The NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers' game against the Trail Blazers officially began. Before the game, almost all fans predicted that the Lakers would win this game. After all, the Blazers are missing Lillard, McCollum, and only Simmons and Nurkic. However, in the face of such a remnant Blazers, the Lakers still lost the game 105-107. After losing this game, the Lakers ushered in a wave of two consecutive losses, slipping to 26 wins and 30 losses to rank ninth in the West.
I have to say that the Lakers' loss in this game is very difficult to understand, and it can even be said that no fan will think that the Lakers will lose. Seeing this, some fans will also ask, what is the reason for the Lakers' loss? Some fans say it's because of Davis, and the reason is that Davis only had 0 points in the last quarter and 0 shots. Yes, Davis didn't play well in the late quarter. But if you watch this game you will automatically how hard Davis plays, or how hard it is. People only see Davis's score, don't you see Davis' value on the defensive end?
For the simplest example, when the Blazers block and dismantle, Davis will make up for the outside line, but the rest of the Lakers team members have no one to help Davis make up for the defense. To put it bluntly, if the Blazers block and dismantle, if Davis pounces, then the Lakers' interior line will open widely. In addition to blocking and dismantling, Davis also has to face Nurkic, who is much heavier than himself, and Nurkic will confront Davis as long as he gets the ball, and as long as he takes the ball, he will not let Davis rest. All in all, Davis did everything he could on the defensive end, and he used himself as two on the defensive end. To put it bluntly, Davis has exhausted all his physical strength on the defensive end, how can he play a value on the offensive end? So, we really can't ask Davis to do more.
In addition to Davis, there are also fans who say it is because of James' "moisture data". Yes, everyone is right that James's data can indeed be divided into two stages, and James got 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the whole game. However, many fans say that James is a "tiger tail". The reason is that in the first half, James scored 14 points to help the team bite the score. However, in the middle of the third quarter to the middle of the fourth quarter, James only scored 2 points. Yes, you're right that James' performance in the middle of the third quarter to the middle of the fourth quarter was really less than ideal. But what I want to say is that you only see that James's data is not ideal, have you seen the defensive pressure on James? Have you seen the Trail Blazers chasing james? Have you ever seen James tired enough to be physically exhausted? However, in the case of such physical exhaustion, James still scored 14 points in the final quarter of the showdown. In the face, what else can we say about such a James?
I believe that fans who see here will definitely ask, since James and Davis are not wrong? So what's wrong with the Lakers? Could it be that it is the fault of Wei Shao who did not play? In fact, the answer to this question is very simple, that is, Vogel's coaching ability is really poor. To put it bluntly, Vogel now gives people the feeling of "breaking the can and breaking the attitude", that is, putting the ball into the hands of James and Davis, that is, giving up the defense and fighting for the offense, but this coaching style can only make Davis more tired, and can only let James waste his career in vain. Therefore, when everyone talks about who should leave the Lakers, let's stop saying that it is Wei Shao. On the contrary, the Lakers should go the most at present, and it should be Vogel.