James was stabbed again
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered three consecutive losses, Anthony Davis is still in injury time, and Ariza, who has recently performed well, has become the fifth player on the Lakers to be isolated because of a health and safety agreement. In such a situation, the Only Thing the Lakers want to end the losing streak is LeBron James. However, in this game, James has to face the old rival San Antonio Spurs, although the Spurs in these seasons are not satisfactory, but their last big win over the Clippers by 24 points is also a fact.
The San Antonio Spurs are one of the best teams in this league team basketball, although the record is not good, but only because of lack of talent, this season with the Lakers' first two games, the Spurs have lost the game, so this time again, the Spurs will definitely go all out to avoid being killed by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Individual ability and team basketball
The 37-year-old LeBron James is still unstoppable, with 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 4-of-6 shooting, but Westbrook only shot 1-of-4, with 5 points and 1 rebound, Howard came to the starting position, got 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and the Lakers only scored 24 points in the first quarter. On the spurs side, the whole team blossomed at many points, whether it was a starter or a substitute, as long as it was on the court, it could score points, and it scored 33 points in a single quarter and achieved a 9-point lead. After returning from the second quarter, the Lakers can rely on James.
6 of 10 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, James in the second quarter and 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal data, the Lakers' offense finally got a little up, scoring 31 points in a single quarter, but the Spurs bombed 33 points, and White had 8 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. So at the end of the half, the Spurs led the Lakers by 11 points 66-55. LeBron James scored 24 points in the first half, close to half of the team's points, but still to no avail.
In the second half, LeBron James was still so good, with 10 points and 1 rebound on 4-of-6 shooting, but the Lakers had a better player, that is, Russell Westbrook, who shot 7 of 9 and had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter. The Lakers' two cores played so well, the point difference should be narrowed, right? The answer is no, the Spurs bombed 39 points in a single quarter, and the point difference went directly to 13 points. In the final quarter of the game, James and Westbrook immediately returned to the court, but it did not work.
James and Westbrook are still scoring, but there is no way to limit the Spurs' offense, the point difference is getting bigger and bigger, Walker hit a three-point shot, White crushed Thomas Jr. to throw also, and the point difference came directly to 22 points. The Lakers chose to pause, James went off, and Westbrook took the team to play for a while, with no effect. In the end, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 28 points 138-110, giving the opponent four consecutive losses.
Popovich bullies people
With a 28-point defeat, will LeBron James remember the feeling of powerlessness in the Finals 14 years ago facing Popovich? At this time, the Spurs, although there is no GDP combination, but still play team basketball, you can hardly say who is the number one offensive point, the highest score of Diop, 11 of 11 shots to get 30 points and 7 rebounds, the most shots johnson, 14 shots to get 16 points and 10 rebounds, White 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Walker 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, McDermott 13 points and 5 rebounds, Randell 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, in addition, Murray also has 9 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists.
The San Antonio Spurs had 33 assists and only 6 turnovers, such a terrible assist-to-turnover ratio, even at its peak, it was difficult to appear, but against the Lakers, they did it. LeBron James is still the unstoppable superstar, with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists on 15-of-26 shooting, what more could you ask for? Westbrook also had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and both star players tried their best, but Tucker Jr., who scored third, had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-13 shooting, followed by Anthony's 9 points and 3 rebounds.
It has to be said that Popovich is too bullying, especially Thomas Jr., who feels ruthless. Whoever it was, as long as they faced Thomas Jr.'s defense, they kept attacking. So we see that Thomas Jr. played 21 minutes, only 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 1 of 5 shooting, plus-minus -20 the team was the first to last.