The Lakers' old mistakes have been made again, following yesterday's 26-point loss to the Suns in the first quarter, and today they lost another 21 points in the first quarter of the game against the Eastern Conference powerhouse Raptors. The whole game only lost a total of 11 points, the first quarter dug a big hole for themselves, the 21-point gap to any team in the league is very difficult to recover, let alone a veteran majority of the Lakers.
Even more terrifying than losing is James's attrition, and today the elder Jan only decided to play before the game, resulting in a total of 40 minutes played in one game, which is not the playing time that a 37-year-old veteran should have. Old Zhan was rarely angry in today's game, which was one of the few angers I have seen since I watched Old Zhan play for so many years, and he was angry not by his opponents, but by his teammates. Old Zhan was angry about the team's momentum.
For the question of why the first quarter of the game is always slow and hot, a reporter asked Wei Shao after the game today. As a result, Wei Shao simply responded that he did not know the answer to this question. I think the majority of Lakers fans don't know what happened to the Lakers in these two games, winning has almost become a luxury, and the state on the court is simply not like the state that a team that is impacting the playoffs should be in. In the first quarter, Old Zhan scored only 2 points in 9 minutes, while the 5 starters only scored a pitiful 4 points in the first quarter, and the remaining 8 points were provided by the bench.
The most ridiculous thing is that these 5 starters are still the most satisfactory starting points for coach Vogel after many adjustments. Wei Shao's 3-point shooting rate has dropped to 9% since the All-Star Game, and Wei Shao has been looking for his place in this Lakers this season, but the season is almost over or has not found a suitable way to play. The author thinks that Wei Shao can't find himself and the Lakers' slow heat in the first quarter is also difficult to find the answer, maybe these two questions should be asked to coach Vogel, what do you think?