The Lakers lost again, although the loss was not so thorough, but enough to make the Lakers fans heartbroken, facing the lack of major generals, the 7th in the West, the Lakers' playoff absolute contender Clippers, the Lakers attack and defense at both ends of the attack and defense were completely targeted by the Clippers, James made mistakes, Anthony threw a key three-pointer, the Lakers still lost three points to the Clippers, suffered three consecutive defeats, this is the Lakers' 19th key moment of the season to lose victory, in the past face 38 games, the Lakers lost 31 of them, and this season is three times to face the Clippers all lost the situation, Three losses to the Clippers total just eight points. Such a defeat, how not to make the fans sad, before the game Vogel target the top six in the West, James went all out, but in the game their performance is far from the promise, after the game Vogel, James, Anthony, Westbrook were interviewed to see how they evaluated the game?
In the face of the loss rate first opened is Wei Shao, this game Wei Shao played 32 minutes, 21 shots hit 9 of them, three points plus 5 free throws 0, got 18 points and 1 assist, Wei Shao said: The loss of this game, it is entirely our responsibility, the team should impact the basket more at the critical moment, regardless of the defensive strength of the Clippers at that time, we should go all out to execute, but unfortunately we chose the outside shot, I hope we adjust our thinking later. From Wei Shao's words, he hopes to be able to impact the basket, and outside projection is not the Lakers' specialty.
Head coach Vogel said in an interview after the game: "For the loss of this game, it is regrettable, in the final attack, I believe Anthony's shooting choice, but he can pass the ball more may have a completely different ending, after all, tucker on the flank has a lot of space. In fact, Vogel said this will make many players uncomfortable, after all, the Lakers' tactics should be James's arc top three-pointer or holding the ball to break through, after all, the Lakers are only 1 point behind, but unfortunately James did not choose to launch an attack for a long time, resulting in the tactics not being executed, Anthony is only the Lakers' backup selection, Vogel should encourage the players, not to say that Anthony passed the problem, the last period of time, if not Anthony's key two three-pointers, perhaps the Lakers can not survive the last 0.7 seconds.
Anthony also talked about his choice of last shot after the game, he said: I was on the court is trying to find a better opportunity, that moment, the ball suddenly came to my hands, the game time is not right, I am a little hasty, the shooting force is not good, the foot did not use strength, I lost the key three points, the result is this, if I choose, before or in the future, when I encounter such a ball, I will not hesitate to shoot again. Anthony scored 18 points in the whole game, 9 of 4 of the three-pointers in the whole game, very good, but unfortunately James pressed the ball for too long, resulting in Anthony not so well prepared, and the Lakers were 1 point behind at the time, not much time, Anton's choice is beyond reproach. Tucker Jr. stood up for Anthony after the game, saying: "I'm happy with his shot, we trust him as a team, he just needs to throw the key ball in the next game."
James did not say too much about the game after the game, talking about the team's current lineup, James said: I am very confident in the current team lineup, the management in the formation of the team, asked my opinion, I did not make a rebuttal, in the future, as long as I can play, I will always play for the Lakers, but in the future if there is an opportunity to play with my son, I will be very willing to do it, to be able to grow up with Brownies is my dream now.
Many fans see James's words and think that he is forcing the Lakers management, and he hopes that the Lakers can select Brownie by 2024, so that James has enough reasons to stay in the Lakers. What do you say about the post-game interviews with many of the Lakers' players?