On December 24, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Spurs, suffered four consecutive defeats, and lost staples' last battle. In this game, James had 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, 15 of 26 shooting, and cut again. In the past four games, James has accumulated 119 points. The soon-to-be 37-year-old Zhan, desperately fighting for the team, once twisted to his ankle in the last game, still insisted on fighting, but still could not reverse the decline of the team. During the game, many fans of the Lakers official media, brushed the screen: "Free Lebron (let LeBron go). ”
Against the Spurs, James opened the scoring mode in the first quarter, he scored 7 points in just 78 seconds, the back basket limit lever was eye-popping, three separate fire + back jumper, he posed a lot of threat to the opponent. But when James went off the bench, the Lakers quickly got into trouble, trailing by nine points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, James became more fierce and quickly scored a basket. When the Lakers were 12 points behind, James scored 10 points in a row, shooting inside and outside, but the Lakers' defense could not stop the Spurs' offense at all. After James' dunk, the Lakers are still behind by double digits. At the end of the half, the Lakers trailed by 11 points, and James scored 23 points to no avail.
At this time, many fans have already felt sorry for Old Zhan. Some fans posted the Lakers' comparison data in the first half: the pastor had 23 points, 10 of 16, 4 of 4 three-pointers and 2 of 4 three-pointers, while other Lakers players only scored 32 points in total, 12 of 29, and 1 of 10 from three-point range. More fans joined the screen "Put LeBron".
James scored another 10 points in the third quarter, but the Lakers still trailed by 13 points after the third quarter. Westbrook broke out in the third quarter, scoring 17 points in a single quarter, and the two teamed up to get 27 points, but the Spurs could still win the Lakers by 2 points in the third quarter. Compared with the Lakers, the Spurs' young people appear more energetic. When James was substituted, he kept looking at the scoreboard, obviously worried about whether the team would be able to withstand it.
James's fears soon became a reality, in the fourth quarter of the game, the Spurs further widened the point difference, James was also anxious, after a 2+1 referee did not blow, he spread his hands to express dissatisfaction, acting coach Fitzdale also ate a technical prisoner. In the final moments, the Lakers put James in the center position, hoping to reverse the game with the super five, but failed. With 5 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game, the Lakers were already 22 points behind and James was replaced. In this game, his stats were frozen at 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Soon after, Westbrook was also replaced, and he had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. In the past 4 games, James has averaged 30+10+5 per game, shooting 56% from the field, and the Lakers have won 0 and lost 4.
This wave of losing streaks by the Lakers has also made james's return to the Cavaliers and rumors continue to appear. Us media Fade World listed three reasons before the game, believing that James' return to the Cavaliers has better winning hopes than the Lakers. James' contract with the Lakers expires at the end of the 2022-23 season, when he will leave Los Angeles?