On April 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Lakers failed to continue to retain hope, losing 110-121 to the Suns away from home and suffering 7 consecutive defeats. Since the Spurs beat the Nuggets before, this also means that the Lakers officially missed the playoffs and announced that they have no hope of competing for the playoffs. For what the Lakers are experiencing today, it can only be described as disappointment.
At the beginning of the season, the Lakers were the favorite team for the championship, but they did not expect to directly miss the playoffs now, and even the opportunity to play-offs was not obtained. The Lakers players in this game understand the importance, playing very well at the beginning, but in the second and third quarters the team fell into a slump, including a net loss of 13 points in the third quarter, resulting in a 18-point deficit in the third quarter. In the last quarter, the Lakers still did not give up, and continued to chase points, but unfortunately failed to narrow the point difference to single digits, and the game lost suspense.
James is still absent in this game, and Westbrook and Davis also have good performances, including Westbrook with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Davis with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Reeves next to him with 18 points and 6 assists, Howard with 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Anthony with 10 points and 6 rebounds. But their opponents are too strong, the league's first Sun in the third quarter a wave of the game to take the game away, did not give the Lakers any chance, the last quarter is to replace the main player early. Booker had 32 points, Ayton had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Paul had 12 assists.
With the Lakers losing, coupled with the Spurs' victory over the Nuggets, the Lakers' last hopes were dashed. You really can't blame others, you can only blame themselves, losing continuously, handing over the initiative to others, even if they beat the Suns today, the probability of them advancing to the playoffs is very small.
Perkins said bluntly after the game: "This Lakers did not make the playoffs is one of the most disappointing things in NBA history!" It's one thing to underperform in the playoffs, but it's ridiculous to not even get into the playoffs. ”
And in the third quarter, when the sun was flowing, James, who was sitting off the court watching the ball, returned to the locker room at one point and seemed a little unable to watch. But in the final quarter, James returned again, still sitting on the bench.
Due to injury, James missed the last 2 games, and with the Lakers completely missing the playoffs, it is estimated that his journey this season is almost over, and he should not return in the next game for the sake of scoring king.