On March 5, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In yesterday's Western Focus battle, the Lakers lost to the Clippers 111:132, suffered four consecutive losses, they were swept by the Clippers for two consecutive seasons, the record is only 27 wins and 35 losses, ranking 9th in the West!
With only a month and a half left before the end of the regular season, the Lakers are clearly running out of time. Earlier today, The Athletic reporter Bill Oram wrote an analysis of the Lakers' current problems, saying: "Maybe Vogel will not let Westbrook be on the bench, but many league insiders believe that letting Westbrook play as a substitute is one of the ways to solve the Lakers' problems on the court, but this approach may bring a lot of pain." ”
It is worth mentioning that after losing to the Clippers yesterday, Lakers coach Vogel was indeed asked this question, and Vogel's answer was this: "We all discussed, we discussed everything. Bill Oram said that letting Vogel consider putting the team's highest-paid player on the bench in public is enough to show the Lakers' current terrible situation.
In addition to Westbrook, there was a lot of discussion about Davis. According to Sam Amico, an NBA executive said of Davis in an interview: "He's trading worth less than ever before, and it's a lot lower. ”
Due to injury problems, Davis has only played in 37 games for the Lakers, averaging 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, and he is currently in the recovery stage of a mid-foot sprain, and the fastest comeback time is also waiting for the end of the regular season.
In addition, according to a famous espnon reporter, the Lakers will not fire Vogel this season, he said: "The Lakers still hope to spend the rest of the season with Vogel. ”
According to the schedule, the Lakers currently have 20 games to play, and they will play at home tomorrow against the Warriors, which will be another difficult test for them.