James' comeback also failed to save the Lakers!
Facing the Rockets, who had the 1st to culminate record and the 2nd lowest record in the league, the Lakers were led by the Rockets in overtime to play a scoring climax, and a wave of streams took away the Lakers. In fact, at the end of the regular season, the Lakers have a chance to end the game. The referee awarded the last ball to the Rockets, which was very controversial, but the Lakers did not seize this hard-won opportunity.
The two teams tied 120-120 in regular time, and the Lakers have a chance to hit the final blow. James has a good shot under the basket, and only needs a counter-basket to end the game. But then James chose to pass to Anthony. Anthony adjusted after receiving the ball, missed a three-point shot, and the game went into overtime.
James' pass caused a lot of controversy after the game. Many fans complained about Lakers head coach Vogel, believing that James' breakthrough to anthony was Vogel's tactical arrangement. Of course, there are also many fans who disagree with this statement, believing that it is James's personal choice. So, James's choice to pass the ball in the last moment is not the tactical arrangement of head coach Vogel?
I personally don't think so, it should be James' personal choice. Through Vogel's 1 sentence, this answer can be derived. Lakers coach Vogel spoke to reporters in a post-game interview about James' decision to pass the ball to Anthony at the last minute of regular time, Vogel said: "You will believe the decisions made by the best players on your team at the last minute. As can be seen from this sentence, passing the ball to Anthony is certainly not Vogel's tactical choice.
In an interview after the game, Anthony also said that he thought James was going to the basket. James, on the other hand, said he was a little out of balance when talking about the ball. All of this shows that James chose to pass the ball in the last minute, and it is certainly not the tactical arrangement of head coach Vogel.
Of course, this ball can't blame James. Because James in the process of breakthrough, constantly encountered the Rockets' defense, resulting in him directly breaking through to the back of the rebound. The long playing time also left him physically weak, resulting in a loss of balance. It can be said that between the electric light and flint, being able to see Anthony and pass the ball over has been able to fully reflect James's field vision and passing ability!