After the last loss to the Bucks, Lakers fans expected to end the losing streak against the Blazers, but in the end, the Lakers lost to the Blazers by two points 105:107.
To be honest, the result of this game is not expected by many people, although this game lakers are back-to-back second game, but the Blazers are the same, the most important thing is that this team has just experienced a big deal, the players who can play the team are some people who usually can't play the ball, on the contrary, the Lakers, the much-criticized Wei Shao missed this game due to injury, and there are two cores of James's thick eyebrows on the court, but the Lakers did not win this game as desired. The Lakers made 21 turnovers in the whole game, while the Blazers scored 28 points using mistakes, and the Lakers only scored 8 points using the opponent's mistakes; the Blazers scored 28 points in the whole game, and the Lakers only scored 4 points; the Blazers bombed 58 points in the box, while the Lakers only scored 40 points, and the Lakers almost fell into the downwind almost completely. For the outcome of this game, everyone was extremely disappointed.
In an interview with the team's coach Vogel after the game, James also confessed that he hoped the trade could happen, James said: "We made too many mistakes today, I am too tired and tired to sleep; I will go to see what will happen on the trade deadline, but I am only focused on how to make us better." Vogel also said: "We are not at the level of winning, if there is a chance to improve the team through trades, we will do it." ”
To know that the Lakers' current change to the status quo of the team is imminent, the Lakers' remaining schedule is the second most difficult in the league, the average win rate of the opponent has reached 54.5%, and they will play 3 Games against the Warriors, 2 games against the Suns, and 2 games against the Jazz. And the current Lakers' record is 26 wins and 30 losses, ranking ninth in the West, the Pelican Kings behind them have been reinforced through trades, hoping to improve the ranking in the second half of the schedule, so the Lakers are now not a playoff problem, but a problem of whether they can keep the playoff qualifications, if the team lineup problem can not be solved, the lakers' final result can be imagined.
The most important thing for the Lakers to solve now is the problem of Wei Shao, against the Blazers this game, although Wei Shao is absent from the team to lose, but it can not be said that the Lakers have wronged Wei Less before. Last offseason, the Lakers introduced Wei Shao hoped that he could reduce the pressure for James, but he could not be compatible with James's thick eyebrows on the court, all kinds of inexplicable mistakes, strange iron, he not only became a burden to the team, but also because of his salary, so that the team has no room for operation. Now James and Vogel are calling for a deal, talking about Westbrook, and the ideal situation for the Lakers is that his Westbrook contract is replaced by a few small contracts, but his current performance is almost no team willing to become the wrongdoer.
The only possibility that exists is to swap with Wall, BR reporter Eric Pincus wrote an analysis of the Lakers' trading prospects this season, he wrote: "The Lakers are unlikely to trade Westbrook before the trade deadline. But one thing is worth noting: If James feels that Rockets player John Wall, who also belongs to Klutch Sports, is a better fit for the team, and Wall is willing to do his best for the Lakers, the Lakers may consider a deal with the Rockets. "So whether we can get rid of Westbrook in the end depends on James and Wall's co-agent Rich Paul to see if it can happen in the end."