The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 107-97 at home in regular season NBA action this morning, making the
Rockets (US basketball team)
Suffered their third straight loss.
In this game.
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA team)
showed a great performance and eventually came out on top. They showed good coordination on the offensive end and managed to pull away with their efficient shooting percentage and strong rebounding advantage. At the same time, they also gave the Rockets a lot of pressure on the defensive end, limiting their scoring opportunities.
In contrast, the Houston Rockets had a difficult time in this campaign. Rockets in the offensive end of the performance is relatively weak, encountered the Lakers tight defense and good rebound control, difficult to find effective scoring opportunities. In addition, the Rockets also lacked in the defensive end, failed to effectively limit the Lakers' scoring, resulting in the score gradually widened.
For the Rockets, the loss puts them on a three-game losing streak, and they will need to make timely adjustments to their tactics and mentality to get back to their winning ways. The Lakers, on the other hand, continued their good form with an important win, further consolidating their lead in the West.
Game-specific scores (Lakers on back): 30-25, 14-35, 28-26, 25-21.
In the Lakers' game against the Rockets, the Lakers got off to a good 3-0 start in the first quarter, but were quickly overtaken by the Rockets and at one point trailed by nine points. Although the Lakers gradually caught up in the latter part of the period, the Rockets still led 30-25 at the end of the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter, the Lakers were down by seven points, but they gradually found their rhythm in the game and took an 18-point lead. Despite some degree of defense by the Rockets in the second half, the Lakers still led 60-44 at halftime. Reeves of the Lakers contributed 15 points in the quarter, while VanVleet of the Rockets contributed 10 points.
In the third quarter, the two teams engaged in a close battle. The Rockets' Shin Kyung contributed 12 points in the quarter, including two three-pointers. Despite this, the Lakers still led 86-72. Going into the fourth quarter, the Lakers maintained their good form and quickly extended their lead to 19 points. Although the Rockets rallied in the middle of the period to close the gap to 10 points, the Lakers steadily maintained their offensive rhythm and pulled away again in the final moments of the game. In the end, the Lakers won the game 107-97.
In this game, the Lakers showed a steady performance and managed to keep the lead. The Rockets, on the other hand, made some comebacks in the game, but ultimately could not reverse the situation of the game. It is worth mentioning that Lakers' Reeves had an excellent performance in the game, contributing 15 points. VanVleet of the Rockets also played well and contributed 10 points.
Against the Lakers, the Rockets' starting lineup included
Fred VanVleet, Alperon Shenking, Jabari Smith Jr, Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green.
And the Lakers' starting lineup is
Anthony Davis, LeBron James.
, Torian Prince, Cam Reddish and D'Angelo Russell.
