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Chapter 286 Trading Gossip
At the end of the first quarter of the game between the two sides, the Lakers temporarily trailed the Warriors by two points at 32:34 in the away game. Because the game was too exciting, this made the audience's emotions even more enthusiastic. There are still some pressures to fight this Christmas battle with boos.

Back in the second quarter, the Lakers played a wave of 7:0 offensive climax and began to take the lead.The Warriors lost the ball again and again, and the offensive end was also quite unsatisfactory. The Lakers scored consecutively, which suddenly widened the point difference between the two sides to double digits.It was difficult for the Warriors to narrow the point difference. James turned around and hit a jumper. The Lakers led 52-37 and stopped the Warriors.After returning, Klay Thompson hit a three-pointer and Curry also made a layup, but after a flash in the pan, the Warriors' offense fell into silence again. The team only relied on the brave Iguodala to continue life. At halftime, the Warriors trailed 50-65. They only made 22 of 5 three-pointers in the half, and Iguodala scored 9 points on 7 of 16 shots.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Ingram and Kuzma's free throws helped the Lakers extend their lead to 19 points.With 7 minutes and 51 seconds left in this quarter, James was injured and left the field, Durant scored 2+1, and Curry scored two three-pointers in a row. The Warriors launched a crazy counterattack and played a wave of 14:2. Chase to 73-76.But Han Ziqi and Paul Mark suddenly stood up at this time, and the two joined forces to form a wonderful alley-oop slam dunk. The tacit understanding between the two is comparable to that of James and Wade.At the last moment of this quarter, the Lakers withstood the opponent's counterattack, Rondo succeeded at the basket, and Stephenson also hit a three-pointer with 2.9 seconds left in this quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led 91:82.

At the end of the quarter, the Lakers continued their good form before, and the score got bigger and bigger. With 5 minutes and 36 seconds left in this quarter, Green got an offensive foul and left the field with six fouls.When Thomas Jr. hit a three-pointer with 3 minutes and 36 seconds left in this quarter, the Lakers led 117:94. The game completely lost suspense.

Defeating the five-star Warriors head-to-head gave the Lakers a lot of confidence. They defeated the Warriors, known as the Cosmic Team.But James' injury cast a shadow over the Lakers' subsequent games.James suspected that he had strained his groin during a breakthrough. With a painful expression on his face, he took the initiative to apply for exit.Afterwards, accompanied by the team doctor, LeBron limped back to the locker room for treatment. The campaign did not return. James chanted "I felt a pop", which means "I heard a 'bang'".According to the reporter in front, LeBron suffered a minor groin strain and was fine.But even with a minor groin strain, he will have to rest for at least a month before returning, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Lakers, who are on a strong momentum.

Within two days, another bad news came.According to a report by American reporter Sam Amick, it is even more mixed. James' agent, Ricky Paul revealed that James' groin strain is actually a grade 2 strain. The doctor said that the recovery period is 3-6 weeks!This is likely to threaten the prospects of the Lakers for the entire season, because the Lakers currently rank first in the Western Conference, but their advantage over the Warriors is not large. If they lose James, the absolute core, it will definitely have a great impact on their record. Influence.

As early as after the Christmas game, James' injury was initially diagnosed as a minor groin strain, and now he is told that it is actually a grade 2 strain, which has actually become more serious.

After James was injured, Lakers coach Walton also adjusted the team's starting lineup in time. The team's starting lineup was changed to:
Point guard: Dwyane Wade
Shooting guard: Han Ziqi
Small Forward: Brandon Ingram

Power Forward: Paul Mack
Center: JaVale McGee
McGee was mentioned in the starting lineup for the first time this season. Although his efficiency has always been very high, due to the depth of the Lakers' lineup, McGee did not get a chance to start in the powerful Lakers team, but he In the bench lineup, under the leadership of Thomas Jr. and Rondo, he has gained a lot of offensive opportunities. In general, McGee now is similar to his role in the Warriors' lineup last season.

The next game for the Lakers is an away game against the Kings. The Kings have still not been able to rise this season. Although their young players Dearon Fox and Buddy Hield have played masterpieces in their careers, their progress is obvious to all , but in the extremely complicated Western Conference, the competitiveness of the Kings is still almost meaningless.

The Lakers narrowly defeated their opponents in the away game. Without LeBron James in charge, the Lakers almost capsized in Sacramento. Without James' needles, the Lakers' offense lost a lot of fluency. As far as possible to do what James should do, but unfortunately Wade is really old, his athletic ability is no longer what it used to be, although Wade does not lose to James in terms of experience and technology, but in the NBA In this highly competitive arena, people will eventually have to obey their old age, including James.

After the Lakers defeated the Kings in an away game, the NBA officially announced the results of the first round of voting for this season's All-Star.

In the backcourt of the Western Conference, the top two are Stephen Curry and James Harden, and the No.3 behind them is Han Ziqi, who averaged only 13.4 points per game this season. Although Han Ziqi's statistics are not impressive, But Han Ziqi's popularity is very high. Today's Han Ziqi not only has a huge number of Chinese fans, but he has also conquered fans in Los Angeles and other parts of the United States early. Han Ziqi can always play some wonderful moments on the court, which also makes him It holds a big place in the hearts of fans.

In terms of the frontcourt in the West, the top three are James, Durant and "Big Eyebrow" Anthony Davis.This season's "Big Eyebrow Brother" has been rumored with the Lakers. He even made a statement that the Lakers would not go, which suddenly annoyed the management of the Pelicans. The request for a trade was made, but the Pelicans opened their mouths. They didn't want to trade with the Lakers at all, and the deal between the two sides reached a deadlock.

For the league, it definitely does not want such a transaction to happen. After all, the Lakers already rank first in the Western Conference. If there is another Davis, their lineup will become extremely terrifying.

(End of this chapter)