On December 20, Beijing time, the Lakers lost the Bulls by 5 points away, the score was 110-115, both by the opponent to complete the season double kill, but also experienced two consecutive defeats, and the ranking fell by one place, it can be said that they suffered a triple blow. In this game, the Lakers originally had a good situation, they once completed the rebound, and pulled the point difference to 5 points, but the good times were not long, the Purple and Gold Army attacked the dumb fire in the last quarter, plus DeRozan had divine help, continuous singles success, the Lakers could only watch the victory in hand being taken away by the opponent.
The Lakers exposed too many problems in this game, the first is the lack of manpower on the inside line, the Lakers only have a center Jordan Jr., there is no thick eyebrow and Howard suppression, Vucevic played freely on the inside line, and finally ended with 19 points and 13 rebounds, Jordan Jr. was 4 of 5 in the game, although he contributed 9 points and 7 rebounds, but his defense was useless, people saw people playing, his plus-minus was -7, the lowest in the game; the second was too many mistakes, the Lakers had a total of 19 mistakes in this game, and the other side only had 10 times.
In terms of scoring using mistakes, the Lakers only scored 5 points, while the Bulls had 29 points, which is a stark contrast. The Lakers lost, but also picked out two major sinners, the first is James. There is no doubt that James's performance in this game is very good, but he also has shortcomings, especially in critical times, his performance is not satisfactory, not only conceding three points, but also having key moments. James knows that his feel is not good, but he is still obsessed, the outside shot up to 7 times, only hit 1 goal, if he strengthens the breakthrough kill, the effect is likely to be different.
In addition, James made 4 mistakes in this game, and the last mistake directly buried the good game. The second is Wei Shao, in the absence of thick eyebrows, Wei Shao should take more responsibility for the attack and help the team with his own breakthrough, but obviously his state this time is not very good, 19 shots hit 9 goals, barely can be said to be justified, but he has the highest 6 mistakes in the game, scoring only 20 points, and James partner, Wei Shao gives people the feeling that he can't let go, for Wei Shao, he should tear the inner spell, no matter who he appears with, he must kill all four parties, Caring too much about James' feelings can be counterproductive.
Westbrook also started throwing the pot after the game, saying: "There are a lot of positive things tonight, sometimes you play well, but you still lose the game. "In fact, Wei Shao's performance in this game is not too good, it can only be said to be decent. Thomas Jr. was in good shape in the first three quarters, but the ball was concentrated in James' hands in the fourth quarter, and if he got some opportunities to control the attack, the outcome of the game could change. The Lakers' lineup is still good, but it lacks chemistry, and it's really hard to win the championship.