A wave of three consecutive losses has caused the Los Angeles Lakers to fall to the 8th position in the West, only 4.5 wins ahead of the 11th-place Kings, and considering that the Lakers will usher in a wave of devil schedules in the near future, the Lakers' rankings are likely to continue to decline. The last fiasco defeat of the Nuggets, so that the Lakers several star players were criticized by the media, James, Wei Shao can not be spared, especially James's attitude in the game has been questioned, many Lakers celebrities stand out and angrily spray the Lakers, such as Magic Johnson, he bluntly said that the current Attitude of the Lakers is quite bad!
In the face of public criticism, James, as the leader of the team, also stood up and took responsibility, and not long ago he publicly apologized on social media. James said he apologized to Lakers fans and promised the Lakers would get better. In addition to him, Lakers guard Munch also forwarded the dynamic, expressing his determination to Lakers fans. Previous rumors of discord in the Lakers' locker room have intensified, and Anthony has even publicly spoken out that he did not hear that Westbrook would also come before coming to the Lakers. James's apology also played a role in maintaining stability.
James's voice this time, let many Lakers fans began to associate, is it the full force of Zhan to appear in advance? Although James can average 28.9 points per game this season, ranking first in the league in 19 games 30+, this is not the strongest James, because his defensive efficiency is at the bottom of the league, ranking 200 miles away, such a James is not the strongest James at all, the strongest James is to give up his assists, focus on offense, defense, rebounding, is a level of defense. His defense against the Nuggets in the last game was criticized, and if James had been a pioneer, the Lakers might not have been so bad.
If James chooses to open the playoff mode early, perhaps this season's Lakers still have to save, the last game Wei Shao found his long-lost hand, got 19 points, including hit his first three-pointer in 2022, but his state recovered, the Lakers still suffered a fiasco, this fiasco James can not blame. If James can come up with the best performance, at least on the defensive end to defend, the offensive end can contribute 25+ points steadily, such a Lakers can at least enter the playoffs, not to struggle now.
At the end of this month, Davis will return, Nunn will soon return to the court, in the past James always said that the Lakers did not have all the main force to play, and soon the Lakers' main lineup will return, if there is still no improvement at that time, then the Lakers really have no hope to speak of, can be rebuilt as soon as possible.