The Lakers, whose recent state has just slowed down, ushered in the end of the winning streak, and the battle against the Grizzlies was thought to be a good time for the Lakers to complete their revenge, but the reality is cruel, and the Lakers fell in front of the Grizzlies again. Although the point difference in this game is not large, in the whole game, the Lakers once fell behind the Grizzlies by nearly 30 points, but the substitute players played well in the final quarter to chase the point difference to single digits, and finally the Lakers lost to the Grizzlies again 119-127.
After this game, the Los Angeles Lakers' record is 21 wins and 20 losses, and the ranking in the West has also slipped to 7th, only 0.5 wins ahead of the Timberwolves in a 4-game winning streak, and the Lakers' careless ranking will continue to decline. In this game, many of the Lakers' players seem to be in no state, the offense is more frequent, and the rhythm is always unable to keep up with the Grizzlies.
Among the starters, only James still played steadily, scoring 35 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, while the remaining 4 people Westbrook, Munch, Bradley, and Johnson contributed only 22 points together, which could not withstand James alone. Bradley and Munch, who had played well in the previous games, also seemed to have lost their way in this battle, the four shot a total of 39 times and only 8 goals, and Westbrook shot outrageous balls many times, and after the game, some media said that no one except James was playing with care.
The Lakers switched to a substitute when they were behind the Grizzlies by a big score, but the substitute players played out of the team's state, and at one point played a wave of 21-0 climax to help the Lakers chase the score to single digits. The biggest contributor is undoubtedly the 23-year-old Rivers, who repeatedly broke through the Grizzlies' interior to complete 2+1 points, scored 4 times in the last quarter and scored 4 times + 3 times, causing opponents to foul, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies were forced to pull the main force back to the battlefield.
Now, the Lakers' poor record and when Davis will return has become a matter of great concern, for the Lakers' record vogel side to express his improper use of rotating players, but also talked about Davis, said that he has been doing some shooting learning in the recent past, but Vogel has not updated Davis's injury, which seems to indicate that the return time of thick eyebrows is still unknown. The Lakers' lineup, which is absent from the thick eyebrows, will definitely decline by 1 level in defensive efficiency.
The NBA schedule is now nearly halfway through, and the Los Angeles Lakers only hover near the playoffs, but in the subsequent arena, the Lakers seem to be more difficult than now, many away battles are the league's strongest teams this season, the Lakers want to qualify for the playoffs so they must strive for more game wins. However, Vogel will not solve the Lakers' current predicament, let alone compete for the championship, and whether he can enter the playoffs is unknown.