Today, at 2 a.m. Beijing time, the Lakers played against the Eagles on the road, which was the last of their six consecutive games in the East. James, still sidelined due to sore left knee, has returned to Los Angeles early for treatment. Rajpal Brar, a professional sports therapist, said james suffered swelling due to excessive loads, but no structural damage, which was a good thing.
Thick eyebrows have been absent from one game before because of soreness in their right wrist, and this battle has returned. He was in good shape, scoring 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting at halftime.
The Lakers' highest score in the half was not him, but Munch, who scored 4 of 5 three-pointers and scored 19 points in the first half.
When will Vogel be willing to give Howard some more playing time?
Tucker's goal breaks through, which is really a bit handsome.
In the third quarter, thick eyebrows were fouled by the referee in a defensive attack, feeling incredible, looking frightened, and another meme was born.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers originally led by 10 points at 101-91, but in the fourth quarter they were beaten by the Hawks in a wave of 38-20, thus losing the game 121-129.
In the final crucial round, Munch did not score three points. He was upset after the game, saying he should pass the ball to Thick Brow, believing the latter would make the right decision.
The Lakers had to resort to foul tactics, and with Wei Shaoqiang playing the inside line, he completely declared the game a loss.
Stats: Munch 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Thick Brow 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Westbrook 20 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, Anthony 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Johnson 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Reeves 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Bradley 4 points and 1 rebound, Tucker 8 points, Howard 2 points and 4 rebounds, Bazemore 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
In fact, the Lakers played very well in the first half today, the whole team felt excellent, shooting as high as 71.4%, and bombed 71 points. The 71.4 percent shooting percentage at halftime is the highest halftime shooting percentage for the losing side in the past nine seasons.
In short, it can be said that without James, the Lakers are a fish belly team. This season, james missed the game, the Lakers 5 wins 10 losses, the win rate of 33.3%; the entire Lakers career, James's absence of the game, the record of 28 wins and 45 losses, the win rate of 38.4%; the Lakers career, James debuted in the game, the record of 127 wins and 76 losses, the win rate of 62.6%.
The Lakers led the Hawks by as many as 11 points today and were eventually reversed. So far this season, the Lakers have led by more than 10 points in 12 times and been reversed, the most in the league. A veritable "king of reversals".
After the battle, the Lakers ranked 9th in the West with 24 wins and 27 losses, with a winning percentage of less than 50%. After the game, the entry for "dismiss Vogel" once rushed to The Twitter hot search.
If Vogel is fired, the Lakers will send assistant coaches Fitzdale or Handy as interim coaches. Chris Haynes reported: "In the past few weeks, Vogel's position has been dangerous, there is no doubt that the Lakers are considering taking action, if the Lakers are looking for an interim manager, many people think it is Fitzdale, but the news I got is that Phil Handy will become the interim manager." ”
From 2014 to 2020, Handy helped the team reach the finals for six consecutive years and won the championship three times. This is an achievement that no other coach can match. However, Handy does not have any NBA head coaching experience, he works as a player development coach, and is often responsible for one-on-one coaching with players in training. If you let him be the manager, it feels a bit of a duck on the shelves.
More than half of the season has passed, and compared to changing coaches, the Lakers still have to be their own. The good news is that the thick eyebrows returning from the injury are quite hard. He said he was in good physical condition and was regaining his previous rhythm. Wei Shao said that the mentality of the Lakers team should be to not give up and not yield.
Let's say, when James returns, when all the staff are healthy, the Lakers can make our eyes light up.