On March 4, Beijing time, the Los Angeles derby ushered in a showdown. It's not so much a derby as it is a pair of brothers and sisters, and Los Angeles has had bad luck this year, with both teams suffering heavy blows. The Clippers Gemini are all reimbursed, the Lakers' big three are about to fall apart, and the Lakers' situation is obviously worse than the Clippers. Counting this game, the Clippers have killed the Lakers three times this season, and the lakers have only lost one or two points in the first two times, but the Lakers lost the game 111-132 in this game, losing a full 21 points. The Lakers are playing more and more unable to do it, the players are injured, the record is poor, and the people's hearts are scattered.
The game was almost one-sided, with the Lakers at a disadvantage the rest of the time, except for a brief lead at the end of the first quarter. The loss of this game is a shame for the Lakers, which means that the Clippers have swept the Lakers in the regular season for two consecutive seasons, and the "tactical ghost" has completely pinched James. In the third quarter, the Clippers' maximum lead had reached 30 points, and although neither side had replaced the bench, the game had actually entered garbage time long ago.
Westbrook played well in the first two quarters, scoring 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first half, but suddenly became invisible in the second half, scoring 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-16 shooting in the game. It is worth mentioning that Wei Shao has not double-doubled in 9 consecutive games of assists, and his shooting is difficult to say, which is the lakers' shortcomings that major teams tacitly understand. Old Zhan is another day of best efforts today, scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, although the data is excellent, but still can not lead the Lakers to win the ball to stop the bleeding.
What happened to the Lakers? Where did the original rhetoric and ambition go? Now the Lakers can't see a little bit of heart, let alone the championship, and even if they can't get in to the playoffs, it's a problem. This year is the most tired year for James, and it is said that James's performance this season is not bad, and the team's record should not be so. According to statistics, the Lakers have fallen behind their opponents 20+ times this season, and no team in James' career in the first decade of his career has ever had such a bad record. The Lakers have 20 games to go, and the average win rate of opponents is as high as 55%, of which 13 are away games, which can be imagined as difficult.
The Lakers are currently ranked ninth in the West, and the Pelicans, Blazers, Spurs and other teams behind them are looking at the tiger, and the ninth position in the West of the Lakers may change hands at any time. If they continue to lose, the Lakers may not even have to play the playoffs! Brother Thick-Brow's injury may take at least a month or two to recover, and may return in the final stages of the regular season, as it did last season. But in the current situation of the Lakers, if the thick eyebrows do not come back in the near future, the Lakers will not even have to play the playoffs. In this way, the Lakers are less fierce!