On March 10, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers lost to the opponent 130-139. After losing this game, it has become increasingly difficult for the Lakers to return to the top eight in the West this season. What really disappointed many fans is actually the mental state shown by the Lakers in this game, compared with the opponents at the bottom of the West, the Lakers play more like the fish belly team.
After the game, Lakers star Carmelo Anthony couldn't help but say: "I thought about their hands today, but I didn't expect this game to be so glued, which surprised me." I was surprised that the score never pulled away, I didn't expect it to be such a game with such a mixed score. I don't think we're a team that lacks resilience, we just need to find a way to win. We think about how not to lose the game instead of how to win. We lost a lot of close-score games, which is often a one-turn thing, and we have to get it done. ”
In fact, not only Did Anthony not expect it, but many fans also did not expect the Lakers to play so badly. In fact, many people believed that the Lakers may usher in a big victory in this game, after all, they are not far from the playoffs, but the opponent is already a real bad team, but in the end, the Lakers are not only dragged into overtime by the opponent, but also completely hanged by the opponent in overtime. Such a performance also angered Lakers celebrities, former NBA player James Worthy.
After the game, Worthy expressed his opinion on the current Lakers team on the show, saying: "Now I think they should realize that they can't win this season. They don't give up right away, but they don't have that cohesion, they don't have that strong will to get out of the situation. ”
To put it bluntly, in Worthy's view, the current Lakers treat every game with little effort, they are not so eager to win, more like coming to clock in to work, whether it is losing or winning as if they don't care at all. Therefore, in the eyes of some people, the current Lakers can not represent Los Angeles at all, nor is it the best team in Los Angeles, at least in the eyes of Clippers player Reggie Jackson, the current Clippers are the team that can really represent Los Angeles.
In another game today, the Clippers beat the Wizards 115-109. After the game, Clippers player Reggie Jackson gave an interview to the media and taunted the Lower Lakers, Reggie said: "Usually we don't have any chances, I even feel like I'm not in Los Angeles at all." Lakers are a reason people come to Los Angeles, they're attractive, they're star-studded, and their history is incredible. But I think the Clippers are the real Los Angeles team. There's no offense to the Lakers, but they're a team that lives in the spotlight. And we're the team that's really fighting for the people of Los Angeles, and we're the heart of the city. ”
Obviously, everyone seems to be laughing at the Lakers now, and in the eyes of Lakers star Russell Westbrook, the Lakers are now completely targeted by 29 other teams, and any team will stomp on them when they meet the Lakers. Wei Shao said: "They definitely want to compete hard, their opponent is the Lakers, they definitely want to do their best." As you can see, when people are playing against the Lakers, they are always full of strength. ”
Wei Shao is not wrong, the lakers' glorious history makes many teams have extra motivation when facing them, this is also the cruel place of the basketball court, if you want to win respect, you need to show enough strength and attitude, it is clear that the Lakers are seriously deficient in this regard, they may really need to correct their mentality as soon as possible.