On January 31, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Atlanta Hawks 121-129, and the team suffered three consecutive losses. Currently, the Lakers are ninth in the West with a 24-27 record, and after the game, the topic of "firing Vogel" has rushed to the social media hot search.
In today's game, the Lakers led the Hawks by 10 points before the final quarter, and in the last 90 seconds of the last quarter, the Lakers did not score a single point, and lost after being hit by the opponent in an 8-0 climax.
Embarrassingly, in the Lakers' away game against the Hawks, James did not play. According to statistics, since the beginning of this season, when James was absent, the Lakers' record was 5 wins and 10 losses.
At the same time, since James came to the Lakers, he played in the game that the Lakers won 62.6% and the record was 127 wins and 76 losses. When James was out, the Lakers' record was only 28 wins and 44 losses, and the winning percentage was only 38.9%.
After the game, Vogel also talked about the situation of the team, saying: "We have played well in the last two games, but I was disappointed that I did not win. Now we have to go home, we have to forget all the losses and get ready for the next game, whether James can play or not."
"We didn't show enough focus today or didn't play well, we just couldn't win."