The NBA regular season continued, with the Lakers losing 130-139 on the road to the Rockets, the no. 1 in the West, suffering two straight losses. James made a comeback in this game, and the team took the initiative in the first quarter, and they scored 38 points in a single quarter, leading the Rockets by 6 points. However, in the second quarter, the Lakers attacked a problem, and on the defensive end could not prevent the Rockets from playing, the Lakers lost 11 points in the single quarter, and the half game ended, and the Lakers were behind the Rockets. After entering the second half, the Lakers began to fight back, and the team, led by James and Westbrook, successfully overtook the score. However, in the final moments, the Lakers were still equalized by the Rockets, and the two sides entered overtime. In overtime, the Lakers were played by the Rockets in a 10-0 attack, and the game also lost suspense. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Rockets on the road and suffered a losing streak.
The Lakers lost to the Rockets, which is unexpected, because the Rockets have performed very badly this season, and their purpose is not to impact the playoffs, but to train young players. Before this game, the Rockets had suffered a wave of 12 consecutive losses, ranking at the bottom of the Western Conference.
From the overall strength point of view, the Lakers still have a certain advantage, James ushered in a comeback, and Wei Shao also has a very bright performance in this game, he got 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in 11 of 21 shots in the whole game, only 2 mistakes, the performance is very perfect. James also has a triple-double performance of 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists in this campaign, in the case of two core players are ushering in an outbreak, the Lakers still lost the game, from this point of view, it is enough to see that the Lakers' current lineup strength competitiveness is very poor, they are difficult to win the game in the game, the team did not find a way to win.
For a long time in the past, many people blamed the Lakers' poor performance on Wei Shao's sluggish performance, believing that he affected the team. However, in this game, Wei Shao also proved himself, he is not the main reason for the team's poor performance, he got a comprehensive data of 30 + 8 + 6 in the whole game, and the shooting efficiency is very high, and the control error is also very good.
But Westbrook's outburst also failed to save the Lakers, and when the team faced the Rockets at the bottom of the West, they performed too badly on the defensive end, giving them a lot of easy scoring opportunities, and in 5 minutes of overtime, the team lost 19 points, which was a very bad performance. From this point of view, it is enough to see that the Lakers' poor performance this season is not caused by Wei Shao, the team itself is not strong, and the defense is too bad, the offensive continuity is not strong, these factors have also led to the Lakers' sluggish performance this season, and the record is also ranked outside the top 6 in the West.
For now, James also needs to recognize the reality, although he has always said in interviews that the team will get better and will try to help the team win the game. But the reality is that no matter how hard you work in the game, you still can't change the current situation of the Lakers this season. There are too many problems in the squad, such as insufficient communication in defense, lack of vitality and energy among players, performance of role players and play at key moments, which cannot be solved by a player's outstanding performance.
This season's Lakers goal is to impact the championship, but they can't even win the Rockets at the bottom of the West at this stage, even if they get the opportunity to participate in the playoffs, but they want to stand out from multiple teams, and the difficulty can be imagined. Of course, even if this team makes it to the playoffs, their prospects will not be very good. According to the current situation of the Lakers, James also needs to recognize the reality, that is, the Lakers are difficult to impact the championship this season.