An NBA regular season focus battle, the Los Angeles Lakers away to challenge the Houston Rockets. At the end of the half, the Lakers temporarily led 67-59. Looking at the Lakers' statistics, it is a bit strange, they 4 people scored in double figures, a combined 62 points, while the other 4 only scored 5 points, which is too serious a division.
This is a contest between a pair of difficult brothers and sisters, the Lakers have had a hard time recently, they have suffered five consecutive losses, the ranking has fallen to the ninth place in the West, and if they do not win, they can't account for it. And the Rockets, even worse, they also have four consecutive losses, although slightly stronger than the Lakers, but can not stand the bottom of the bottom ah, and now with 10 wins and 24 losses in the bottom of the West. To be able to meet each other at such a moment, both sides have the expectation of winning the ball to stop the decline, depending on who can achieve it.
In the first quarter, the fight was really out of breath, and both sides launched a confrontation, but there was no concession, and finally the battle became 34-35, and the Lakers were slightly inferior. However, in the second quarter, the Lakers still maintained the efficiency of the first quarter, scoring 33 points, but the Rockets fell behind, they only scored 24 points, and had to enter the half-time as a trail.
Although the Rockets played very average, but not sustainable enough, unlike the Lakers today, which have four explosive points, all of which are relatively graspive, so the data looks strange. LeBron James had 18 points, five rebounds and four assists, Russell Westbrook had 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Cameron Anthony also had 13 points and three rebounds, and Malik Munch played the Wizards with 16 points. The four combined scored 62 points, the other four had just five points, S-Johnson had 3 points, Bradley had 2 points, tucker and Collison did not score.
Can such a fragmented situation be maintained forever? Even if it can, it will make superstars such as James and Westbrook very tired, but in order to win and end a 5-game losing streak, it can't be managed so much. The key is the third section, if the Lakers do not collapse, basically cover the coffin.