The Lakers lost to their city rivals, the Clippers, by 21 points, and the Purple and Gold Army paid the price for missing a good game against the same opponent 6 days ago and being overturned. In this battle, Reggie Jackson did not intend to give the Lakers a little chance, and directly let the plot of the last last quarter fast-forward to the third quarter to repel the Lakers' negative resistance.
Counting this fiasco, the Lakers have suffered 4 consecutive defeats. After All-Star Weekend, when other teams began to launch the final sprint to the playoff tickets, the Lakers fell behind, they could not get even one win, and worse, from the subsequent schedule, considering that the Lakers and the 11th Blazers in the West were only 2 wins apart, even the qualifying play-off seats were not so stable.
As a traditional giant, backed by a big ball market, and sitting on a top star like LeBron James, the Lakers who made up Russell Westbrook and formed the 360 group in the last offseason will never lack exposure, but they seem to be unable to afford this "love" from the league and fans. Today's Devil's schedule is precisely the backlash caused by their failure to seize the sweet schedule of the first half of the season to consolidate the rankings. In the last 7 national live broadcasts, the Lakers have only won 1 victory, and if it were not for the Los Angeles Lakers' golden signboard, they would not have deserved such treatment.
Former NBA star and now ESPN commentator Charles Barkley bluntly pointed out: "Before the Lakers won the next playoff game, he refused to use the word 'Lakers(Lakers)'", And Baron believes that the use of the term "Lakers" for the current Purple and Gold Team is a blasphemy and insult to the Lakers' glorious team history and so many famous celebrities. Barkley, who is not surprisingly deadly, also called espnon and TNT's people involved in scheduling broadcasts "fools" because "they always arrange losers like the Lakers in the national live broadcast." It can be said that Buckley's criticism this time is very severe, and he is completely the kind of person who hates iron and steel.
However, not everyone has expressed complete disappointment with the Lakers, and the current Lone Ranger coach and former All-Star point guard Jason Kidd, who also coached in Los Angeles last season, still has confidence in James and the Lakers. When Interviewed Kidd, Sam Armik, a reporter for The Athletic, asked how he saw the Lakers in the situation today, and Kidd said, "I've won a championship with them, and I've always wanted them to go well... If anyone can solve the problem, it's James and Vogel, never underestimate them. At one point we had a 2-1 lead in the series against the Suns last year, and then Davis went down. This year's Lakers are still plagued by injuries, as well as Russell, whose first year has been here, and the chemistry has never been established. ”
Although Kidd said it very euphemistically, he only supported James and Vogel in personal emotion, and the clear-eyed people can see that the Lakers this season have come to an end. There's no point in talking about whether to give up this season now, because even if you subjectively want to struggle a little longer, but reflect on the performance on the field, you find that the ulcer has penetrated deep into the marrow – the offense is disorganized, and the defense is leaking everywhere. Wei Shao, who was proudly unwilling to accept the status of a substitute, not only failed to really integrate into the team, but worse, such a proud person's self-confidence was lost, and the damage to the team became more and more severe.
In the post-match interview, Wei Shao was still grumbling: "My role changes every night, although it is a struggle, my mentality has not changed, I am not a person who gives up easily, I am going to fight until the last moment." 」 Asked how he saw the pace of the season not developing in the Hollywood-style success expected before the season, wei Shao, excitedly asked continuously: "Is this season over?" Is it over? ”
Sometimes I wish that Wei Shao's performance could be as hard as his mouth. It's a pity there are no ifs. At present, Wei Shao has no spirit, the Lakers and Wei Shao have long wanted to open two lives, but there is nothing they can do, the two sides can only pinch their noses and make up for it, and then decide where the future of both sides should go in the offseason.