On March 2, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Lone Ranger by 5 points at home, suffered 3 consecutive defeats, and gradually drifted away from the playoffs. In this game, James performed well, and the third quarter was like a divine help, three consecutive three-pointers to help the Lakers achieve a rebound. Unfortunately, when James came off the court, the Lakers fell into a strange circle and suddenly could not play. In the last quarter, James put on the team again, when the father and the mother, he first assisted Wei Shao, and then he scored 2 points under the basket, and then, facing the tight defense, James turned over and leaned back for 2 points.
After that, James pretended to break through the bottom corner of the score Anthony assisted the latter to score another 3 points, and the Lakers stretched the score to 9 points at one point. Unfortunately, after James went off again, the Lakers were in chaos, and at this time, the Lone Ranger took advantage of James's momentum after the game, after Brunson hit three points, Doncic scored two goals in a row, and Powell received an assist from Doncic, the Lone Ranger played a wave of 11-0, once again the score was reversed, James then deducted 2 points, but Doncic showed his superstar nature at a critical moment, singles James won, and then killed and walked to the free throw line, and finally, the Lakers lost to the opponent 104-109.
In this game, Wei Shao is undoubtedly the culprit of the team's loss, the whole game, he started 38 minutes, 5 of 17, 4 of 3 points, only 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, plus or minus -8, if Wei Shao scored 2 more goals in the first three quarters, the Lakers may win this game. Wei Shao this game, whether it is three points, or the middle shot, are like being cast a spell, how to shoot how iron, can only rely on the breakthrough score, unfortunately, because the Lakers and Wei Shao three points are not good, once he holds the ball, the defense will shrink, which also makes his shooting rate quickly down, more shameful is that Wei Shao, whether it is a mid-shot or a three-pointer, the opponent has given him a lot of shot space, his front is like the sea, but unfortunately it is not hit.
There is also an obvious drawback in Wei Shao's presence, once Anthony takes the ball in the low position, the opponent will come to the bag, and Wei Shao has become a point for emptying, because the Lone Ranger has already seen through his shortcomings: poor shooting. Wei Shao took a salary of 40 million, but again and again disappointed people, this game, he was completely lost at both ends of the attack and defense, became a burden to the team, the only comfort is that this game, he did not make mistakes. It is worth mentioning that Wei Shao has not scored more than 20+ in 9 consecutive games, and in these 9 games, Wei Shao has only one game with a shooting rate of more than 50%.
It turns out that James chose the wrong person this time, he should not have chosen Westbrook, and the choice of DeRozan or Hield in the first place may be more suitable for the team. DeRozan is now playing well with the Bulls, with a tendency to win the MVP, and Hield has an excellent three-point ability, which is more in line with James' style of playing. It can be said that the Lakers signed a lonely 40 million and completely drifted. If the Lakers want to get out of this slump, Westbrook must play MVP-level performances, and at the same time, the team's defense is as tough as today's third quarter.