On February 26, Beijing time, the Lakers lost 102-105 at home to the Clippers in the NBA regular season, and after the game, Lakers star James once again became the target of everyone and became the back pot man of the Lakers' loss. So next, let's analyze whether James should bear the pot for the Lakers' last bad minute.
In the whole game, James played nearly 36 minutes, shooting only 6 of 18, contributing 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 6 turnovers, including 8 of 8 three points, and the plus-minus on the court was -4, the lowest among starters. Of course, the data does not look too crotch-pulling, the key is his performance in the last minute, directly sent himself to the hot search.
Key mistake: With 30 seconds left in the game, the Lakers trailed by 1 point at 102-103, Wei Shao broke through the basket on the inside line with the ball, James rushed to the front court rebound to make up for the basket, and finally the ball was not stable, in the scramble with Covington, the referee determined that James did not complete the pass before going out of bounds after watching the replay, awarded the Clippers the ball, and the ball was also a mistake for James. To be honest, this mistake I think James should not back the pot, the game played to the last moment, James as a veteran, still has the enthusiasm and agility to impact the frontcourt board, which is enough to reflect his desire to win the game, this is just a round to grab the rebound in the frontcourt, did not grab the back of the pot should let James back the pot?
Hesitant passing: With 17.8 seconds left in the game, the Clippers are still 1 point ahead, but there is an 8-second violation error, the ball is converted to the Lakers, James took the ball outside the three-point line to press the time, and finally when there were 10 seconds left in the time, the pinch hit passed the ball to Anthony, Anthony rushed to shoot a long three-pointer without adjustment, and the ball did not score a rebound and was picked up by Covington, indirectly pronouncing the Lakers' death sentence. This ball is honest, James and head coach Vogel have to carry the pot, Vogel's tactical arrangement is problematic, behind 1 point should not be to grab points, why press the time? The same question also gives James, whether it is to hit the inside line or create a foul in the last minute, there may be gains, why try unreliable outside three-pointers.
Absolute draw three points are not hit: the last 0.7 seconds, Reggie two free throws, the Lakers are behind by 3 points, only 0.7 seconds, James in the bottom corner to catch the ball and turn around to shoot three points, not to score is a hammer deal, the kill ball or the absolute flat ball is not so good to score, but also in the absence of time to adjust, I think this ball should not be James back the black pot!
Of course, above I just stated my views on these three rounds, but the final result is that the Lakers lost, James's performance in the fourth quarter was 3 shots 0, only relying on free throws to get 2 points, so I think the Lakers lost, as a team leader and James must carry the pot, but to say that james's performance in the last minute, I think it is not as bad as netizens say. Finally, I still want to state the fact that James is indeed old, and he is a little weak in the game, but I don't know who else in the Lakers can help him share, which may be the reason why Vogel does not dare to let James rest!