On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers once led by 14 points in the first half, but were counter-killed by the Kings, and finally lost the opponent 116-125. The Lakers suffered two straight losses while ending the Kings' five-game losing streak.
In this game, Vogel changed the lineup again, replacing Stanley Johnson with Ariza as the starting player. However, Ariza did not achieve much in the field, but Stanley Johnson made 3 of 5 shots and achieved good efficiency.
Today's game The Lakers' performance can be said to be the two extremes of the first and second halves. In the first half, Munch felt hot and almost bulletless. James is also a "rejuvenated child" to reproduce the domineering spirit of the first person in the league, and the Lakers combine inside and outside to quickly establish an advantage on the court.
On the Other hand, on the King's side, the entire first half of the outside projection was all inaccurate, and had no choice but to impact the basket. However, when the Lakers took Howard to the court, the Kings were even difficult to control under the basket, and Howard grabbed rebounds in the front court, which made the Kings play very passively.
Near the halfway point of the third quarter, Fox rushed to the basket to cause damage, followed by Barnes's outside hit, and then Fox hit the basket to make 2+1, a wave of attacks came down, and the Kings completely turned the tide. In addition, the Kings' Halliburton, Meitu and Bagley are after all well-known pitchers, so when they find their touch, the Lakers will soon be overwhelmed. The defensive end and the inside and outside lines are completely lost, and the offensive end is tired of coping. At this point, the Lakers rhythm was completely taken away by the king.
I have to say that today's Vogel has the meaning of poor donkey skills. Like Nash, when the team's superstars are facing difficulties, they only have to constantly try a trick of various lineups. Ariza, who was in no form, played 25 minutes today, but stanley Johnson played only 11 minutes. Wei Shao was in a very poor state but did not dare not use it, repeatedly letting Wei Shao impact the basket, but Wei Shao could not find a path to connect with James, and there was almost no connection between the two superstars. Howard was in good shape, but he wasn't reused. I have to say that today's Vogel is in the on-the-spot command, and the players are really overwhelmed.
Vogel's tactical arrangement is problematic, but Westbrook's play is really a "cancer". Vogel insisted on using Westbrook, just to use Westbrook's impact on the basket, so as to open up a little space for the team. But Wei Shao rushed to the inside line and was wrapped in dumplings by the king, and then the outside shot was outrageous, even if there was no one within 3 meters in front of him, the dry jumper was also deflected. Even the self-inflicted basket was also fruitless.
In this game, the "old man" James cut 34 points and 7 rebounds, but he was helpless and eventually became the owner of the empty cutting group. It is really difficult to carry the crotch of Wei Shao and the incompetent Vogel. Recently, the criticism of Wei Shao, the outside world has been continuous, even a little fierce, and the Lakers' record has also fallen again and again. Earlier today there was news that the Clippers are about to rebuild, which shows that the Lakers have one less strong opponent on the road to the playoffs, I hope that Vogel can still find a way for the Lakers to break through earlier, and Wei Shao can quickly pick up in state, otherwise after the end of the season, it is estimated that the Lakers will not last long.
(Text/shitou)