Zhan Huang: The Lakers urgently need the return of the four major defensive players There are too many unknown factors this season

The Lakers lost 110-138 to the Spurs, suffered four consecutive losses, in a post-game interview, James said that the team lacks four major defensive players, which is the reason for the Lakers' defensive collapse, and he also hopes that more players will return to alleviate the team's predicament. Westbrook admits that the team needs to find a way to win, and he is still confident in the future of the Lakers.

This is the titular Staples Center curtain call, after this game, the Lakers home will be replaced by a new sponsor name, however, in this commemorative game, the Lakers are completely defeated, although James and Westbrook combined 66 points, but still failed to prevent a loss.

The 138 points were also the Lakers' highest points conceded without overtime this season, and after the game, James said when talking about the team's problems, the absence of four defensive players made the team pay the price on the defensive end.

'We don't need a full squad, but we need our defensive players to come back, at the moment, all of us who can defend have triggered health and safety agreements, Avery Bradley, Kent Bazemore, Trevo Ariza and Austin Reeves, these are the guys we have the best defensive, we still have one or two people in our current squad to defend, but we are missing too many players who can defend. James said.

In this game, when the Lakers shrunk their defense, the Spurs shifted the focus of offense to the outside, and they shot 18 of 39 three-pointers in this game, shooting 46.2% from three-point range. In addition, the Spurs also took advantage of the Lakers' defensive loopholes to frequently cut into the basket to score points, leaving the Purple and Gold Army's defense line full of holes.

"One of the main characteristics of the Spurs is that they can accurately execute predetermined tactics." James said, "They have very good execution in every round, and if you make a mistake, they will make you pay the price." Moreover, they've been one of the best teams in the last 10 games, and they've played really well and captured every mistake we made. ”

James believes that the biggest challenge this season is that there are too many unknown factors. "Everything is unknown, every season there are challenges, but this season there are more unknowns, you may have a player one night and then lose him again the next. In the last game, Ariza was still in the lineup, but this time he triggered the security protocol again, and every time he did the test, it was like gambling on luck, you could only see who could still play, and then make a decision. ”

The Lakers are in a difficult situation at the moment, and when talking about how to win in the absence of a major general, Westbrook said: "We are also looking for a way to solve the problem, first of all, we still need to remain calm, we can't panic, this group of guys in the locker room has not given up, in the face of what happened, we are not backing down." Whether you lose 2 or 28, it's just a loss. ”

Wei Shao admitted that the injured will all return, and he still maintains confidence in this Lakers. 'Not so long ago, when the squad stayed healthy, we had a three-game winning streak when we didn't hear so many questions and although the current situation is a bit tough, we still have confidence in ourselves.