On March 9, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101, ending the opponent's 8-game winning streak. James had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists, but left the game with an injury before the end.

Statistics

Lakers: James 22 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists, Doncic 34 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Reaves 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Knecht 9 points and 5 rebounds;

Celtics: Tatum 40 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, Jaylen Brown 31 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, Horford 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, White 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists;

Match replays

At the beginning of the first quarter, James and Doncic took turns to send assists to lead the Lakers to a 7-0 run. Jaylen Brown led the team with Tatum to fight back, but the Lakers were hit three-pointers by Smith, Doncic and Reaves one after another. James and Goodwin scored consecutive points on inside and outside shots, but Tatum was in a burst of form and hit three points in a row. At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied 33-33. Entering the second quarter, both sides maintained high shooting percentages on the offensive end, and the situation was very stalemate, when Doncic scored 7 points in a row on an inside and outside shot, the Lakers 47-44. Just when the Lakers were ready to further extend their lead, Pritchard and Tatum took turns hitting three-pointers, and Chetatum hit a buzzer. At halftime, the Celtics led the Lakers by 4 points at 58-54, Tatum scored 22 points at halftime, and James had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists at halftime.

The Lakers attacked dumbly, and the Celtics seized the opportunity to hit a wave of 19-2 by Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and White in turn, instantly extending the lead to 21 points. The Lakers immediately instigated a counterattack led by James and Doncic, but the Celtics continued to stabilize the situation on the court. At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics had a 20-point advantage. In the final quarter, the Lakers launched a wave of 18-5 in the opening stage, instantly closing the deficit to 7 points. After that, the Lakers organized a new round of rebound, and Jaylen Brown hit a key three-pointer to help the Celtics stabilize the situation, during which James withdrew with a groin injury. In the closing stages, the Lakers instigated a final counterattack, and the Celtics successfully held on to the win. In the end, the Celtics defeated the Lakers 111-101, ending the opponent's eight-game winning streak.

Both sides start

Lakers: James, Doncic, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Smith;

Celtics: Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Horford, White, Holiday