Successive crotch pulls made the Lakers lose confidence in Wei Shao, and even came up with the idea of sending him away. However, suffering from an annual salary of up to $44.21 million, there is no team to take over, and the Lakers can only secretly eat this dumb loss. Seeing that the trade deadline for the new season is getting closer and closer, the Lakers, who can't send away the third giant Westbrook, did not compromise on this, but discussed putting the team's backup guard Horton Tucker on the shelf, so as to introduce a role player who can help the team win the championship.
Yes, the Lakers, who have only achieved a 22-22 record at this stage, really need to consider how to improve their record, otherwise they really have to make jokes about not making the playoffs. The opponent of this game is Indiana's Pacers, an Eastern Conference chicken rib that is suffering four consecutive defeats. They have placed the likes of sabonis, Brogdon and LeVert on the shelves of the team that can be traded. It can be said that the Lakers' opponent this time is not very strong, but the Lakers still did not take a lot of advantage in front of the Pacers.
At the beginning of the game, James took the lead in getting into the form, shooting 2 of 2 three-pointers and 4-of-6 shooting in a single quarter, sending a comprehensive stat of 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, helping the team play a 32-23 single quarter score. After taking a 9-point lead at the start, the Lakers, who entered the second quarter of the showdown, did not follow the trend, but were chased back by the Pacers for a lot of backward scores. That's right, the Pacers, who played all-in-one, delivered a 27-24 single-quarter score in the second quarter, recovering the 3 points behind in the first quarter. At the end of the first half, the Lakers were only 6 points ahead of the Pacers!
The point difference between the two teams has been narrowed, and the Pacers, who have achieved good results in chasing points, can continue to threaten after the easy side fights again. In the third quarter, the Pacers once again played a 26-24 score to continue to narrow the gap between the two sides. By the time they reached the crucial final-quarter showdown, the point difference between the two sides had reached 4 points, and the Pacers still had a good chance to reverse the final quarter. And things went as we feared, with the Pacers beating up a 35-24 single-quarter score in the fourth quarter and winning the game with an aggregate score of 111-104.
Previously, the Grizzlies could not play the Nuggets, and the Lakers now even the Eastern Chicken Ribs team on the Pacers side could not win, and there was really no breath of impacting the championship. However, looking back at the statistics of the game, James has indeed experienced, in the 37 minutes of playing, but also sent back 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists of the comprehensive data, effectively helped the team to alleviate the pressure on the scoring end. However, another giant in the team once again pulled his crotch, playing only 27 minutes in a single game, but only 5 of 17 shooting, and losing the opponent's key 18 points on the field!
It is worth saying that Westbrook, who only played 27 minutes, was even pressed on the bench by Vogel in the final key moments. But things are not so simple, Vogel explained unabashedly after the game: I just sent out the squad that I thought I could win! There is no doubt that Vogel has also lost faith in Westbrook. Yes, with the third highest annual salary in the league, but sending out one bad report card after another, Westbrook is indeed the biggest cancer in the Lakers. However, for Westbrook's performance of pulling crotches in succession, the Lakers are helpless, and no one is willing to take on the remaining big contract (there will be an annual salary of $47.06 million next season).