On the night of James's birthday, the back-to-back Lakers still couldn't take a victory away from the cold Memphis. At 99-104, james, who had put in eight three-pointers and scored 37 points in the game, held Morant tightly after the end of the game, and it was clear that the youngster's outstanding performance in this game had been recognized by James. In this battle, the Lakers even extended the lead to as much as 14 points at one point, but in the last quarter of the game, the decline in physical fitness became the biggest enemy in front of the Lakers, and the younger Grizzlies seized this period and finally turned the game to win. From leading by 14 points to being reversed, the Lakers tasted bitterness in this loss.
After Vogel was isolated, assistant coach Fitzdale became the acting head coach of the Lakers, but after Fizdale took over the coaching whip, the Lakers only won one victory, and their opponent was still the Rockets at the bottom of the Western Conference, so looking at Fitzdale's on-the-spot coaching ability during this time, I believe that many fans will find it difficult to score a passing score for him. However, in the post-game interview stage, Fitzdale still gave Morant a lot of affirmation, he said: "We let Morant find his own rhythm, Spoo [Heat manager] used to say that letting players go to the basket regularly and stand on the free throw line will let them find their own rhythm, for him, tonight's basket is bigger, this guy is a superstar."
However, when talking about the team's defeat again, Fitzdale, who has always been polite recently, finally got a little angry, he took a look at the team's statistics table, and then crushed it, venting the anger in his chest in this way, and at the time of leaving, Fitzdale's eyes seemed to have some holes, leaving a cold "Happy New Year". If in the future, the Lakers still can't find their own winning rules, I'm afraid that Fitzdale's new year will be really difficult to be "happy".
In this summer's offseason, Lakers general manager Pelinka is busy in the free market and the trading market, and the news of one signing after another has made fans dizzy. After the Lakers' new lineup surfaced this season, the Lakers led by the 360 group once became a favorite team for the championship, but so far in the season, the Lakers with poor chemistry can only swim on the edge of the playoffs and slowly sink to the bottom. For the trades and signings of Westbrook, Jordan Jr., Ellington, Bazemore and Tucker, many fans think that Pelinka is simply doing useless work, and even makes the team worse, after the loss, the words "trade Westbrook" have once been on the social media hot search list in the United States, and for the Lakers' current predicament, tens of millions of Lakers fans have gradually lost patience.
However, the most gratifying signing is probably the signing of Munch's contract with a basic salary. During the Hornets period, Munch had actually shown his talent on the offensive end, but he had a tough personality, but it was difficult for him to play a more important role in a team. Munch's return was particularly important after leaving the health agreement, and in the last game against the Rockets, Munch, who started the game, scored 25 points lightly, but in this game against the Grizzlies, Munch was able to score 15 points with 67% shooting, and he has become the most reliable shooter next to James.
In an interview with the media after the game, the reporter asked Munch: "Are you starting to feel like one of the most important players in the team?" Munch replied very modestly, "I'm just trying to play whatever role I give, and I want to be that person." "Just imagine, if Munch hadn't joined the Lakers this summer, the Lakers' efficiency on the offensive end and three-point shooting percentage would have been even lower."