On January 16, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets with a score of 96-133, and the loss of 37 points was a shame for the Lakers, and the current Lakers seemed to have lost into nature.
The pot of this game really does not know who to carry, Vogel's employment is still so-so, and the Lakers' defense of the whole team is helpless. The Nuggets hit 23 three-pointers above the Lakers' heads, picked up 51 rebounds and completed 9 steals, while the Lakers could not give a strong response, and finally saw that the score was getting bigger and bigger, and it was also an early surrender in the final quarter.
The Lakers' state and self-confidence have been greatly hit, and long-term losses have even made Lakers players begin to numb, and James seems to be unable to drive this Lakers team forward. Facing the Nuggets 7 people scored in double figures, the Lakers did not respond strongly, and the Lakers only scored in double figures in the whole game, and only James, Westbrook, and Howard scored in double figures, and the overall scoring level was low, making the Lakers look so powerless in the face of the Nuggets' attack.
The Lakers' defense is also criticized, allowing the Nuggets to shoot 51.65% of the shooting rate, 57% of the three-point shooting rate, in the case of high shooting rate, the Nuggets directly with 23 three-pointers to crush the Lakers' confidence.
In this game, Westbrook's performance was actually very good, and he kept zero turnovers, scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 7 of 15 from the field, 1 of 2 from three-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and he has tried his best to do what he can. James played 31 minutes, bombed 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, shot 23 shots and 9 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 5 of 7 free throws, and the three-point shooting rate was relatively low.
37 points loss is also the second time in James' career 37+ loss, which is also a great shame for James, the Lakers are now in a more and more depressed situation, it is impossible to imagine the next situation of the Lakers.
Now the performance of the Lakers, do not want to luxury a championship, the playoffs have become the biggest challenge for the Lakers, if the state is so poor, the Lakers may even miss the playoffs. Now that Westbrook has become stronger, the Lakers still lose, and it is a humiliating defeat of 37 points, which is really confusing.
Where do you think the Lakers' crux lies?
(Text/Ball-Carrying Attacker)