On February 13, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers lost to the Warriors 115-117 on the road, suffering 3 consecutive losses, and then, the Lakers will continue to face the Jazz, Clippers, reinforced Pelicans, and lone rangers and other strong teams, there is no doubt that these are hard battles, this wave of schedule may also determine whether the Lakers can finally have a chance to play in the playoffs.
Of course, despite the regret of losing, but the Lakers in this game showed the fighting spirit and hard work is still worthy of recognition, they did not as many people predicted before the game by the Warriors, but entangled with each other to the last moment, let people see the playoff level of the offensive and defensive battles, but also let people believe that if the Lakers have a chance to enter the playoffs, even if they face a team like the Warriors, they are not without a chance to win.
Regarding the team's performance, Lakers head coach Vogel said: "Such a loss is definitely sad. But I'm happy with the hard work of the players. Westbrook said: "We lost the game, but I was optimistic because we played the right way most of the time. And the thick eyebrows also said: "We have a burden on our shoulders, this is our team, let us rush." ”
As Thick Brow said, this game the Lakers will look like they have completely unloaded their burdens, do not have to worry about whether they will be traded, and can really compete for a playoff spot wholeheartedly. Speaking about whether the game will give the team confidence, James said: "Of course, they are the second team in the West, one of the best teams in the league, and they have shown that all season. But I love our fighting spirit and like our performance tonight. If we continue that performance in the second half of the season, we will be in a good position. ”
The lakers' recovery of energy may help them win later games, but if the Lakers expose a big dead hole in this game, if it is not improved, it may become their biggest time bomb of the season, that is, the Lakers' free throws. In this game, the Lakers got 33 free throws, but only hit 22, shooting only 66.7%, James's last 3 free throws 1 of the unfortunate, but they have already lost a lot of free throws in front of them, which has laid a hidden danger for losing.
This is not the first time the Lakers have been in trouble because of free throws this season, the previous game against the Knicks, but also Westbrook in the key moment of two missed free throws, let the Knicks drag the game into overtime, although in the end the Lakers still won, but if their free throws can be slightly accurate, maybe many games this season they can win, or even win a little easier.
How bad have the Lakers' free throws been this season? According to statistics, so far this season, the Lakers' average free throw shooting rate is only 72.2%, only 29th in the league, which is the second to last! It should be known that the Lakers' three-point shooting this season is very bad, ranking 18th in the league with an average of 35% three-point shooting per game, and ranking 16th in the league with an average of 12 three-pointers per game, which is in the middle and lower levels. In the case of outside projection in general, the Best Way for the Lakers to win is to impact the basket to create damage and win free throws, but after getting a free throw opportunity, if you can't hit it steadily, it is very difficult to win.
After the game, talking about the team's poor free throw performance, Davis said: "You have to practice hard in the training hall and practice more free throws. From me, I made poor free throws. The response of the thick eyebrows is simple and clear, the free throw is the problem that the Lakers must improve, that is, it needs to be practiced hard, not only James to practice, the Big Three and even the entire Lakers team, must practice the free throw hard to make this season have a little more chance.