Beijing time on March 28, the Lakers today 108-116 away to the Pelicans suffered two consecutive losses, so that their ranking also fell to the tenth place in the West, the prospect of the playoffs is precarious, at present, the Spurs rank eleventh in the West, the gap between the two is very small, the Lakers now the question is not whether they can enter the playoffs, but whether they can enter the playoffs. In this game, the Lakers originally had a good opportunity, but they did not expect that after the second half, the whole team completely lost their morale, and finally suffered a 23-point reversal.
James's first three quarters of the state is hot, the last quarter due to physical weakness, the performance is weak, the whole game down, James god down, 27 of 14, 13 of 7 three points, burst 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, excellent performance also let him usher in two major milestones, the first milestone, he surpassed Abdul-Jabbar to become the youngest Mr. 37,000 points in history; the second milestone, he surpassed Malone in sports goals, rising to the second place in the number of sports goals. The Lakers' overall offense is actually good, and the problem is still that problem.
The first is that the defense is not in place, the Lakers, whether it is individual defense, the overall defense and conversion defense are not satisfactory, and the second is that except for James, no one can stand up at key moments. After the Lakers lost, the ranking was overtaken by the Pelicans, and the situation was very grim. Next up they will face the strong western teams such as the Jazz, Pelicans, Nuggets and Suns. For this victory, the Pelicans are also very happy, after the game, the Pelicans officially revised the profile, and wrote: "We reversed and beat the Lakers with 23 points behind. ”
Ingram returned from injury and was in good shape, he made 10 of 17, cut 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and not only hit the middle shot in key moments, but also continued to walk to the free throw line. CJ was in average form, 7 of 16, contributing 18 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, plus-minus +14. After winning the game, CJ also talked about his opinion after the game, in an interview with the media, he said: "It's good to win this game, but beating the Lakers is not something to show off, our goal is not to beat them." ”
Although it is only a short 37 words, it seems to be directly addressed to James, which sounds murderous. Obviously, the Lakers are no longer a strong team after losing the thick eyebrows, and now even a weak brigade like the Pelicans can easily take them down. James is quite old, even if he can cut 30 points, 40 points will not help, the Lakers' current problems are all-round, James's excellent performance can not cover up all the problems. The Lakers have now become atms for other teams, and it's no surprise that CJ said such a thing.