48 points were scored by the opponent in the first quarter, what is this concept? Basically, it means that the lakers' whole game is already rotten. After the first quarter, the Suns led the Lakers by 26 points, and it was reasonable that James was difficult to win by cutting 50 points. The rhythm of the game is very clear, and after the first quarter, the Lakers are basically equivalent to starting to swing. After the end of the third quarter of the game, the Suns have bombed down 119 points, the Lakers have no room to play, can only play with the Suns back and forth, not to mention who does not defend, this game the Suns encountered defensive pressure is almost all-Star level, the Suns can even have the luxury of the whole team of seven people to score in double figures.
In the end, Coach Monty was eager to let the injured Paul go up and brush the data, no way, the Lakers are already "rotten". James's stats are still outstanding, 10 of 20 shots, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, or that sentence, if James scores only below 50 points, then his scoring data will not affect the victory or defeat of the Lakers game at all. What does this mean? It shows that it is not necessary for James to cut points like this every game, but it shows that the Lakers' defense has collapsed.
Vogel put up a five-small lineup for the Suns, and we don't know why Vogel is so obsessed with the five-small lineup, facing a team with a big center like the Suns is still obsessed with the five small, he is obsessed with the five small does not matter, the Lakers lost 48 points in the first quarter. The starting point in the second half was not obsessed with the five small, and howard's starting lineup was put out as soon as it came up, and although it did not lose 48 points in the single quarter, it also lost 40 points, or it was exploded. The Lakers reflected that many of the problems of a certain person are not tactical and staffing problems, or three words: no defense. The Lakers are a team without defense, it is very clear to see that every time the Suns counterattack fast attack, the Lakers always do not return to defense, either the three-point line leaks or no one in the box, the Sun casually fight back.
And what's the worst part? It is the Lakers' crazy mistakes, a mistake the sun is a counterattack, a counterattack The Lakers will stand and watch, a game you can not find out how many unnecessary mistakes the Lakers have. This is not to say that the tactics and tactics are arranged, but the Lakers do not have this mentality in this game. If you only look at the data, everyone can perform well except Tucker. Even Wei Shao has a 50% shooting rate, but the game is not that thing, the Lakers can't find players to come out to defend, can't find a player who can drive the overall situation on the defensive end.
The Lakers are definitely a playoff, and the next thing is very interesting. The Suns are basically in the first place in the West, and other teams simply can't catch up. The Best Result for the Lakers is to reach eighth in the West through the playoffs, when the Lakers will directly meet the Suns in the first round. With the current Lakers and the Sun to duel, there is no doubt that the Lakers do not have a certain chance of winning. The lakers' future this season can already be seen, either losing the playoff and going home fishing, or reaching the eighth place in the West and then finishing home fishing in the first round, as for the championship, this season should be impossible.