Thanks to LeBron James and Bryant shine, the Lakers went upstream in Portland
With the Portland Trail Blazers leading by 25 points after two innings, LeBron James said the Los Angeles Lakers had only two options.
“One is we lie down, surrender and prepare for the next match. The second is to try to the best of the team to see what we can do in the third half, to work towards victory," James said after the game.
“As a team with a will to fight and great ambition, we certainly cannot lie down and give up. That's not what defines the Lakers this season."
Not only speaking but also doing, LeBron James led the Lakers team with a double-double of 37 points and 11 rebounds, helping the LA team complete the comeback and win with a score of 121-112.
Right behind LeBron is striker Thomas Bryant, who had the most sublime match in the Lakers shirt with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Damian Lillard has 24 points and 10 assists for Portland, along with 31 points from young pitcher Anfernee Simons.
The Lakers should not have had such a difficult game. They entered the game excitedly thanks to the hot hands of LeBron James in the first half, sometimes leading the opponent to 14 points.
However, everything turned dizzy in the second half when the Portland Trail Blazers revived, completely overwhelming the LA team with a score of 45-13. This was the Lakers' worst scoring half of the season.
This scenario made Lakers fans soon think of a disastrous game when they scored just 13 points in 12 minutes, but the break in the middle of the game lifted morale for the yellow and purple shirt team.
The third half belonged to the visitors with a score of 40-20 before Troy Brown and Thomas Bryant put the Lakers ahead 98-97 in the first half of the fourth half.
Since then, LeBron James "turned on hunting mode", both scoring and creating to continuously bring back points for the LA team.It is impossible to ignore the name Thomas Bryant, a rebounding machine and scoring second chance points. of the Lakers this game.
He constantly appeared at the right time, fought fiercely and played extremely effectively with 12-15 FG the whole match. Just like that, the Los Angeles Lakers sowed grief for the Portland Trail Blazers and headed straight for victory.
This result extended the Lakers' winning streak to two matches, marking the third win in the last four appearances of coach Darvin Ham's side. This is an important morale boost for the yellow-violet team as they prepare to face the LA Clippers on Wednesday (January 25).
It should be noted that the Lakers are playing better and better, especially in defense despite the absence of Anthony Davis. This 1993-born Bigman is expected to return this weekend or early next week.
At that time, the Los Angeles Lakers will really become an extremely scary team if they can maintain this form.
