The Lakers lost again, and in the away game against the Pelicans, the Lakers were at most 23 points ahead of their opponents, and the team's performance in the first half was perfect. However, in the second half, the Lakers' performance dropped sharply, they did not shoot consecutive shots, and there were many mistakes, and at key moments, their offensive ability was not as good as the Pelicans, and their scoring efficiency was not high. In the end, the Lakers suffered a 23-point reversal on the road, losing the game again, and in the past 10 games, the Lakers have won 3 and lost 7 games, and the performance is very sluggish.
After the end of this game, the Lakers' ranking was also overtaken by the Pelicans, and the Lakers currently ranked 10th in the West with a record of 31 wins and 43 losses, while they only led the Spurs, who were 11th in the West. If the team continues to lose, then the Lakers are likely to fall out of the top 10 in the West, according to the regulations, the team in the division 7th to 10th is eligible to play the playoffs, and if it falls out of the top 10, this also means that the Lakers will not play in the playoffs this season. In the final moments of the regular season, the Lakers' play-off spots are not stable, and they are likely to be overtaken by the Spurs.
After the loss to the Pelicans, head coach Vogel was also frustrated in an interview, he admitted that there is not much time left for the team at the moment, we showed the appropriate urgency for this game, but unfortunately, we were not able to win this game, it was a sad loss, we need to play harder.
As Vogel put it, it was frustrating to lose in this game, because the Lakers had a smooth ride in the first half, they played very well, and the team always maintained a double-digit lead in the score, at most the team was 23 points ahead of the Pelicans, and at the end of the first half, they also held a 20-point lead, and the team advantage was obvious.
Unfortunately, in the second half of the game, the Lakers did not play at first, their performance on the offensive end was very bad, and they could not limit the Pelicans' play on the defensive end, giving them a lot of opportunities to easily score. At the critical moment of the game, when the Lakers narrowed the score gap, the team was not able to score consecutive points on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, they let the Pelicans get consecutive scoring opportunities on the inside. The slump in the second half and the crotch pull at key moments also led to the Lakers eventually losing the game.
After losing that game, the Lakers have just 8 games left this season, and as Vogel put it, there's not much time left for them. In the next 8 games, they need to challenge the Nuggets twice, as well as the Jazz, Lone Rangers, Thunder, Warriors and Suns, and the Lakers will also play a game with the Pelicans. From the perspective of schedule arrangement, the Lakers' next game is very difficult, except for the Thunder, the rest of the teams are playoff level, and the Lakers in the face of the Thunder, they have also been reversed by the opponent's big score. According to the current state of the Lakers, their next few games, the probability of winning is not very large. If adjustments can't be made, the Lakers won't be able to make it to the playoffs this season.