110-138, very heartfelt, on the day when the Lakers' home stadium Staples Center officially replaced the sponsor, the Lakers suffered a 28-point fiasco and were beaten by the rotten Spurs. The Lakers' problem now is not how the overall strength of the team is, but the player's competitive spirit is gone, which may be the habit of losing. At present, the Lakers have only a record of 16 wins and 17 losses, and in the history of the NBA, no team has won the championship after the first 30 games, and the winning percentage has not exceeded 50%.
If the Lakers' core performance is sluggish, and Westbrook did not fit in and lost, it is completely understandable that it takes time to find chemistry. The new season has been playing for two months, and Westbrook is getting better and better, and he is more efficient than the 20-21 season. And this time to play the Spurs, Westbrook 20 shots 12 cut 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, the performance has been quite outstanding, and then look at James, 37-year-old veteran played 35 minutes, 26 shots 15 cut 36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal 2 blocks, these two superstars can no longer play better, considering their age, this is already the limit to play, but the Lakers still suffered a fiasco.
Lakers Howard had 4 points and 9 rebounds, Ellington had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Thomas had 2 points and 3 rebounds, Anthony had 9 points on 1 of 5 three-pointers, and Rondo had 0 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 12 minutes. These main rotation players of the Lakers are collectively sluggish, and if the offense cannot be scored, they can also focus on defense, but the Spurs have scored 138 points in the whole game. White had 23 points and seven assists, substitute Diop had 30 points and seven rebounds, Lonnie Walker had 21 points, and the Spurs scored six points in double figures, hitting 18 three-pointers from the team and shooting more than 46 percent. There is no doubt that the Spurs played their best performance so far this season, and it was a victory for the Lakers.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers played a counterattack, and James was alone in the half court, facing the Spurs' 5-man defense, which was the real one-on-five, and the other 4 Lakers did not run in time. This is also the epitome of the Lakers this season, even if Anthony will occasionally erupt and score wildly on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, the Lakers, a group of players close to retirement, really can't support the high-intensity attack and defense of the whole field, can't run, and it is naturally difficult to keep up with the rhythm of the opponent.
The Lakers have no excuse to lose, and Zhan Huangwei shao cut 30+ at the same time and lost. This time, Old Zhan also couldn't bear it, it seemed to be shelling the coaching staff, and Vogel couldn't help but blame it. In an interview, James said that up to now, the Lakers, in addition to the big three, do not know how to arrange the starting lineup, do not know how to go.
"We don't have any chemistry in the squad right now, and I don't know how the starters should be arranged except for me, Westbrook and Thick Brow." This is the first time that after Vogel coached James, the elder Jan expressed his dissatisfaction with the platooning, which shows that he is likely to have an opinion.
It is worth mentioning that in the interview, James also talked about the Christmas war, and James said that when he played against the Warriors during the Cavaliers' playing period, he experienced the highest light of the Christmas war. The speaker is unintentional, the listener may be intentional, and in recent days, it just so happens that the outside world is also discussing, will James return to the Cavaliers? If the Lakers form a luxurious lineup and still can't win, it's hard to say whether James will leave the team after the contract expires.
The schedule is close to 1/2, the Lakers' performance is still so poor, is there any hope of winning the championship this season? Su Qun said on social media that there is not much hope to turn over, it seems that the Lakers this season, like last season, even if they enter the playoffs, they are also runners, watching other teams compete for the championship.