On February 26, 2022, Beijing time, the Los Angeles derby began to compete, the normal game between the two sides played back and forth, in the first half of the game, the Clippers firmly occupied the initiative on the field! In the third quarter, the Lakers used a quarter of the game to chase the score back and reverse. But in the fourth quarter, the Clippers once again suppressed the Lakers and eventually withstood the pressure to beat the Lakers 105:102!
The Lakers actually had a chance to win this game, and the Lakers trailed by one point in the last minute, and they used the defense to force out an eight-second violation by the Clippers. With the final 18.3 seconds left in the game, the Lakers trailed by one point, had the ball and they had a very good chance of completing the comeback.
At this time the Lakers called a timeout, after the end of the suspension, Westbrook sideline serve, James received the ball in the midfield has been dribbling, there is no intention to attack, James received the ball when the game was still 18.3 seconds left, when James passed, the game still had more than 8 seconds left, that is to say, after 10 seconds of ineffective dribbling, James did not choose a personal attack, directly passed the ball to Anthony, Anthony shot a super far three points on the outside line, the ball did not shoot, the Lakers also lost the game!
This final attack is really a bit confusing, James after receiving the serve, dribbling to the left side of the midfield, the game time is more than 15 seconds left, and the other four teammates of the Lakers all pulled out the side, leaving the lower half of the picture to James to play a one-on-one, but James did not choose a personal attack. In fact, the time and space left for James are very sufficient, as long as he kills the inside line, even if he can't score directly, at least there is a chance to get a foul, such a choice is better than shooting a long three-point shot on the outside!
And in the last 18 seconds, 1 point behind, I don't know why the Lakers want to press the time, if the direct attack after receiving the ball, even if it does not score, there is enough time to foul, and there is a chance to equalize the next three-pointer. It can be said that the Lakers' last offense, like their lineup and record this season, is really chaotic!