104-111, the Lakers suffered a Pacers reversal and lost at home. In this game, James scored 30 points again, but the Lakers suddenly collapsed and lost in the fourth quarter, and Vogel's employment was once again questioned. Wang Shipeng has pointed out many times why the Lakers did not go to the center in the last moment, they could not score, they could not grab rebounds, and the result was scored by the Pacers continuously, and the game also lost suspense in advance.
In this game, the Lakers played well in the first quarter, James felt good and got 10 points, Westbrook also hit three consecutive points, the Lakers took a nine-point lead in the first quarter, they led by 15 points at one point, but the Pacers chased points under Sabonis. As the game progressed, Westbrook's feel plummeted, the Lakers' bench played well, Anthony and Tucker both made good contributions, but in the fourth quarter, the Lakers collapsed again.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers still use a five-small lineup, the Pacers have Sabonis, the strong point of the interior line, and the Lakers are obviously at a disadvantage in rebounding. The Pacers' offense also found rhythm, especially LeVert, who scored almost every ball in the fourth quarter and played very decisively, quickly scoring 20 points in a single quarter. Wang Shipeng also questioned Vogel's employment and did not understand why he was not a center forward.
The Lakers' interior line completely lost the ability to defend, and the offense could not score, and the defensive end also lost rebounds, directly suppressed by the Pacers. LeVert and Sabonis led the team to open the point difference, the Lakers also lost hope in advance, in this case, the Lakers really played a mess, the collapse of the fourth quarter, but also made the Lakers fans very dissatisfied. Vogel's employment strategy was once again questioned.
For the Lakers, now is really the time to choose, Wei Shao this 17 5, in addition to the first quarter to play well, the rest of the time is to play iron continuously. James had 30 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Tucker 20 points, Anthony 14 points, and all three played well, but the Lakers still lost. James reached the 10,000 rebounds milestone, but the Lakers' current situation is indeed a bit difficult.