On March 20, Beijing time, the Lakers lost 119-127 to the Wizards. Vogel used another five-small lineup, and in the case of the Lakers' five-small explosion by Porzingis, he was still reluctant to put on the big man, and his command was questioned after the game, and a reporter specifically asked why Vogel still used five small.
"Howard didn't play all night and we wanted to limit them with a change of defense." Vogel said. Wo Shuai also said that Porzingis began to punish the Lakers' change of defense in the fourth quarter. The Lakers then changed their defense to protect the basket, and Porzingis hit a jumper.
Vogel still doesn't want to admit that the five small is a failure, he said that considering that the Wizards' lineup is basically 5 outside lines, he decided to use a small lineup. However, Wo shuai's idea was clearly wrong, and the Wizards played bravery in this game, not only Porzingis scored 18 points in the final quarter. Garford, Avdia and Eight Villages all performed well.
The Wizards lacked Bill and Kuzma in this game, which was originally a great opportunity for the Lakers to win, and the team once led by 16 points. However, the Wizards set off a counterattack to win the game. When the Wizards frequently scored with a height advantage in the final quarter, Vogel still did not make adjustments.
Commenting on the loss, Vogel said: "We didn't play very well today when LeBron came off, and after missing yesterday's game, Anthony and Tucker looked a bit out of shape in today's game. ”
The Lakers were beaten 34-20 by the Wizards in the final quarter, and Westbrook's explanation was more reasonable: "Today our defense in the fourth quarter was not as good as yesterday. ”
Vogel said that in the next game against the Cavaliers, he may use a large lineup, because the Cavaliers' lineup is very large, and the team used a large lineup against the Raptors in the last game because the Raptors' lineup is very large.
Vogel's frequent change of starters was addictive, and this practice made it difficult for the team's chemistry to be well sustained.