The Los Angeles Lakers played against the Chicago Bulls at home today. Lakers star Anthony Davis decided to take a break in the second game of back-to-back. The Lakers, led by James LeBron James with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, narrowly won by 117-115 by 2 points. The Bulls refused to lose a streak.
In addition to James James, Montrezl Harrell also performed well. He had 17 points and 14 rebounds, starting point guard Dennis Schroder had 17 points and 6 assists, and Wesley Matthews had 14 points.
For the Bulls, star Zach LaVine scored 38 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Center Wendall Carter Jr. had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Thaddeus Young had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. However, Bulls forward Otto Porter Jr. only played 6 because of back spasms. Exit in minutes.
The Bulls at the opening game took advantage of the absence of AD and relied on LaVine to score 19 points in a single quarter. The Lakers were caught off guard, and the Bulls took a 33-28 lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lakers regained their feelings, relying on the Lakers bench group to play, the Lakers tied the score, leading the Bulls by 1 point at halftime.
At the beginning of the third quarter, WCJ and LaVine took turns to lead the Bulls to a 6-point difference. But at this time, replacing Wesley Matthews, the shooter who started the game, suddenly broke out. He made 4 of 4 3-pointers in a single quarter and contributed 14 points to help the Lakers take the lead and enter the fourth quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers bench group led by Harrell and Alex Caruso helped the Lakers lead to 12 points shortly after the beginning of the fourth quarter. But the Bulls were unwilling to compromise. Young and LaVine scored consecutively, but only 3 points left.
At the last minute, the Lakers only led by 4 points. The Bulls shooter Garrett Temple soared into a three-pointer from the corner three-point line. The Lakers only led 116-115 by 1 point. In the next wave of offense, Zhan Huanglu missed a three-pointer, and it was the Bulls’ turn to counterattack, but LaVine did not make a mid-range shot, and his teammates leaked the ball while fighting for rebounds, and the ball was returned to the Lakers. The Lakers finally relied on Zhan Huang to serve accurately to the backcourt. After receiving the ball, Schroder showed speed to prevent the opponent from fouling. It took nearly 4 seconds to succeed. The Lakers eventually defeated the Bulls 117-115 and refused to win a losing streak.
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