The NBA regular season continues, and today the Lakers are at home to face the Spurs. In the end, they lost to the Spurs 110:138, and James and Westbrook still contributed very good statistics in this game. James had 36 points, nine rebounds and six assists on 15-of-26 shooting, and Westbrook had 30 points, seven rebounds and four assists. But even if the two of them handed over such excellent statistics, the team still could not win, in large part because the Lakers had huge problems on the defensive end.
Today, the Lakers gave the Spurs 138 points. You know, this Spurs team doesn't have superstars. Even the Spurs are technically a civilian team. But today the Spurs had three men who scored more than 20 points. Diop, who came off the bench, scored 30 points on 11-of-11 shooting. This shows how bad the Lakers' defense on the outside is.
Although the Lakers are now in a situation of lack of major generals, it is intolerable to show such a defensive performance on the court. Thomas Jr. still had a sluggish performance today, scoring just two points on 1-of-5 shooting, but the Lakers coaching staff still gave him more than twenty minutes to play. And the twenty minutes he played seemed to be the target of the Spurs. His height is difficult to limit opponents, and any player can complete the score on his head. Apparently, the Lakers coaching staff did not make on-the-spot adjustments on the court. It is debatable in the employment of personnel.
Now James can already feel his frustration on the court, and even he has a sense of disappointment with the Lakers' performance today. Although James encourages his teammates after each game the team loses. But it's clear that it's symbolic. After all, he is the leader of this team and he cannot express his frustration on a public level. But from his body language on the court, we can feel that he is extremely disappointed in the performance of this Lakers team.
James left the game early before it was fully over today. James has recently scored high scores in a row but the team still loses, which is the most unacceptable for a superstar. The Lakers have now suffered four straight losses, and they will face more powerful opponents in the future. Their ranking will fall further, and Davis will have to be injured for a long time, and the situation with the Lakers is getting more and more severe. If the Lakers continue to lose, then the future may usher in major personnel changes in the team, whether it is at the player level or coach level, we will wait and see.