Zhan Huang can win even if he is absent! Thick eyebrows, Russell both cut two doubles, and the Lakers three 20+ sent the Trail Blazers to 4 consecutive defeats

At 10:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 9, the NBA regular season continued, and the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. After four quarters of fierce battles, the Lakers finally took away the game in waves in the final quarter, sending the Trail Blazers to 4 consecutive defeats 107-98 and ending their own 3 consecutive defeats.

Statistics:

Trail Blazers: Ayton 14 points and 19 rebounds, Sharpe 16 points and 7 rebounds, Simmons 14 points, Avdija 13 points, Henderson 13 points;

Lakers: Davis 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks, Russell 28 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, Hachimura 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.

Both Injuries and Stoppages:

Trail Blazers: Klingen (knee), Sable (ankle), Lowe (concussion);

Lakers: Wood (knee), Hayes (ankle), Vanderbilt (foot), Reaves (pelvis), James (foot).

Tournament Progression:

At the beginning of the first quarter, thick eyebrows took the lead to break the deadlock, but the Trail Blazers hit a wave of 9-2 scoring to take the lead. Thick eyebrows once again relied on his personal ability to score to complete the bleeding, and the Lakers took advantage of the situation to play an 8-3 attack wave to tie the score at 12. Ayton scored four straight points, and Russell hit two free throws to tie the gap. Kamara went up to the basket again, and Treola hit the dunk back with a color. After that, they re-entered the rhythm of the Trail Blazers, who went on a 7-2 attack to stretch the margin to eight points, and Bush made a final foul and hit both free throws. At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Lakers by six points, 28-22.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides were locked in a long iron battle, Olivari finally hit a three-pointer, and Kneckett also hit a shot. Sharpe's three-point shot finally opened, and the Lakers continued to score to tighten the point difference. Hachimura hit a key three-pointer to help the Lakers complete the comeback, and helped the people play a 9-2 attack on Bora by a large margin. Kamara hit a layup to stop the bleeding, and the Lakers sent another wave of 7-2 to continue to widen the difference. Simmons made an empty basket, but after that, the Lakers exploded and hit a 10-2 super attack wave to widen the gap to 14 points in one fell swoop. By halftime, the Lakers had a 14-point lead over the Trail Blazers at 59-45.

Back in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers played a perfect 9-0 start to instantly narrow the gap to 5 points, and with 7 and a half minutes left in the third quarter, the thick eyebrows made a layup to finally stop the bleeding. After that, the Lakers broke out again, playing a 9-2 attack wave to widen the difference to double digits again, Simmons made a layup to help the Trail Blazers stop the bleeding, Henderson hit two free throws to continue to chase points, and Russell hit a difficult three-point on the Lakers side to expand the difference again. After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate, and the score also rose alternately. In the last minute of the quarter, Henderson made a layup, Walker fouled and hit both free throws, Russell made a mistake, and Henderson hit a three-pointer from the backcourt. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Trail Blazers by only three points, 77-74.

In the final quarter, Hachimura made a layup to widen the difference, and Henderson made two free throws to bite the score. The Lakers went on a 9-2 run to rebuild a double-digit lead. Grant finally hit the first field goal of the game, but Russell and Reddish responded with back-to-back three-pointers to stretch the margin to 16 points. Avdija made two free throws to try to chase the points, but Hachimura hit another three-pointer to stop the Trail Blazers. After the timeout, the Trail Blazers still didn't give up, and after Simmons made a layup, Bushy Eyebrows responded with a three-pointer. Since then, the Trail Blazers have no hope of chasing points, and the game has become garbage time. At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 107-98.

Both teams start:

Trail Blazers: Simmons, Sharpe, Grant, Kamara, Ayton;

Lakers: Vincent, Knecht, Christie, Hachimura, Davis.