On March 28, Beijing time, the Lakers lost 108-116 in the away game against the Pelicans, which is definitely a very critical game for the Lakers, because before this, the Lakers were slightly ahead of the Pelicans' team in terms of record, but after losing this game, the Lakers' record has fallen to 31 wins and 43 losses, and the Pelicans' record has improved to 32 wins and 43 losses.
The current record ranking is that the Lakers have fallen to the 10th position in the West and are 0.5 wins behind the Pelicans, while the Lakers are only one win away from the Spurs, who are ranked 11th in the West. Put simply, if the Lakers don't perform well enough in the remaining games, they are likely to fall out of the top 10 in the West and miss out on the playoffs.
It's just that the bigger problem in front of the Lakers at the moment is the injury of the team's leading superstar LeBron James. After losing to the Pelicans, LeBron James spoke about his injuries in an interview:
"It's terrible," James said of his left ankle injury.
James also said that if it were not for the importance of this game, he would not continue to play in the event of an ankle injury:
As for whether this injury will allow him to miss the next game, LeBron James said he hopes that he will not miss the game because of this:
'I hope not, I hate to miss the game.
In the game against the Pelicans, LeBron James scored a team-high 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists after playing 42 minutes, and so far this season, James has averaged 30.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.