National Basketball Association Lakers Defeat New Orleans
51 Points in the Second Quarter and 87 Points in the First Half... NBA Lakers Defeat New Orleans
Milwaukee coach Rivers, 1,099 wins in total... 8th most wins ever
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans by scoring 87 points in the first half alone.
The Lakers defeated New Orleans 139-122 in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league home game held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA on the 10th (Korean time).
The Lakers, who had been defeated by the Denver Nuggets the previous day and failed to achieve a 4-game winning streak, avoided a losing streak and accumulated 28 wins and 26 losses to rank 9th in the Western Conference.
New Orleans, whose winning streak was cut off at four games, ranked 7th in the Western Conference with 30 wins and 22 losses.
In the first quarter, New Orleans had a narrow lead of 39-36, but the Lakers exploded for a whopping 51 points in the second quarter, making it 87-74 at the end of the first half, setting the stage for victory.
The 51 points in the second quarter tied the Lakers" record for the most points scored in a quarter in club history.
The Lakers scored 51 points in the third quarter against the New York Knicks on March 25, 2014.
Here, 87 points are the second-highest score in the Lakers" history in the first half.
The 89 points scored in a game against the Phoenix Suns in January 1987 is the highest score ever.
In either the first or second half, the Lakers have twice scored 91 points in the second half.
On this day, the Lakers" five starting players all scored 20 or more points, led by D"Angelo Russell, who had 30 points and 5 assists, including 6 3-pointers.
Austin Reeves scored 27 points, LeBron James had 21 points and 14 assists, Rui Hachimura had 21 points and 5 rebounds, and Anthony Davis had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
James, who is breaking the record for the most points in NBA history with each game, has accumulated a total of 39,843 points up to this game, and now has 157 points remaining in 40,000 points.
In New Orleans, Zion Williamson played hard with 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers achieved his second victory since taking charge of Milwaukee with a 120-84 home win over the Charlotte Hornets on this day.
In particular, with this win, Coach Rivers, who recorded 1,099 wins in the NBA regular season, rose to 8th place for the most wins among all coaches.
Milwaukee, with 34 wins and 19 losses, ranked third in the Eastern Conference.
Damian Lillard led the way with 26 points and 8 assists, and Malik Beasley led the way with 21 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a double-double (15 points, 14 rebounds).
On the other hand, Charlotte, which suffered 10 consecutive losses, ranked 13th in the Eastern Conference with 10 wins and 41 losses.