On December 16th, Beijing time, the Lakers were beaten by the Spurs, who were last in the Western Conference. James was hit in the eye three times, and his nose was accidentally injured by Hachimura. He scored 23 points, 14 assists and 7 rebounds, but he still had no choice but to give up early. Game; James' left eye wound was exposed, and he bluntly said after the game that I had a headache; after the game, Ham revealed that Reeves was cramped from exhaustion, his thick eyebrows had a new injury, and he missed today's game due to an ankle injury.
In the loss to the Spurs, James' eyes were poked three times and blood spilled on the field. In the second quarter, he was poked in the eye by Collins. He fell to the ground in pain and came off the court for examination; after that, James' left eye was stabbed by Wenbanya. In the third quarter of the second half, James was slapped in the eyes and nose by teammate Rui Hachimura. The nose was bleeding and the game was stained with blood. He scored 23 points, 14 assists and 7 rebounds but still failed to lead the team to a comeback.
According to Lakers reporter Jovan Buha, James has an obvious wound on the inside of his left eye, which was injured by Collins. The wound is located on the inside of his nose and the inside of his left eye; it is worth mentioning. Yes, Collins did not receive a flagrant foul due to his defensive check, and the referee only called a common foul.
After the game, talking about being hit in the face many times, James said: I have a little headache, but I will be fine.
After the Lakers lost to the Spurs, Ham revealed that Reeves had cramps when he came off the court, but it was not serious. Ham also said that the thick eyebrow was absent from the game due to an ankle problem (the same injury he suffered in the last game against the Spurs), not a hip problem. In other words, the thick eyebrow added a new injury, but the injury should not be serious.
After the loss, the Lakers' record became 15 wins and 11 losses. The Clippers overtook the record and dropped to 7th place in the Western Conference. However, the Lakers are only 2 games behind the Nuggets, who are second in the Western Conference. As long as they can continue to win, the Lakers will It is expected to reach the top four in the Western Conference.
Regarding the absence of many of the Lakers' main players against the Spurs, James said: We have to stay healthy. When healthy, we are one of the strong teams in the league. And when we don't stay healthy, we have some ups and downs. I've said it many times, when we're healthy and have the right roster, we can compete with anyone.