Earlier today, the Lakers sat in their home crypto stadium to usher in the challenge of the Nuggets, and before the game officially began, the core of the team LeBron James was absent because of an ankle injury, so that the Lakers' hope of winning the Nuggets became more slim, even if in the first quarter the Lakers once led the opponent by 4 points, but in the last three quarters, the awakened Nuggets under the leadership of Jokic, each session maintained a single quarter lead, the Lakers finally swallowed the defeat 118-129, suffered a wave of 6 consecutive losses, The prospect of making it to the play-offs has become increasingly slim.
And this game also had a small episode, Lakers veteran Cameron Anthony in the last quarter of the last 30 seconds, in the case of getting rid of the defender, but could not score, after losing this layup, melon's look is also very frustrated, but James, who is dressed in civilian clothes off the field, is not impressed, still happily communicates with the staff on the sidelines, it seems that the team's victory or defeat has nothing to do with him. Admittedly, Melon's last-minute overhead basket was a bit of a stretch, but throughout the game he scored a top 17 points on 8-of-18 shooting, and for a 37-year-old veteran, we really can't be too demanding of Melon.
Originally the Lakers in the final stage of the regular season situation is not optimistic, before they have been occupying the top ten ranks, but after encountering the decline of consecutive defeats, from March 24 to today's April 4, these 6 games, James only played 2 games because of an ankle injury, even if he played in 2 games, did not help the team to win, counting today's loss to the Nuggets, the Lakers have suffered a wave of 6 consecutive losses.
And today's fiasco, the famous Jenhei SKIP also made his own statement: "LeBron, knowing that his team may not even have to play in the play-offs, sat on the sidelines today and did not play, on the grounds that he had ankle and knee injuries, but he just couldn't end the game." ”
James can average 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game this season, and at the age of 37, he can still blast out such explosive data, and the side also highlights that the Performance of the Lakers this season is really not ideal, and in the case that the Lakers have entered the playoffs more and more vaguely, James is unwilling to fight with injuries, and even whether it is today or before the Lakers lost the game, he does not seem to care, is still the kind of laughing "optimism", When the team's number one core is so unpopular, other role players really have no obligation to lead the team to victory, and the Lakers, who were regarded as the favorite to win the championship at the beginning of the season, are now facing the dilemma of not even being able to enter the playoffs.
Next the Lakers still have 4 regular season games to play, April 6 they will usher in the first Sun in the West, and whether James can usher in a comeback in this game, it seems that it is also unknown at present, according to the thick eyebrows revealed in an interview after the game today, he does not know whether James will play in the next game with the Suns, but for himself, it is definitely going to play this key battle, even if there is a significant gap between the strength of the two sides, but at least in the case of such a strong point on the inside line, The Lakers will still increase their chances of winning.
As of now, the Lakers with a record of 31 wins and 47 losses in the West 11th, from the tenth Spurs has 2 wins, if they want to enter the playoffs later, in addition to their own to win the game, but also depend on the Face of the Spurs, if the Spurs 5 all lose, the Lakers must win at least 2 games, if the Spurs 1 win 4 losses, the Lakers must win at least 3 games, if the Spurs 2 wins 3 losses, the Lakers must win all to enter. And now that James has gradually accepted the reality that the Lakers have no chance in the playoffs and is unwilling to play, the Purple and Gold Army can only ask for more blessings.