On March 10, Beijing time, the Lakers suffered a blow on the road, and were taught a lesson by the second-to-last Rockets in the league, and finally lost to the Rockets with a disadvantage of 9 points, suffered 2 consecutive losses, and experienced a loss is not an ugly thing, but the Lakers have now reached the critical juncture of competing for the championship playoff seat, but it is a shame to give such a fish belly team. You know, the Lakers, whether it is the overall strength or in terms of star color, are much stronger than the opponent, unfortunately, the Rockets met the Lakers, one by one like playing chicken blood, the whole team 7 people scored in double-figures.
The two teams fought to the death in regular time, no matter whether they were up or down, but after entering overtime, the situation on the court was turbulent, the physical strength of the Lakers players was obviously a problem, Jaylen Green took advantage of the situation to launch a strong attack, cut 7 points in one breath, and in the end, the Purple and Gold Army could only obediently surrender, watching the victory in hand being stolen by the opponent, regrettably losing Houston. In this game, the Lakers once again exposed two major weaknesses, the first major weakness, the defense is useless; the second weak rib, the lack of sustainability of the offense.
The Lakers are like a cash machine in front of the Rockets players, Jaylen Green in this game played the best game of the season, Shen Jing faced the Lakers without a center is also a give-and-take, after playing confidence, the Rockets' Christopher is also like a no-man's land, how to play how to have. The Lakers' offense was intermittent, and in this game, except for James, the team's overall three-point shooting rate has improved significantly, but in the offensive end, there is a lack of continuity, the middle is broken, and no one on the team can stand up at a critical time and carry the banner of offense.
The Lakers lost, but there was one person who could walk out of the arena with his head held high, and that person was Munch. Munch played very well in this game, starting 39 minutes, 8 of 13, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals, and only one turnover. You know, Munch is only a player with a base salary of 1.79 million, but this season he has played a value of tens of millions of annual salaries many times, and has repeatedly pulled the Lakers back from the edge of the cliff. At the end of the season, whether the Lakers can enter the playoffs or not, I believe Munch will definitely get a good contract.
Even if the Lakers don't give, other teams will give. Munch is the Lakers' most consistent three-point shooter, and he also has a good ability to break through, Munch looks like a weakened version of JR Smith, and is also a knife guard next to James. So far this season, Munch has averaged 12.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 46% from the field and 29% from three-point range, Munch's performance has far exceeded expectations, this game, the Lakers lost, Munch also tried his best, he has no shame. Of course, in addition to Munch, Westbrook's performance tonight is also eye-catching, but it is clear that Munch is more cost-effective.