Losing to the momentum of the Grizzlies is understandable, but losing to the Kings, who have lost five straight, is not so easy to accept, and the Lakers once established a 14-point lead!
The away-playing Lakers quickly got into play, taking a five-point lead of 34-29 in the first quarter and a six-point lead at the end of halftime, although the point difference was not too big, and considering the Kings' recent poor condition, the Lakers are very hopeful of winning the game. However, in the second half, the situation suddenly changed, and the Kings played a 40-23 offensive climax in the single quarter, reversing the game disadvantage in one fell swoop. Of course, the Lakers are not without a chance to win, relying on Austin Rivers' consecutive scores in the final quarter to narrow the point gap to four points at one point. But at this critical moment, the Lakers lost power again!
About a minute before the final game, the Lakers relied on LeBron James's layup to chase the point difference to 116-120, if they can play an offense and do a good job of defense, the Lakers have the hope of winning the game. In the following defensive round, the Kings failed to hit, and the Lakers ushered in the best opportunity to narrow the score, whether it was the fiery Rivers or James, or Malik Munch, they all had a chance to complete the score, but at this critical moment, Westbrook chose to shoot three points, and the result was not hit.
In the following round, the Kings organized an attack, Buddy Hield failed to get a shot, but Chimechiye Metu hit a key three-pointer to help the Kings take a seven-point lead at 123-116, with just over twenty seconds left in the game and the Lakers' momentum gone. Throughout the game, the Lakers' performance in the third quarter was indeed not good enough, but the last moment was not without the opportunity to win the game, except that the offensive choice when the game was more than a minute left was problematic. If Westbrook chooses to impact the rim or give the ball to James and others who are more certain, the Lakers can at least narrow the point difference to two points, and then do a good job of defense, there is a chance to level or rebound, and as a result, his three points are not hit, directly losing the suspense of the game.
What's more fatal is that Wei Shao's performance on the offensive end of this game is very bad, he shot 2 of 14 of the game, including 5 three-pointers, 5 shots, plus 5 free throws, 4 of 8 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, in the case of such a bad shooting feel, Wei Shao still projected three points in the last moment, I really don't know who gave him the courage! In fact, this is also the problem of Lakers head coach Frank Vogel, from the perspective of Westbrook's offensive choices, Vogel does not seem to have enough grasp of the trend of the game, and there is no effective offensive tactic in the game, so the Lakers' game often has a mess. Now that the schedule is halfway through, the lakers' prospects are really not optimistic enough, and it seems that the team needs to make a change, which is the so-called no-break.
Text/Duncan's laugh