On March 10, Beijing time, the Lakers experienced overtime in the away challenge to the Rockets or lost 130-139 to the opponent, after this game, the Lakers' record has fallen to 28 wins and 37 losses, and the Rockets also won the team's 17th game of the season so far after this game.
This is certainly not good news for the Lakers, after all, the team still hopes to impact the playoffs this season, and at present, it seems that they will have some problems in keeping the qualification for the playoffs, after all, the Rockets can be said to be the worst team in the league, but it is such a team that can score a high score of 139 points against the Lakers, which is enough to prove the lack of strength of the Lakers' defensive end so far this season.
Throughout the game, the Lakers let Rockets rookie backcourt Jaylen Green score a career-high 32 points in 38 minutes of playing time, and Green alone scored 10 points in overtime. In addition, Josh Christopher can also effectively score 21 points in the 22 minutes of play, in short, the Lakers' backcourt defense can not limit the Rockets' young backcourt play on the court.
In overtime, the Lakers scored 19 points in just five minutes, which is also the highest score conceded by any team in overtime so far this season.
Considering that the Lakers won the championship trophy in the 2020 playoffs by relying on the defensive end, the current embarrassing performance of the team in the backcourt defense also reminds fans of Alex Caruso and Pope, who left the team last offseason:
"Honestly, I didn't expect the Lakers to disappoint me more than the 2012-13 season, and when they let Caruso out, they lost the core part."
You know, last offseason Caruso was willing to cut the salary to stay in the team, but the Lakers finally gave up leaving this backcourt defensive toughster, and the lakers' embarrassing performance in the backcourt defense so far this season is largely the result of the team's decision in the offseason.