes left in the second quarter, the Rockets narrowed the gap to 11 points. But the Lakers continued their scoring touch, and at the end of the half, the Lakers led the Rockets by 16 points 67-51.
Change of sides and then the Rockets gave the Lakers a blowout, Gordon Tucker and others hit three points in succession, and the Rockets made three three-pointers at the beginning to narrow the score gap. At this time, the Rockets had 5 points left in the score difference between the Rockets and the Lakers. Gordon began to perform exceptionally well, at this time he was the highest 23 points in the game, and Harden gradually recovered. Covington regained his shooting touch, made another three-pointer with 3+1, and Caruso, a volleyball cap, and by about 4 minutes of the game, the Rockets had already taken the lead 82-80. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led the Lakers by two points 92-90.
The last quarter started, and the score between the Lakers and Rockets was very anxious. Westbrook's touch began to warm up after hitting a three-pointer in the third quarter. LeBron James dunked a dunk from the basket to ignite the Lakers' fighting atmosphere, and then 102-96, the Lakers won the lead in the score. But Rockets Tucker hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner again. Today, the Rockets' many players were in full swing, but the Lakers were not willing to be outdone. Davis and James connected the team and took action, continuing to help the Lakers establish a scoring lead.
The whole game ended, the Rockets were - Lakers, and six players on the Rockets scored in double digits, Gordon scored 24 points, Harden scored 27 points, Westbrook scored 10 points, Tucker scored 18 points, Covington scored 15 points, and House scored 13 points. James scored a double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds, and Davis scored 34 points and 10 rebounds.
