The latest news, the Lakers 121-129 away losses to the Hawks suffered a three-game losing streak. Before the game, the Lakers have suffered two consecutive losses, and what is worse is that James is still absent due to a leg injury, the only consolation is that the thick eyebrow brother can play, and the last game Westbrook scored 35 points in a very good state; the Eagles are also very good, has achieved a good record of 6 consecutive wins. In the first quarter of the game, the thick eyebrow brother sat on the inside line to score 11 points alone to compete with the Eagles' outside line, Gallinari's 3 points helped the team to surpass 1 point; in the second quarter, Munch broke out, plus the westers felt good, the Lakers played a wave of 25-11 attack, the first half of the battle lakers led by 9 points. In the third quarter of the second half, both sides played half a quarter, and the Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point lead; in the final quarter, the Hawks played a wave of 21-9 attack under the leadership of Trae Young, and the two sides fought for 4 quarters, and finally, the Hawks held the home court to welcome a wave of 7 consecutive wins.
One thing to say, Westbrook's status has improved after experiencing trade rumors, shooting 8 of 15 in this game, including 4 of 4 three-pointers, and has 20 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds. After the game, the thick eyebrow brother also praised Wei Shao: "He has excellent ability to attack the basket and the ability to read the situation on the field, and his ability to finish is also very strong." Although the play stopped, but the performance of the thick eyebrow brother is still acceptable, he has 27 rebounds and 4 assists in 10 of 20 shots, after the loss, the thick eyebrow brother as the team leader also took the initiative to take responsibility, the result is frustrating, I can not lead the team to end the losing streak. Happily, the thick-browed brother is very confident in his physical condition, and he said that he will find his previous rhythm. In addition to the 40 points scored by Westbrook and The Thick Brower, it is also important to praise the young munch, who shot 12 of 19 from the field, including 8 of 14 three-pointers, a team-high 33 points, and he also had 10 rebounds and assists. It is worth mentioning that some time ago there were rumors that the Lakers wanted to trade him.
After the game, Vogel said the reason for the loss, believing that the defensive defeat against Trae Young in the fourth quarter was the root cause of the team's win. At a critical moment in the fourth quarter, Trae Young directly pulled out a three-point shot against Westbrook, and the Hawks also led by 4 points. Not only that, but he had a highlight stat of 36 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds. After suffering three consecutive losses, the Lakers are ranked 9th in the West with 24 wins and 27 losses, which is to fall out of the rhythm of the top ten! Fans have said that James's return to the Lakers will not end the losing streak, and the Hawks ranked 10th in the East with 24 wins and 25 losses after winning 7 consecutive wins, if they continue to play such excellent games, the Hawks can still enter the playoffs, but if the Lakers can not get out of the downturn in time, once they play the playoffs, they will be in trouble. Do you think the Lakers can still make the playoffs?