In the absence of James, the Lakers sat at home to meet the 76ers, although the Lakers eventually lost the game, but from the game process and player presentation, the purple and gold army that lacked major generals lost.
Facing the 76ers, who were third in the East before the game, the Lakers, who lacked major generals, played an admirable performance at the beginning of the game, and in the case that Zhan Mei's two cores could not play, they led the 76ers by 3 points at the end of the first quarter.
Helplessly, Westbrook was in extremely bad shape in the first half, coupled with the 76ers Harris, Embiid and Harden continued to exert efforts, at the end of the half, the 76ers overtook the score and established a 9-point lead, and Westbrook only scored 4 points in the half, with 5 mistakes.
Embiid continued to show dominance under the basket and constantly tried to extend the lead, but the Lakers played a tenacious performance rarely seen this season, and role players have stepped forward to solve the problem.
Among them, Howard, who has been abandoned for a long time before, is dreaming of returning to the peak in the game, playing back and forth with Embiid, which can be described as not falling behind at all, which makes the Lakers fight in the third quarter, and the point difference is close to only 2 points.
Entering the final quarter of the competition, Wei Shao suddenly broke out, constantly helping the Lakers to set off a counterattack wave, helplessly the 76ers withstood the pressure, and finally the Lakers failed to complete the reversal, and unfortunately lost to the 76ers 121-126.
Throughout the game, the 76ers are still the same, the starters are dominant, but the ability to replace is lacking.
Of the five starters, four scored 20 points, namely Embiid 30 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 3 blocks, Maxi 21 points, 5 boards and 7 assists, Harden 24 points, 7 boards and 7 assists, and Harris 20 points, 7 boards and 5 assists.
But none of the bench players scored in double figures, which is the reason why the team is frequently chased by the Lakers in the transition period, and this shortcoming will undoubtedly affect the 76ers' impact on the championship this season.
On the other hand, the Lakers, in the case of the team's injury, only 8 people in the whole team played, but the game has been dragged into a critical moment, only to regret the loss to the 76ers, the performance of the whole team can be remarkable.
Among them, Wei Shao opened low and went high, in the case of only 4 points, 4 assists and 5 mistakes in the half, the second half of the perfect counterattack, 10 of 20 shots, handed over 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.
And in the last quarter of 6 shots 5, one person alone cut 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 0 turnovers, almost helped the team overturn the 76ers.
But the most amazing and admirable player is the veteran Howard, who, after being reused in this game, proved with his actions why he could lead the team to the finals in the first place.
Throughout the game, Howard played 28 minutes, 9 of 14 shots, and won 24 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, and did not fall behind in the confrontation with Embiid.
The 24 points in a single game not only set a new personal scoring record for howard this season, but also his highest single-game score since Nov. 17, 2018 (25 points).
After playing such a performance, Howard, who was previously abandoned, also told the big truth in the post-match interview.
Howard first said that no one in the Lakers wants to give up, and he does not think that this season will end here, and is willing to do whatever it takes for the team to win.
Then admitted that not getting the expected playing time will hurt some players, but every player needs to make sacrifices for the team, as long as the team can pursue the victory as desired.
Lakers coach Vogel shouted thick eyebrows in advance, and Vogel said that although the team failed to win the game, it has begun to develop the habit of playing in the playoffs.
The team's current goal is to maintain self-confidence, play energetically, and believe that the team can lock up a play-off place, then win the play-offs and smoothly enter the playoffs.
As for how to deal with the play-offs, Vogel called out to Brother Thick Eyebrow in advance, saying that he hoped that Brother Thick Brow could play in those two games, and due to injury troubles, Brother Thick Brow had been absent for more than a month.