Today's Lakers game once again disappointed the fans, they lost in the same city derby to swallow four consecutive losses, but also let the Clippers complete the sweep of the Lakers this season, compared to the previous few games to play very anxious, the last minute to divide the victory and defeat, the Lakers surrendered in the third quarter, they were played by the Clippers 26-4 offensive climax. Commentator Barkley commented on the Lakers: He will no longer use the word "Lakers" until the Lakers win the next playoff game.
How bad have the Lakers been in the last month? They've won just two of their 10 games, third-to-last in the league in the same period, just better than the Rockets and Knicks, when the team with James fell into the worst gear. Old Zhan is actually very helpless, Davis and Bradley have suffered injuries again, today Tucker is unwell in his knees and cannot play, and the other players on the court except Westbrook are all low-paid players. Such a lineup is certainly no problem to change the James belt of previous years, but now it is the 37-year-old "twilight" version of James, and all he can do at this age is to score.
This season's old Zhan averaged 28.9 points, 8 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 36.8 minutes per game, which is similar to the peak season, but anyone who has watched the game knows that James' data during this period has little impact on the game. First of all, James does not have the previous defense, which is the result of inability, when he invests too much energy in the defensive end, the scoring efficiency will definitely decline, and now the Lakers are too lacking in offense, their offensive efficiency ranks 24th in the league; secondly, the old Zhan can not open the playoff mode, in the Cavaliers 2.0 era, James always continued to exert strength after the All-Star game, and has maintained this state until the end of the playoffs, but since winning the championship in 20 years, this state has never appeared again.
Despite this, James still did not decide to give up this season, according to sources, James will insist on playing this season, the Lakers still have a chance to play in the playoffs, they are currently 27-35 in the ninth place in the West, 2 wins higher than eleven. However, this year's playoffs Lakers are also very difficult, they have to play the Pelicans or Blazers in the first innings, and then they have to play the losers of the Clippers and Timberwolves, these two teams have obvious advantages in the regular season with the Lakers this season, even if the final Zhan Mei burst into the playoffs with the eighth result, waiting for them is the Sun that guarantees 60 wins over the league, so this season's Lakers don't think about the championship, and being able to enter the playoffs is a victory.
In contrast, the same city team Clippers are not so much pressure, they swept the Lakers in the regular season for two consecutive seasons, after Tyren Lu coached, his record against the Lakers is 7 wins and 0 losses, which is why fans think that Lu is stronger than Vogel, this season's Clippers lineup is worse than the Lakers, the Lakers are good and James, the Clippers two superstars have not played much. Turning over the Clippers' roster, the highest scorer among the players with higher attendance is Reggie's average of 17 points per game, which is not a previous All-Star, but Lue led this team to 34 wins and 31 losses and ranked eighth in the West.
This may be the most disappointing moment of the Lakers' 21st century, in the seasons after Kobe Bryant's reimbursement, the Lakers have new people such as Russell, Randall, and Ingram, although they have always lost but still retain hope. What about the Lakers now? There are superstars like James, Westbrook and Davis in the lineup, but they always lose and wait until 2027 to have their own draft picks, such a Lakers are lifeless.