On December 26, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Nets 115-122 at home, suffering a five-game losing streak. In this game, the Lakers' first and third quarters were sluggish, and the team was at most more than 20 points behind the opponent. In the final quarter, the Lakers tried to narrow the point gap and tied the score. But unfortunately, the team did not continue after the tie. The Nets played a wave of 7-0 offense, and finally the Lakers lost the Christmas war at home, suffering the longest 5 consecutive losses of the season. After 5 consecutive defeats, the team's core players, new signings and managers have also talked about the current situation, let's take a look at it together.
The first is James, who played well in this game, with 39 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, but unfortunately, his performance still can't help the team win. The Lakers' other core Wei Shao, he shot 4 of 20 in this campaign, shooting efficiency is very low, he is the main reason why the Lakers lost this game.
After the game, Wei Shao did not participate in the post-game visit, and James also talked about Wei Shao's performance in the interview, and James also encouraged Wei Shao, he said: Wei Shao played very hard and did his best, and I have no opinion on this.
Since Wei Shao joined the Lakers, although his performance has fluctuated greatly and his personal performance is extremely unstable, James is still very patient with Wei Shao. He has always hoped that Wei Shao can be himself in the game, praise him when he plays well, and encourage him when he does not play well, hoping that he can find his previous playing state with the Lakers. Although Wei Shao disappointed the team in the Christmas war, he had the trust of his teammates and looked forward to his bottoming out in the subsequent games.
Then there was the team's new signing Stanley Johnson, this game is his first time for the Lakers, he did not stop, played 27 minutes, scored 7 points, and has a very good performance in defending Harden. After the game, he also thanked the team, he confessed: it is an honor to be able to represent the hometown team, this has always been my dream, thank you for having such an opportunity, I will do my best to help the team.
Judging from his debut performance, Stanley Johnson played very well, can defend, can shoot, and plays very hard. In the Lakers' current roster, there is a lack of players who work hard like this, and if Stanley Johnson can maintain such a state in subsequent games, I believe he will win more playing time.
Finally, there was interim head coach David Fitzdale, and when talking about the team's loss in this game, Fitzdale said that he blamed himself very much because James put in incredible efforts, but we did not win this game. In addition, Fitzdale also praised the performance of Westbrook, Tucker Jr. and Stanley Johnson in defending Harden, and Fitzdale admitted to giving praise to these three players, who have been wrestling with Harden, especially Johnson's performance.
After losing this game, the Lakers have lost five consecutive games, and the team's record has slipped to the 8th place in the West, if this continues, the Lakers' ranking may continue to decline, and the losing streak will continue. In the face of difficulties, Fitzdale still needs to find a solution to the Lakers' current problems and get the team back on track, for Fitzdale, in the case of Vogel can not coach, he has a lot of pressure. After five consecutive defeats, what kind of adjustment Fitzdale will have is worth looking forward to.