An NBA regular season focus battle, the Los Angeles Lakers host the Indiana Pacers. In the end, the Lakers lost 104-111. After this game, the Lakers' record became 22-23, ranking eighth in the West. The Pacers ended a four-game losing streak to finish in 13th place in the East with 16-29 losses.
In the first quarter, the Lakers took the lead, approaching double digits with a 32-23 net win, leading by 15 points at most, which was their highest moment, and then gradually went lower. In the second quarter, the Lakers returned 3 points, the third quarter returned 2 points, and the fourth quarter completely collapsed, losing 11 points 24-35, and suffered a big reversal.
Too unlucky, the Lakers encountered an opponent a Surprise soldier burst out, killed red eyes, and blasted 22 points in the last quarter, which could not be stopped. He was LeVert. After only 27 minutes of playing, he shot 12-of-16, super efficient, including 3-of-4 from three-point range and 3 free throws, 30 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, and like LeBron James, was the highest score in the game. In the first three quarters, LeVert only scored 8 points, and in the last quarter, he cut 22 points to direct the turnaround.
LeVert's surprise is just one of the variables, and what really caused the Lakers to lose was their own high and low. In this season, such a crash is not the first time, often relying on the first quarter to rush, accumulate a certain advantage, and then start to slowly pay back the debt. If the safety cushion is thick enough and there is still a surplus, you can win by chance, and if you can't get on it, you can only lose helplessly.
LeBron James had 30 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, and Westbrook had 5-of-17 shooting to have 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Three-man double-doubles on the bench, Horton Tucker 20 points and seven assists, Anthony 14 points and seven rebounds, Malik Munch 10 points and two assists, has tried his best. Ariza, Bradley, and Reeves have to carry the pot, and the feel is too bad.