In the Lakers' game against the Nuggets, they played very depressed throughout the game, did not see a single hope, every quarter of the game was a complete defeat to the opponent, and finally they lost 37 points 96:133, such a loss also made the whole team have a very depressed mood, the defensive effect on the court, the offensive state on the offensive end, have been greatly affected!
And in the game, there is also a shot that reflects the frustration of the Lakers, the last offense in the third quarter of the game, when the Lakers have fallen behind the opponent by 23 points at 79:102, James faced the defense of the two people forced a three-point shot, and failed to shoot! At this time, the veteran Ariza used his enthusiasm to grab a frontcourt rebound, but did not get the space and opportunity to shoot, and finally fell to the ground!
Originally, the Lakers should have rushed to Ariza's side to help Ariza up, but at this time, in addition to Ariza, there were James, Ellington and Little Tucker in the halftime, but after Ariza fell, Ellington and James just looked at Ariza and turned away, only Little Tucker wanted to repeat Ariza's side and support the veteran.
At this time, it was the three Nuggets players around Ariza who pulled Ariza up, which is still very fatal for a team. On the basketball court, although this thing is small, it can reflect the cohesion of this team. I remember that James also said: Don't move when you fall to the ground, wait for your teammates to come and pull you! But now the Lakers haven't done that!
Although this matter is not big, it can reflect the frustration of James and Ellington, after not shooting the ball, only chagrin and anger, but did not reflect the cohesion, which may be the biggest problem of this Lakers team at present! The current team is really not just a problem with Westbrook or James, if you want to change, you don't even know where to start!