The NBA regular season continued, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 111-132 on the road, suffered 4 consecutive losses, this season the Lakers faced the Clippers 4 times, the team record 0 wins and 4 losses, was swept by the opponents in the same city, the performance was not good. In this game, James scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Westbrook 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Clippers' Reggie Jackson contributed a quasi-triple-double of 36 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.
In the first quarter of this game, the Lakers were still able to keep up with the rhythm of the Clippers, and their performance on the offensive end was very good, of which James and Westbrook were very efficient, and the team scored 31 points in a single quarter. However, on the defensive end, the Lakers once again had the same problem, and they were still unable to prevent the Clippers' offense, allowing the opponent to score 36 points in a single quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Clippers by five points.
In the second quarter, the Lakers' James scored 12 points in a single quarter, Munch and Westbrook combined to score 14 points, and the team contributed 32 points in a single quarter. On the Clippers side, their shooting efficiency has declined a bit, but they can still get 30 points. At the end of the half, the Lakers were only three points behind the Clippers, and the gap was not very large.
In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers were broken by the Clippers, and the team only scored 18 points in a single quarter, while on the defensive end, the team let the Clippers score 40 points, and the Lakers lost 22 points in a single quarter. By the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were 25 points behind the Clippers, and the game had lost its suspense.
In the final quarter, although James still tried to complete the score, but this did not help the team much, the Lakers' performance on the defensive end was too crotchy, and the Clippers could easily complete the score under the Lakers' defense. The score has always remained above 20 points. In the end, the Lakers lost the Clippers on the road, lost the same-city derby again, and faced the Clippers four times this season, the Lakers suffered a sweep.
Compared with the previous three times against the Clippers, the Lakers performed the worst in this game. They gave the Clippers plenty of easy scoring opportunities in the first three quarters, and they couldn't respond when the team was behind. In the third quarter, the Lakers were even played by the Clippers in a wave of 40-18 offense, and the team had no backhand. In the final quarter, the team is also difficult to narrow the point difference, they are too crotchy on the defensive end, the Clippers in the interior and exterior of the offense are given, the performance is extremely efficient, and finally the Lakers also lost on the road, suffering 4 consecutive losses.
In the past period of time, the Performance of the Lakers has been disappointing, and the team currently has a lot of problems, and these problems are difficult to find a solution. For this Lakers team, their competitiveness this season is not strong, the hope of winning the championship is also very slim, if in the follow-up games, they do not adjust, continue to lose like this, then the team may not be able to participate in this season's playoffs. In the next game, the Lakers have to make a change.