In the just-concluded NBA regular season Lakers home game against the Pacers, the Lakers faced a good start, in the case of a leading score of 15 points, in the last quarter let the Pacers player Le Weir single quarter burst, 20+, and finally the Pacers reversed the Lakers 111-104 to win.
James played 37 minutes in this game, 11 of 22 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, got 30 points, 12 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals, with excellent performance James also officially unlocked the feat of 36,000 points + 10,000 rebounds + 9,000 assists in his career, which is also the first player in history to achieve this achievement.
The biggest reason for the Lakers' loss in this game is the team's defensive problems, in the second half, the Lakers compared to the first half is simply a judgment of the two, in the defensive end there is no last game against the Jazz shown the vitality, and the 4th quarter is to let the Pacers player LeVert crazy to score 22 points, the three-point line frequent leakage, rebounds are not like the state of emergency scrambling, resulting in the final even home fans are silent. It can be seen how disappointed the fans are with the Performance of the Lakers.
The biggest turning point of the game was that Vogel was still confidently using the small lineup when he was chased by the Pacers in the fourth quarter, and pressed Howard to the bench. Howard's effect on the defense of the interior and the fight for rebounds in this game is very obvious, but in the last quarter, Vogel did not let Howard play, so that fans have expressed puzzlement, the Lakers' loss in this game can be said to have a lot to do with Vogel's on-site coaching.
The defeat of this game has confirmed that Vogel is really not suitable for the position of head coach, the team top brass once suggested to Vogel to use more of a large squad dominated by Howard, and in this game he is still obsessed, and buried such a good start, the fans have lost confidence in him, the management may really let Vogel leave after seeing this game. I was so angry!