69 points in the first half, 39 points in the second half, and the familiar crash and power outage, the Lakers have countless famous scenes this season, either the start is slow and hot or watching the opponent turn over, and the Pelicans facing back-to-back combat are no exception.
Willy Green and Vogel fought, the Pelicans retreated to bet on the second half, rookie Murphy was ordered to come off the bench to cut 21 points and plan the "Lake Three Collapse" with one hand, holding out until the full main force returned to harvest the decisive stage.
The loss is not terrible, but unfortunately the Lakers lost their wives and folded soldiers, James suffered an ankle sprain again in the closing stage, the injury is unknown, the disaster is not alone, the Purple and Gold Army is also very likely to lose the home advantage, and even the possibility of being kicked out of the playoff ranks.
Ingram, who was injured for 10 games, had to return to block a wave of old clubs in the card battle - the decisive section came back, Ingram grabbed the misalignment, and the small test knife suppressed the Momentum of the Lakers.
Compared with the Lakers, the Pelicans have a significant overall body size advantage, the inside heavy hammer Varan + ingram + rookie Murphy Jones composed of the forward group, with Varan as a cover wall, CJ and Ingram take turns to block and dismember the key round, against the shorter Lakers five small enough.
Vogel took down Howard, the priority to protect the attack is also a fighting operation, the Lakers have to accept the result of being swallowed alive after the change of defense, if the thick eyebrows do not return, doomed to break through hopeless.
Remember when Ball was not yet traded, The Ball Daddy passionately issued a declaration that the Pelicans would do the Lakers to achieve the "Black Eight Miracle".
After two years of dormancy, the New Orleans Youth Army is finally expected to fulfill its promise to personally send the Lakers away, incidentally laughing at the draft pick to improve the pick, and even taking the last train of the playoffs, killing three birds with one stone.
What cannot be ignored is that the Spurs, who are temporarily in the 11th place in the West, are only 1 win behind the Lakers, even if the final record is flat (2-2 in the regular season), the Spurs with a better record against the West can also complete the counterattack.
After Kitty, another self-produced All-Star, three-doubles Murray, the Spurs did not move any bad thoughts, sending away White also did not hurt his bones, during which the San Antonio Army maintained a winning rate of more than 50%, and after achieving his wishes, if he sent Popovich a playoff gift, it would be considered a complete merit.
The Spurs have no shortage of Rockets in follow-up opponents, and the Blazers, such as the point-sending boys, have a relatively friendly schedule, disrupt the play-offs, and pull the Lakers off the horse.
James's 37,000-point record night, the 37-year-old man full power output, with injury hard bracing for 42 minutes, bombing 39 points is also difficult to win, the gap in lineup strength can not be made up with star color.
His "mileage sadness" continues - looking back at the Lakers period, James surpassed Jordan, Kobe, Malone in personal scoring, the regular season + playoff total scoring king, and achieved the first scoring rebound and assist to break the 10,000 feats of the night, the team did not taste a win, and people did not forget to add to the blockage every happy event.
No one can run through the time old man, James as a milestone in walking, will only make people feel the helplessness of the hero's twilight.
Near the end of his career, James sat on two and looked at one, and no matter how high he climbed and looked at the distance, he could not see the end.
And the Lakers internal and external troubles, management decision-making repeated mistakes, salary structure deformity coupled with no rookie dividends to eat, draft signing overdraft is serious, the continuation of the championship window is hopeless, Los Angeles is obviously no longer the best place for "retired tour".
The Lakers' handover of another "masterpiece" after two rounds of F4 formation failure is doomed to escape the fate of being nailed to the pillar of shame. If the Sunset Reds team can try to save a play-off ticket, it is also a final explanation.
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