NBA = American professional basketball player Rui Hachimura of the Lakers scored 12 points in the game against the Bucks on the 8th, his second consecutive double-digit game, and the team won.
Hachimura started 15 consecutive games against the Bucks in his home base of Los Angeles.
In the first half, he evaded a tough mark while rotating his body and took a shot, scoring 7 points.In the second half, he scored 5 points, including the game's only three-point shot at the end of the 4th quarter, making him double-digit for the second consecutive game at 12. He scored a point, had five rebounds and had two assists.
While ace player LeBron James was absent due to injury, Hachimura played 38 minutes and 2 seconds, the longest of the season, by staying on the court for the entire fourth quarter, and the Lakers defeated the Bucks 123-122. The total record was 35 wins and 30 losses.
Grizzlies player Yuta Watanabe was not on the bench for the game against the Hawks in his home base of Memphis due to an injury to his right wrist.
The Grizzlies lost 92-99, dropping their overall record to 22-42.