The Lakers lost to the Pelicans, which puzzled fans. It is worth mentioning that the coach Vogel said the reason for the loss, first of all, there are too many mistakes, James and Wei Shao have a total of 14 mistakes, it turns out that Wei Shao is not a good partner for James, both people need a lot of ball rights, Vogel's tactics at the beginning is to deviate from the direction, and Wei Shao with the second team is the best plan. The two veterans played a lot of time, played against the wind, and there were naturally more mistakes; secondly, the three-point shooting rate on the outside line was too low, only 20.6% of the game, did he still use him? Losing is because the offensive efficiency is not high, this is just a phenomenon, not a reason, to find the root cause behind it to find a solution. It was clear that Vogel was making excuses for losing. Throughout the game, the Pelicans shot 51 percent from the field and 43 percent from three-point range, and the Lakers' defense was a fake, and it was still on their home field.
Losing a game is not terrible, what is worse is that the next schedule is too difficult, the Lakers will play 10 away games in March, but also against the Lone Rangers, Clippers and Warriors, of which the strength of the Lone Rangers and Warriors are stronger than the Lakers, do not underestimate the Clippers without dual cores, this season against the Lakers to achieve a record of 3 wins and 0 losses, if you do not improve morale and make adjustments, the Lakers may suffer 5 consecutive losses. James also told the truth after the game, now to struggle with why they lost to the Pelicans has little meaning, or to focus on the next game against the Lone Ranger, their recent state is very good, today against the Warriors also completed a 20+ big reversal. Judging from the course of recent games, what the Lakers need most is to improve their defense, and in the case of poor offense, only by improving the quality of defense can they have the hope of winning. At this point, Vogel is very important, and the next game will directly affect whether he enters the playoffs, which is also the key to whether he can stay in the Lakers.
It is worth mentioning that Vogel finally lifted Howard's ban, and he publicly stated that he would get more opportunities next, and Howard was very excited about it. He performed very well in this game, scoring 6 points on 3-of-5 shooting, in addition to grabbing 11 rebounds, and he was the main force on the Lakers' interior line when the thick eyebrow brother was not there. After losing the game, Howard also looked helpless, he didn't know what to say. But he said it was necessary to continue to be positive in order to rebound. But what fans are trying to say is, why did Vogel not reuse Howard until the end of the game? Isn't it a little too late. Taking a step back, if Howard can play about 20 minutes per game, the pressure on the thick eyebrow brother is not so great, it is likely that he will not be injured many times, and the Lakers' situation will not be as passive as it is now.