NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, Los Angeles city derby continued, this is the Lakers and clippers this season's third meeting, regrettably, the Lakers all ended in defeat, the current Lakers ranked 9th in the West, the Clippers 8th, this game is not only the Lakers revenge battle, but also the perfect opportunity for the playoffs to compete for the rankings, but the Lakers once again let the fans down, the whole field was suppressed by the Clippers, after four quarters of competition, the Lakers lost 21 points to the Clippers, this season suffered a Clippers sweep, The Clippers won five consecutive games while giving the Lakers four consecutive losses, the whole game James morale is completely unmoving, and the Clippers are in full bloom, especially Reggie Jackson scored 36 points to become an important contributor to the team's victory, this game loss, so that the Lakers' dream of entering the playoffs becomes more difficult, Vogel continues to make mistakes, or it is difficult to escape the class crisis.
From the beginning of the game, the Clippers showed a strong offensive state, Zubac dunked, Mann three points, their offense played with ease, James scored three points for the Lakers to get the score, but Zubac's inside line was unstoppable, the small hooker plus the dunk made Howard lose consecutive defeats, Mann's shot helped the Clippers shake hands to take the lead, Reeves's three points, James' dunk stabilized the situation for the Lakers, in the last quarter, the Clippers played an offensive climax again under the leadership of Kennard and Kofi, leading by 5 points into the second quarter. In the first quarter, fans saw the Clippers in good shape, but also saw the Lakers' tenacity, the game came and went, and there was indeed a chance to win.
In the second quarter, Reggie took over the game, he scored 7 consecutive points, just on Covington's three-pointer, they pulled the point difference apart, James key again stood up to score, and assisted Munch and Anthony to score, the Lakers once again stabilized and the situation, Kennard two three-pointers after the Clippers offense encountered a scoring drought, the Lakers seized the opportunity to play a 14-0 offensive climax under the leadership of Westbrook, narrowing the point difference to 3 points. In the third quarter, the Lakers did not continue the strength of the second quarter, mistakes, defensive leakage, offensive disadvantages, and other problems frequently, the Clippers seized the opportunity to directly expand the point difference to more than 20 points, this section of the Lakers only scored 18 points, the Clippers scored 40 points, the single section of the Clippers net victory over the Lakers 22 points, in one fell swoop laid the final victory.
In the final quarter, the Lakers' state is also sluggish, the Clippers once expanded the point difference to 30 points, after the game winner has been decided, the Clippers gave up defense, James began to score, constantly narrowing the point difference, the Clippers suspended the adjustment, Reggie Jackson re-emerged, once again to help the Clippers to expand the point difference, the game winner or loser has been determined, the Lakers can only accept the loss.
In the whole game, the Lakers 5 people scored in double figures, James played 37 minutes, 18 shots of 8 of them, got 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, plus and minus 27, the team was second to last, after Anthony, but the first three quarters of James in the Clippers' strict defense, scoring difficulties, to the end of the quarter there are more points into the account, but this time the victory and defeat have been divided, the game has no meaning, although get 26 points, still get the fans' doubts, if James broke out in the third quarter, Maybe the Lakers will not be taken away by the Clippers, Wei Shao this game is enough to fight, get 17 points and 8 rebounds, but unfortunately his shooting rate is insufficient, the defense is seriously leaky, this game, the Lakers lost very thoroughly, there is no sign at all, the Lakers are competing for the playoffs.
Clippers 6 people scored in double figures, although there is no Paul George and Leonard, but they under the leadership of Reggie Jackson, once again beat the Lakers, Reggie got 36, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, plus or minus as high as 44, facing the lakers guard group weak defense, Reggie played the performance of superstars, Zubac in the inside line as if into no man's land, got 19 points and 9 rebounds, including 5 frontcourt rebounds, from the performance of these two people, the Lakers' inside and outside defense is like a fake.
This game lost, the Lakers lost 11 of the last 14 games, the playoffs and even said that the playoffs are in danger, the team has become what it is now, it is difficult for fans and teams to accept, change is imperative, and Vogel may have to take the main responsibility, and the end of the class is a foregone conclusion.