On January 13, Beijing time, the Lakers played against the Kings away. The Lakers led 67-61 in the first half. James continued his explosive form, playing 18 minutes in the first half with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Munch was also very good, shooting 4 of 5 from three-point range, with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Westbrook had 8 points and 6 rebounds. Howard re-entered the rotation, played 7 minutes, shot all three of them, and had 7 points and 3 rebounds.
The Lakers made a change of lineup, with Ariza replacing Stanley Johnson as the starter. In addition, the Lakers are no longer stuck to the use of the five small, Howard into the rotation lineup.
James maintained a steady state, he attacked as soon as he came up, the middle shot missed, Ariza grabbed the offensive rebound, James hit again to create a foul on Bagley, and hit both free throws. After the Kings scored four consecutive points, James received a Dunk pass and dunked the point. The cooperation between James and Munch has been very tacit.
Munch is the Lakers' most accurate pitcher of this time, and he then received two consecutive three-pointers from Westbrook and James assists. The Lakers blossomed more, and Westbrook and Bradley also scored. James scored in the middle of the second quarter and scored six points in the first quarter. The Lakers led by five points 34-29 in the first quarter. Munch was the Lakers' highest scorer in the first quarter, shooting all three from three-point range.
In the second quarter, James continued the feel, he made two fouls and one shot, then threw two consecutive goals and scored in double figures. Munch's hand felt so good that he retreated from the three-point shot with 5:57 left in the second quarter to shoot his fourth three-pointer of the game and already hit all four of them. Munch then assisted Howard's air-to-air layup to score.
Howard, who got the opportunity to play again, was also fierce, and after more than 1 minute, in the case of Westbrook's lack of shooting, he grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a second offensive score, and there were 2 minutes and 53 seconds left in the second season, and the Monsters made Bagley fouls, 2 free throws and 1 of 2. He became a reliable scorer for the Lakers on the bench.
James scored another three-pointer with 2:19 left in the second quarter to help the Lakers extend their lead. However, then the Kings Bagley, Mitchell and Fox scored eight consecutive points, and the Lakers were dudded in the last 2 minutes, ending the Lakers with a 67-61 lead in the first half.