Today the Lakers played the Warriors game, the Lakers lost their close victory, in the second half of the fourth quarter, the balance of victory once moved closer to them, but successive losses and mistakes, let them pay a painful price, and finally lost to the Warriors 115-117.
This game is the first game after the trade deadline, to be honest, this time everyone really can't blame Wei Less, this game, played 35 minutes, 7 of 13 shots, 2 of 3 points, 4 of 4 free throws, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. The plus-minus value of +2 is the only positive number in the Lakers' starting lineup. I want to say that the Lakers failed to win this ball, one is that James pulled his crotch, the other is that the thick eyebrow brother is soft, and he can play with the Warriors to the end, relying on the play of the bench, Reeves, Munch and Tucker played very well today.
Why? In this game, James cut 26 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, looking at the data is still very good, but he shot a full 27 times, only hit 9 goals, the most important thing is in the key second half, James he shot only 2 of 15, 5 in the third quarter, 1 in the fourth quarter 10, the opportunity to equalize in the last minute was also wasted, the whole field of 9 out of 5, failed.
Thick eyebrow brother words, playing this ball feels no passion, listless, several times let the Warriors take away the rebound in front of him, the feel of the shot is also very poor, the mid-range frequent iron, playing 35 minutes and 23 seconds, 13 shots 5, 10 of 6 free throws, 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. In addition to assists and blocks and extra, scoring and rebounding is far from his strength, which also directly let the Lakers rebounds lose to the Warriors 2, you know, the Warriors in the previous three games, a total of 40 rebounds, today also won the rebound, as the inside gate, thick eyebrow brother should be the first crime. Didn't play that tough performance, which was a bit like the beginning of his season, and it was too far from a few games after he returned from injury.
After losing this game, the Lakers suffered three consecutive losses, the record came to 26-31, ranking ninth in the West, getting farther and farther away from the playoffs, and the eighth-ranked Clippers record is 28 wins and 30 losses, although there is a playoff mechanism, but it is also very hanging.
Of course, this game, for the Lakers, is not useless, they still got something, that is, they found a very good lineup collocation, James, thick eyebrows, Westbrook, Bradley, Johnson as the starter, Munch, Tucker and Reeves as a substitute, wait until Anthony returns, add him on the bench, nine-man rotation, the power is very fierce, as for Ariza, Howard on the cameo, such an effect should also be very good.
Tucker played 29 minutes, shooting 5-of-9, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block; Reeves played 23 minutes, shooting 5-of-5, 1-of-3 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, and had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Munch played 20 minutes, shooting 5-of-9, 1-of-4 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free throw line, and had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
In short, the warriors who lost the second place in the West, although it is a pity, but the Lakers can not be discouraged, continue to do every detail, they still have a chance.