The Lakers have been gaining momentum lately, with four consecutive wins and a record of 7th place in the West. But they played the better-form Grizzlies today, who have the league's longest 8-game winning streak now after Morant returns and integrates into the team. The two tigers will be injured when they fight, and this time it is the Lakers who are injured. They lost 119-127 at home, swallowing a humiliating defeat.
James played a total of 33 minutes in this game, scoring a game-high 35 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists on 14-of-19 shooting. As a result, James surpassed Oscar Robertson, the famous big O, to become the 7th place in the NBA's all-time total assists list. It was another milestone night, but James was rarely angry during the game.
Clashing with the 23-year-old rookie, pushing people behind their backs and chattering
As the game progressed around 10 minutes into the second quarter, Grizzlies guard Bane single-handedly made a basket on an offense, not only hitting a layup, but also scoring a free throw. Bain, who played 2+1, was excited and met James as he turned to go to the free throw line. Probably a little angry at being scored by his opponent, James pushed Bane behind his back and chattered about something. Bane did not have any excessive movements, and his teammates rushed up to dissuade the two, so the two people started a "rap" war, you say a word to me.
In the end, there was no major conflict, and the two sides returned to the game after verbal interaction. However, it is a bit surprising that the 37-year-old James and the 23-year-old rookie actually quarreled on the court. Bain is the first-round No. 30 pick of 2020 and is only 23 years old this year, which is his second season. Logically, the two should not have any festivals, after all, they are people with a round of age difference. It may be that some of the alignments during the game make both sides a little unhappy.
Teammates pulled down, and the 37-year-old James was unable to return to the sky
In fact, I don't blame James for having a grudge, and the current teammates on the stall really make people more speechless. The Lakers started the five-man group this game, and none of them scored in double figures except James. Westbrook, Munch and Bradley, three guards, combined to 7 of 35, shooting a dismal 20%, 9 shots outside the three-point line only hit 2 goals, simply invisible.
Although substitutes Ellington and Rivers led the bench to a 36:20 attack wave in the fourth quarter, pulling out some suspense from the original garbage time and making the Grizzlies break out in a cold sweat, they were unable to reverse it in the end due to too many holes dug by the main force.
If you don't count the good half of the ball played by the bench, the Lakers' performance in this game is a big surprise. No other players have stepped forward except James. When a 37-year-old veteran shoots a 74 percent shooting percentage and the team is nearly 30 points behind, how can he win?
Westbrook's performance this season is somewhat staggering, with the third highest salary in the league at $44.21 million and going undercover. No wonder some fans can't sit still and desperately call on management to seek a deal. However, judging by the current state of Westbrook and his oversized contract, the transaction is still a bit difficult, after all, few teams are willing to throw more than 40 million DOLLARs out of vain.
However, the Lakers' current problem is not only the guard line, but also the absence of the thick eyebrow brother on the inside line has also caused a certain impact on the team. During this time of emptiness on the inside, the outside will naturally receive more defensive attention. I hope that Wei Shao can adjust to the state as soon as possible, after all, he is an MVP-level player and needs to come up with some convincing performances.