On March 10, Beijing time, the Lakers and the Rockets ushered in a meeting on this matchday, the same as the Western team, although the Lakers' recent state is not very good, but in the face of the Rockets ranked first in the West, they are still very confident. Unfortunately, the result of the game did not go as everyone imagined, and the Lakers not only did not win the game, but were successfully reversed by the Rockets through overtime. James's key decision in the final moments of the game has also become a topic of discussion among fans, because James once again chose to throw the pot at the last moment.
With about five seconds left in the game, still in the regular time stage of the game, the Lakers had the final offense, and they had hoped to directly kill the Rockets to win the game. However, James, who was performing the final attack, faced the opponent's defense after breaking through the other side and passed the ball to Anthony outside the three-point line, and at this moment Anthony lost the last three-pointer without anticipating james to pass the ball, which also led to the game into overtime. The original Lakers' lineup is very aging, and the lakers who lack physical strength have lost the game.
After the game, many people were discussing James's choice in the final attack, and most fans believed that James should not pass the ball out at all, because even in the face of reinforcements, it is entirely possible to cause damage with James's physical fitness and then kill the opponent through free throws. However, James did not choose to lay down or create a foul, but instead passed the ball to the three-point line, knowing that Anthony and all the other players in the Lakers at that time thought that James would kill himself, so Anthony was also defenseless.
But Lakers coach Vogel has shown support for James' choice, saying he will trust any choices made by the best players in the team in the final moments. At the same time, Vogel also said that the most important reason for the loss of this game was their lack of defense, and they had too many mistakes in this game, which led to the loss of the game. In this game, James only shot 9 of 26 shots, and the final data was only 23 points, and the bad feel may also be the reason why James did not dare to shoot the killer ball.
There are also American media directly on social media to publish the original 18 finals James to JR photos mocking James's choice, the American media believe that Anthony at that time is like the James of the year, there is no way to understand why James will do such behavior. Because as a team leader, everyone is watching you break through, everyone thinks you're going to throw the last ball, and then you suddenly pass the ball to Anthony's hand, how can Anthony score that goal without being prepared?
This is also another time for fans to ignite the discussion about the topic of James throwing the pot, because James, as the most passing small forward player in history, in fact, he will choose to pass the ball instead of killing himself at key moments. Although James is the player with the most kills in the playoffs, this does not mean that James likes to kill, he prefers to create vacancies for teammates through his attraction and then pass the ball to teammates. And this is also where fans don't like James, as a superstar, he doesn't even have the courage to shoot the killer ball, so why talk about superstars?
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