Earlier, the Lakers had a head-to-head confrontation with the Spurs. After thinking that after defeating the powerful Warriors by relying on the reversal, the Lakers can continue to move forward with their heads held high, and they do not know that the team still dropped the chain and lost to the Spurs. Although the impact of James' absence on the team is huge, in the face of the weakening Spurs, Vogel's team still seems too watery and does not show the slightest control. The Lakers' loss has made many people feel regretful. However, this is not the end, because the Lakers have also received two bad news.
The first piece of bad news is that Westbrook is under siege, and there is a fear of adding new chaos to the team. In the Lakers and Spurs game, Westbrook's performance can be described as hot eyes, he shot 14 shots in the 34 minutes of playing and only hit 5 goals, 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists plus 5 turnovers. Such a performance is really unbearable for the Lakers' big boss as this game (the Lakers' big three lack James and Davis, and Westbrook will naturally become the big boss). It is also because of this that Wei Shao became the target of public criticism after the game and was blown up by the net. Although many people have stood up for Wei Shao, such calls are minimal. Outside criticism will definitely affect Westbrook, and he will have a hard time bouncing back in the following games.
The second piece of bad news is that James' comeback is in doubt, and when to make a comeback needs to be marked with a question mark. Previously, James made a big splash in the lakebackers and warriors game, cutting down his highest score after coming to the Lakers. However, he was also injured in the game. Against the Spurs, James did not make a debut. Because of this, the Lakers lost. In the next game, the Lakers play against the Rockets. In this game, James's chances of coming back are not too great. If James can't play yet, the Lakers' chances of winning will be much smaller.
At present, the Lakers' record is 28 wins and 36 losses, ranking 9th in the West. Because the Lakers are 10.5 wins away from the Nuggets, who are no 6th in the West, it is difficult for the Purple and Gold Team to directly get a playoff spot with little left in the regular season. Based on this, the Lakers can only try their best to keep the playoff spot. But what? It's also not a hundred percent thing for the Lakers to get into the playoffs because their lead is not obvious. If the situation continues to be bad, even if James incarnates as a post-season James, he is afraid that he will not be able to return to heaven.
The following game, the Lakers really have to treat it well, otherwise they can clock in on time to go fishing. Or hope that the Lakers can be tough and fight the playoffs!