The Lakers, who are seventh in the West, face the Nuggets, who are sixth in the West, and the outside world generally believes that this is a balanced confrontation before the game, and the Nuggets directly punched in the third quarter, and finally gave the Lakers a 37-point defeat.
Throughout the game, the Lakers performed badly, a number of shooters were inaccurate, the performance of the core James was extremely sluggish, and the defensive end was full of loopholes, allowing the Nuggets to play with confidence.
In the face of such a terrible defeat, James refused to accept the interview after the game, Wei Shao had something to say, and the monster Howard called on the whole team to take action.
James, who is the core of the team, played 31 minutes, shooting 9-of-23, and handed over 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
As the team experienced a 37-point defeat, according to the Lakers reporter, James refused to accept a post-game interview.
It is worth mentioning that this is the third time that James has refused to accept a post-game interview this season, the first time is a clash with Piston Stewart, the second time is a bull double kill, which shows that after losing this game, James's depressed mood.
Compared with James's loneliness, Reed, a Nuggets player who is in line with him and has a good performance, did not forget to make up for the knife after the game.
Davin Reid talked about his limitations on James in a post-game interview, bluntly saying that James had "killed me" when he was a rookie and needed revenge when he faced him.
Throughout the game, Reid had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and he only signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets not long ago, and the performance of this game will obviously increase the likelihood of his long-term stay with the team.
In the case of James' refusal to be interviewed, Westbrook said something meaningful after the game.
Wei Shao said that the team must play harder, the opponent is playing harder than the Lakers, the problem is so simple, the team must become tougher, for themselves, either do not play, if they appear, they must do their best.
Wei Shao then followed up and said that the players in the team's locker room actually know what to do, and everything depends on whether they can do it.
Obviously, the meaning of Wei Shao's words is that the Lakers have not played hard in this game, and they still know that if they do not work hard, they will not work hard.
Although Wei Shao has not performed well since the beginning of the game, he does have a say in the degree of effort, in order to adapt to the rhythm of the team, Wei Shao has been trying to change, and this game also delivered a good performance.
He played 26 minutes, 7 of 15, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and contributed 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 0 turnovers.
During this period, Wei Shao also responded to the Magician's criticism of the Lakers.
In a post-game interview, the Magic said the Lakers lacked the sense of urgency and effort they deserved, which made the team less skilled.
Wei Shao said that he was reluctant to respond to the topic, and the magician had the right to give such an evaluation, but he did not want to respond because the magician did not stay in the team all the time, nor was he always by the players.
In addition to Westbrook, Howard, who performed well in this game, also spoke his heart after the game.
Howard said he'd heard enough of the need to do better defensively, and the team has been making the same mistakes all season.
I'm disappointed with this way of losing, the team can't always repeat the same thing after losing, so take action!
Coach Vogel also expressed disappointment with the team's performance after the game, saying that the team dribbled dry and shot 2 of 18, and the players needed to find better shooting opportunities.
At the same time, it was revealed that before the game began, the team had a detailed defensive plan for the Nuggets, but the players did not follow the established strategy and lacked a lot of running.
This led to the team being penalized every time Jokic was packed, which was completely outside the team's plan.