On December 24, Beijing time, the Lakers suffered a disastrous defeat at home to the Spurs, suffering the longest 4 consecutive defeats of the new season. In this game, the Lakers have no fighting spirit, the team lacks enough desire to win, and the players do not work as hard as the Spurs in the game, and they do not perform as well as the Spurs on both ends of the attack and defense. This also led to the Lakers suffering a 28-point defeat at home, and the losing streak continued. After this game, the Lakers post-game players also talked about their views on the game and about the current situation of the team.
The first is James, who can be described as a full effort in this game, he got 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, the highest score in the team. The data shows that in the past 4 games when the Lakers lost, James was able to get 30+10+5 data per game, and his shooting rate reached 56%, and his personal performance can be described as very good. However, it is a pity that James's efficient play in the past 4 games still cannot bring a victory to the Lakers, and the team is still in the stage of losing consecutively.
After the game, James talked about the Lakers' current coordination problem, James admitted: We don't have any lineup with sufficient chemistry now, and the simple fact is that we don't have enough time to do this. I don't know how our starting lineup should be arranged except for me, Westbrook and AD.
From James's remarks, we can also see that the Lakers' current lineup lacks enough run-in time, because of many factors, the Lakers' lineup this season is very incomplete, and the starting lineup has changed a lot. As James said, in addition to the Big Three, the players in the other two positions, the Lakers have been constantly changing this season, which has also led to the lack of enough running-in time for the team. In terms of lineup run-in, the Lakers coaching staff also needs to perform better.
And When Wei Shao talked about the current situation of the Lakers, he felt optimistic, and Wei Shao admitted: The current situation of the team is not panicking, because before the losing streak, our record was 16 wins and 13 losses, and we were still in the 4th place in the West, so, to be honest, in the past period of time, a lot of things have happened to the team, which affects the team's record.
In fact, this is indeed the case, the Lakers have previously achieved a wave of consecutive wins, and the record is also at the top of the West. However, it is a pity that Davis was injured afterwards, and many players were isolated and could not play, which affected the overall play of the team to a certain extent, and the record declined, which is also understandable.
Wei Shao's optimistic attitude is still commendable, but judging from the current state of the Lakers, they do have many shortcomings at this stage. The most obvious is the defense, the team's performance in this area is somewhat disappointing, basically unable to defend the opponent in the game, unable to maintain a highly efficient performance for a long time on the offensive end, and the degree of effort of the players is not as good as the opponent, which also led to the team's recent performance is very unsatisfactory, suffering from a losing streak.
For now, the Lakers have a lot to do next, and the team needs to find a suitable starting lineup to improve the running-in of the starting lineup and let them have a certain chemical reaction. At both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the team also needs to establish a complete tactical system, so that players can play their respective roles in the game and help the team at both ends of the attack and defense. If you continue to play games in your current state, the Lakers' regular season record this season will not be very optimistic.