The Lakers, plagued by injuries and run-ins, finally ushered in one of the most enjoyable wins of the season so far, sitting at home to beat the Blazers by 33 points.
Throughout the entire game process, the Lakers opened with full firepower to establish a double-digit advantage, and then the point difference was further stretched to twenty points, the Blazers briefly chased the score, but the Lakers did not give the slightest chance, and finally won a 33-point victory.
The core of the Lakers, James, slashed 43 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, scoring a new season high and rebounding the highest in the season.
Such a crazy performance made James the first player in NBA history to score at least 40 points, 10 rebounds plus 5 three-pointers in less than 30 minutes, and the second player in history to be over 35 years old and able to hand over 40+ points and 0 turnovers, the other being Jordan.
This is also the epitome of James' overall impressive performance after entering the local December, throughout December, he averaged 30.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, shooting 56% from the field and 40% from three-point range.
Such a fiery performance has allowed James to refresh his career record of 30+ consecutive scoring games, and James has scored 30+ points in 7 consecutive games.
Faced with such a big win and his own record-breaking performance, James did not overemphasize his personal feelings after the game, but named the team's miracles.
In addition, because of the team's poor performance, coach Vogel's post-match showdown strategy, Wei Shao, who is deeply involved in trading rumors, is even more heartfelt.
In a post-game interview, James said he had been focusing on the court, which made him in very good shape, and he was currently in a "zone" and he wanted to maintain such a state for a long time.
As for the team's big wins, it is because in the past few games, the team has constantly welcomed back the core players, which makes it clear to everyone what will be arranged next to them.
During the period, James also specifically mentioned the small lineup, pointing out that this is the inspiration obtained against the Rockets, such an arrangement will allow the team to get a better rotational defensive performance, and the team hopes to continue to play like this.
When it comes to The Wizards Johnson, James can't hide his joy, bluntly saying that the new signing has brought resilience to the team's flanks, and Johnson has a tough defense, which is the characteristic of the Lakers to become one of the best teams in the past few seasons.
At the same time, James believes that Johnson has become inseparable from this Lakers team, which is closely related to Johnson's previous playing for lakers development league teams.
In this game, Johnson started 23 minutes and had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-4 shooting, with a plus-minus of +25.
Coach Vogel also gave the youngster great recognition, unabashedly saying that he liked to see the physical confrontation provided by Johnson.
Especially when it comes to taking a bag clip against Lillard, Johnson is not only very fast, but also very strong.
As for the small lineup that was once criticized by the outside world, Vogel once again showdown said that the team coaching staff found in the previous game against the Pacers that James could fully play the role of the No. 5 position, which would make James's game easier.
At present, the team is still experimenting around James playing the fifth position, and it is not clear how long it will be used, but this lineup is currently the direction of the team's coaching staff.
At the same time, Vogel revealed that before the return of the thick eyebrow brother, the team will continue to change the starting lineup, and the start of this game is not a long-term choice.
Obviously, from james and Vogel's voice, it is not difficult to hear the reason for the Lakers' state of recovery.
The first point is that the team continues to change sides and finally find a good starting lineup, and the second point is that the team's injured players continue to return, coupled with the emergence of Surprise soldiers, the team can use more and more people.
Westbrook also said this after the game, saying that the most important thing for the team is that the teammates around him can stay healthy, and with the return of teammates and coach Vogel, he feels better and better, and in this game, Westbrook got 15 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals in 5 of 10, plus or minus +29 the highest in the game.