Today the Lakers lost again, and in the farewell battle before the name change of staple center, the Lakers lost to the Spurs by 28 points. In this game, the Lakers' celebrities, former coaches came a lot, and there were photos of staples winning championships, etc., including T-shirts that fans who entered the stadium will get commemorative T-shirts. But it is clear that the Lakers' players did not end this farewell game, they lost by 28 points, while losing all four recent games, and their performance before the year-end war was very sluggish.
In this game, James cut down the comprehensive data of 36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and many people lamented that James acted as a center, physical confrontation, etc., and could not save the Lakers, which was indeed too difficult. After the game, many fans mocked the Lakers for being too lazy when chasing points in the final quarter.
This is the game to more than 7 minutes left, the opponent did not score the throw, Jordan Jr. gave James after picking the board, James held the ball slowly and slowly, while dribbling, while waiting for his teammates to come up, but later James found that the players could not keep up with the helplessness has formed a 1V5 pattern, forced to the corner of him can only shoot three-pointers, the result did not hit. Back in the face of a foul, the Spurs widened to 18 points.
Even the commentary said that James had no way, he wanted to cooperate with his teammates, but even after the shot, no teammates entered the picture, which was an obvious 1V5 situation, so he could only make a hasty shot. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers 5 players on the court can be called short leagues, the tallest is James, and the other players are Westbrook, Ellington, Tucker and Thomas Jr., who are at a significant disadvantage in stature, and have also been ridiculed by many people as the 5 small players who fight for their lives, purely relying on the shooting rate.
The Lakers players performed so poorly at home and in Staples' farewell game, which also made many fans complain, especially before Howard was interviewed and talked about the regular season without worrying, the Playoffs Lakers will definitely play a dominant performance, the remark is "This season is still early, so we haven't fully demonstrated our potential, we will be ready before the playoffs start, that is when we start to dominate the game, don't worry, Lakers fans!" ”
Howard's remarks were "That's when we start dominating," but it's clear that in terms of the Current State of the Lakers, the player lineup, and the run-in, tactics, if you can't get the top six in the regular season and participate in the playoffs, it is unknown.
I also hope that the Lakers can have good luck, they currently lack Vogel's command, thick eyebrows are absent due to injury, and many players are temporarily unable to participate in the game, which also makes it difficult for the Lakers to rebound. Next up is the year-end battle with the Nets, and I look forward to their performance.