Beijing time on February 28, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers lost to the Pelicans at home 95-123, suffered 2 consecutive losses, in the west's top eight qualifying competition is becoming more and more fierce at this stage, the Lakers seem to be gradually falling behind, if the previous clippers can be said to be unlucky, then this game defeat to the Pelicans 28 points, it can only show that the Lakers are really heartless at present.
After the game, Lakers center Howard was a little speechless when he talked about the current situation of the team, and Howard said many times during the interview that he really didn't know what to say about today's loss. Howard admits that he was a little unsure of what to say. But he said the team needs to maintain a positive mindset: "Can't be immersed in defeat, can't be discouraged by each other. We can't make any excuses, we can't use holidays or whatever. It's about trying, and we've been stressing that all season. ”
Lakers star LeBron James is also confused about the team's current situation, after the game, talking about the solution to the team's poor performance, James said: "I don't have any answers to the team's performance today. If what we say is later, then we will all find out. You don't know what's going to happen in the next few weeks, but today, starting at the 6-point node in the second quarter, to the entire third quarter, I don't have an answer. The Pelicans have played well lately, they beat the Suns on the road and today are clearly a big win over us. ”
The fact is that the current situation of the Lakers is not a player or a tactic that can be changed at all, Lakers coach Vogel said after the game that the current team is desperate, Vogel bluntly said: "We are not playing well... Our long-range shots were inaccurate, and the penalty area was too congested. We wanted to pass the ball more to the inside line and it resulted in a lot of mistakes. ”
To put it simply, the Lakers played without any bright spots in this game, especially the negative attitude of the players could not be seen by the home fans, and began to boo the Lakers players. It is worth mentioning that Lakers owner Jenny Bass was also watching the game, but as the Lakers fell behind more and more, she seemed to be unable to bear this embarrassment, and finally left the game in the middle of the third quarter.
There is no doubt that such a loss will not be happy for anyone, but Jenny Bath's move has also been ridiculed by many fans, saying bluntly that if it were not for her insistence on choosing Westbrook, the Lakers would have a better chance to form a more outstanding championship lineup, whether it is Hield or DeRozan, they will be able to help this Lakers more than Westbrook.
In today's game, Westbrook played 27 minutes, 16 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-15 shooting, and also made 7 turnovers, with a plus-minus of -26 for the team. In the past few seasons, Wei Shao also played badly in the first half of the season, but after the All-Star Game, Wei Shao can often play a super level, but this season, Wei Shao seems to have no magic, and his performance at both ends of the attack and defense is still tepid, which once again proves that the Lakers chose to trade him was a mistake, and the Lakers failed to choose to send him away at the trade deadline, which is even more wrong.
To tell the truth, by now, the Lakers can no longer expect Westbrook to recover, with the thick eyebrows basically announced the regular season reimbursement, the Lakers want to enter the playoffs has become more and more difficult, if the Lakers do not qualify for the playoffs this season, then the most responsible for this is not James, not Vogel, nor Westbrook, but Jenny Bath, who has made serious mistakes in team management.