The Lakers lost again, to the league's bottom-to-last Pacers, the only game the Pacers have won so far this season when they fell behind in the first half, losing the remaining dozen times. This also reflects that the Lakers have a big problem, to know that the Lakers once led the opponent by 15 points in the game, but the collapse in the last quarter made their efforts in the first half of the water. The Lakers have lost four of their last five games, winning only against the Jazz, five wins and four losses plus a series of events that happened could be the precursor to the story that will happen in the future. The Lakers lost five games and four losses, James mileage sad, Vogel Za heart wei less, Gua Ge in a word.
So far this season, the Lakers' game has not reassured fans, no matter which team they play (the team with a poor record) is five or five, let alone against strong teams. So far this season, they have all kinds of problems, including the lineup problem that has not been solved so far, and they have not solved the problem of the team at both ends of the game, the offensive efficiency is 108.3 The league is 24th, and the defensive efficiency is 109.8 The league is 18th, which reflects that the current Lakers are not a good team.
Such a Lakers can achieve 22 wins and 23 losses temporarily ranked 8th in the standings, it can be said that the core of the team James plays an important role, whether you admit it or not, James's performance is placed here, the season so far averaged 36.7 minutes per game the third place in the league, many times on the court is to play the fifth position, the average score per game is 28.8 points (the average score per game in January is 31+) but basketball is a team sport, one person can not move a team. Just like the game against the Pacers, James scored 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists on 11-of-22 shooting, but the team still did not win, which also made James's milestone night a milestone, in this game his career rebounds exceeded 10,000, his career appearances in 1343 games, and 10,002 rebounds, which also means that James is one step closer to his personal 40,000 + 10,000 + 10,000.
But unfortunately, the Lakers did not win the game, and this happened in the game, when there were 3 minutes and 52 seconds left before the end of the game, Vogel replaced Wei Shao and pressed him on the bench until the end of the game. In this game, although Wei Shao hit 4 three-pointers, he was 5 of 17 in the whole game, frequently playing iron, and the defensive end could not keep up with the footsteps of the opposing players, and was passed by one step. It also put him on the bench. Lakers coach Vogel spoke about the situation in an interview after the game, saying to put players who I think can win the game on the court. This undoubtedly pierced Wei Shao, and after the game, Wei Shao did not accept an interview and left the stadium directly.
For the replacement of Wei Shao at the crucial time of the game, Guago said: I don't think it is aimed at individuals. In Guago's words, from the coaching point of view, the presence of James and Wei Shao at the same time at the critical time is obviously not conducive to the team's tactical arrangement, and James needs to be able to open up space, which further exposes the problem between Wei Shao and James. More crucially, after Westbrook's game, the Lakers' lineup on the court has not been able to narrow the point difference.
On the whole, the Lakers' problem is not only that there is a problem with Westbrook, their lineup in addition to James, thick eyebrows are some players who have passed the peak, while the performance of young players Rivers and Tucker is unstable, which has buried hidden dangers for them this season. Next, the Lakers will usher in six consecutive games, namely Magic, Heat, Nets, Philadelphia, Hornets, Eagles, of which 4 teams are in the top eight of the standings, which is a test for the Lakers.
This road trip may become a key node of the Lakers' season, which will also determine whether the Lakers' lineup will change. Speaking about six consecutive aways, Vogel said: "A game comes and we need to learn from this game. Looking forward to the next performance of the Lakers, in addition to the previous reports of thick eyebrows or will be in the near future (to be determined).