On December 24, Beijing time, the Lakers lost 110-138 to the Spurs suffered four consecutive losses, James 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Westbrook 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, the two superstars both broke out, the team lost, in addition to the lack of thick eyebrows, Munch and Reeves and other objective factors, three turning points revealed the real reason.
James 36+9+6; Westbrook 30+7+4
At the beginning of the game, the Spurs' three-pointers were raining, James contributed 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 4 of 6 in the single quarter; Westbrook also scored 5 points, Ellington contributed 4 points in two small throws, and the Lakers trailed by only 3 points 21-24, but the first turning point of the game came later.
The Lakers lost rebounds
In the last 2 minutes and 30 seconds of the first quarter, Fitzdale sacrificed howard, Rondo, Thomas Jr., Westbrook/Tucker and Jones' bizarre "1 big 4 small" lineup, drawbacks: the four small not only did not have a three-point threat, but also too short to protect the rebounds in the backcourt, so as shown in the picture, Randall completed the whistle to make up the basket, and the Lakers fell behind by 9 points 24-33.
James scored 14 points in the second quarter
In the second quarter, James carried the team, this quarter, he shot 6 of 10, one person took 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal of the efficient play, helped the Lakers from 40-55 trailing 15 points to 55-66 trailing 11 points, but the problem is that Fitzcher actually let him play the fifth position in the "five small lineups" for 7 minutes, 37 years old, his physical fitness has become a hidden danger.
Westbrook scored 17 points in the third quarter
So Easy side to fight again, James continued to play efficiently in the single quarter 6 4 and cut 10 points, but in order to give him the reserve of physical fitness, Fitzdale had to replace him in the game with 3 minutes left, the team 77-92 and 15 points behind, note, in the predicament, Wei Shao stepped forward, continuous strong layups, foul penalties, with this three-point hit, 7 of 9 in a single quarter to take 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, once helped the team chase the score to 89-98, but the second turning point of the game came.
Westbrook led the team to play well, Fitzdale was strangely replaced by Thomas Jr., throughout the first half of the game, Thomas Jr. has been infinitely targeted by the Spurs' defense, as long as he is on the court, the Spurs' double gun is projected above his head, the result can be imagined, White's three-pointer, Diop misplaced strong attack basket, the Spurs instantly fixed the score at 105-92.
Little Jordan couldn't hold back
In the final quarter, a more bizarre scene came, the first three quarters only played 2 seconds of Jordan Jr. will suddenly play Howard to start, the latter was abandoned, the result: Jordan Jr. appeared in the 6 minutes of defense continues to become a loophole, spurs a wave of 14-9 offensive and defensive flow to freeze the score at 119-101, the game completely lost suspense.
So far in this game, James 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Westbrook 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, double bombing 66 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, the team lost miserably with 28 points, in addition to the outside cause of the player's absence, Fitzdale's on-the-spot adjustment is difficult to blame.