In the last fiasco against the Nuggets, the Lakers were once again in trouble, suffering three consecutive losses and once again winning less than 50%. This time against the Jazz, there is only one way to beat the opponent, but fortunately, the team worked together this time, played a wonderful game at home, and completed the reversal in the last quarter, beating the Jazz 101-95, ending the decline of 3 consecutive losses.
This game the Lakers still played very hard, from the beginning can be seen, the attitude has changed, James and Wei Shao led by the team to prevail, and in the second quarter, Wei Shao is even more into the box directly to block Gobert, directly ignited the Lakers home. In the second half, the Lakers were once overtaken by the opponent, the Jazz blasted out a wave of 13-3 attacks, leading by 6 points after the third quarter; watching the Lakers in trouble, the Lakers suddenly made a force in the last quarter, Johnson became a surprise soldier, leading the team to blast out a wave of 13-0 attack, with Wei Shao playing 2 + 1, the game also completely lost suspense.
James played well in this game, playing 37 minutes, shooting 9-of-20, 3-of-8 from three-point range, 4-of-8 from the free throw line, and cutting 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. This is also his 14 consecutive Lakers games James scored the highest score in the team, but also in 14 consecutive games at least 25 points and 5 rebounds and shot 1+ three-pointers, the longest record in NBA history.
Westbrook also had a good play this time, shooting 5 of 14 from the field, 1 of 4 from three-point range, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, contributing 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. But in the game, once to block Gobert, one last-minute 2+1 to lock in the win.
But in this game, the key to the Lakers' ability to complete the reversal in the final quarter is temporary worker Stanley Johnson. He played very well in the final quarter, with the best defender Gobert taking advantage of the opponent, many times with small hits, in the fourth quarter he scored 10 points and 4 rebounds on 5 of 6, a wave of 13-0 attack was led by him, this time he became a super surprise. After the game, Johnson revealed that it was James who asked him to play this pair. Among them, James also had a few times to block for him and let him go to the opposite position, and he also seized the opportunity very well.
In the whole game, Johnson played 24 minutes, 7-of-9, 15 points, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks, plus or minus +18. You know, the Lakers only announced earlier that they signed a 10-day short contract with him, and now there is a big outbreak, which will also make the Lakers more willing to keep him. I have to say that the Lakers chose to keep Johnson is still very wise, this signing also allows them to make a lot of money in this game, in the case of Ariza's poor form, he can make up for it very well.