On January 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, with the defending champion Lakers facing the Bucks. For most of the first half, the Bucks controlled the game's initiative, but from the end of the second quarter, the Lakers blasted a wave of 17-2 to get a 12-point lead. In the final moment, James killed the game by three points! In the end, the Lakers defeated the Bucks 113-106, avoiding the first losing streak of the season, and giving their opponents the first losing streak of the season. At the same time, the record surpassed the Clippers and returned to the league's first place. The away record came to 8 wins and 0 losses! James is 30+ for the first time this season.
Player statistics: James 34 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, Davis 18 points and 9 rebounds, Pope 23 points, Harrell 12 points, Matthews 6 points; Antetokounmpo 25 points and 12 rebounds, Holiday 22 points and 7 assists, Middleton 20 points and 7 assists, Divincenzo 10 points, Lopez 13 points
Both the Lakers and Bucks are considered championship teams. Both teams have performed well this season. The Lakers are currently His away record is 7 wins and 0 losses. It is the only team in the league that has never lost an away game. However, the team suffered a major reversal by the Warriors in the last game and ended 5 consecutive victories. On the other hand, the Bucks have an excellent home record this season, 6 wins and 1 loss, but the team lost to the Nets last game, ending the previous 4-game winning streak.
Both teams defeated each other at home last season, but in the past seven encounters, the Bucks have won 6 games. In the first quarter of the game, the Bucks took the lead in getting the ball, Antetokounmpo played Davis 2+1, but in the next round, Davis made a good shot. Both sides had a good starting rate, and they hit the basket continuously. , The two teams lead alternately, in the middle of the first quarter, Antetokounmpo hit a three-pointer, Davis immediately made a throw, and the two sides drew 13 points, Holiday hit a three-pointer, Antetokounmpo topped James, and the Bucks always maintained A weak lead. At the end of the quarter, Matthews and Kuzma hit three-pointers in a row, and the Lakers took the lead, but the Bucks made a wave of 8-0. At the critical moment, Matthews hit a three-pointer and the Lakers chased the score to 29. -33 ends the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Lopez broke through and made a dunk. James scored a three-pointer in a row. Then he made a fallback jumper to help the Lakers reduce the score to 2 points. Harrell and Davis scored points in succession. , The Lakers tied the score to 41, at a critical moment, Lopez hit a three-pointer,Then a counter-attack dunk was hit. In the middle of the second quarter, Antetokounmpo broke through and hit Harrell for a malicious foul, but Middleton hit a three-pointer and the Bucks regained a 6-point lead. At the critical moment, Davis assisted James and made a dunk. Brother made consecutive dunks and the scores were bitten. At the end of the quarter, Schroeder made a layup, Pope made a three-pointer, the Lakers took the lead, Pope made a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Lakers led a wave of 11-2, 63-57. Enter the intermission.
In the third quarter, Pope and James hit three-pointers one after another, the Lakers took a 12-point lead, but the Bucks then responded with a wave of 10-1 and reduced the score to three points. At the critical moment, Pope hit two consecutive points. With three points to stop the bleeding, the Lakers regained a 9-point lead, but at the end of the third quarter, the Bucks continued to chase points, Middleton hit the middle distance, the score was reduced to 2 points, Davis made a breakthrough, the Lakers led 86-81 to enter The fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo made a strong hit from the inside, but James made a mid-range hit and then hit a three-pointer. The Lakers regained an 8-point lead. In the middle of the fourth quarter, Kuzma made a counterattack and made a layup. The Lakers scored an 11-point lead. After that, Harrell made consecutive inside shots. The Lakers kept the lead. Pope, Caruso, and James hit key three-pointers in a row. James dunked them. In the end, the Lakers withstood the opponent's counterattack. Win the game to avoid losing streak.
Both sides start:
Bucks: Holiday, Divincenzo, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, Lopez
Lakers: Schroder, Pope, James, Davis, Little Gasol
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