The Lakers began a three-game road trip, the opponent of the first game is the Pelicans, because the Lakers and pelicans are not much different in performance, so these two teams are the main competitors in the playoffs, and the Pelicans are the Lakers' three consecutive away opponents, facing the opponents that must be defeated, the Lakers first won and then lost, and finally the Pelicans completed the reversal, this loss hurt the Morale of the Lakers, and the impact is also very far-reaching.
Today, although the Lakers have no games, their other competitor has a game, and the Spurs have narrowly defeated the Rockets by three points, and have won four consecutive games, which can be said to be morale. At present, the Spurs win the same as the Lakers, and the Lakers will play a game with the Lone Rangers tomorrow, if the Lakers continue to lose, then they will fall out of the top ten in the West, and the possibility of missing the playoffs continues to increase. The top six teams go straight into the playoffs, the seventh- to tenth-place teams need to play in the playoffs, and the current ninth and eleventh teams in the West are very small, and the teams in this position are the Pelicans, Lakers and Spurs, one of which will stop in the regular season.
The Lakers have lost two consecutive games, the next opponent is the strong Lone Rangers, although the Lone Rangers are in fourth place in the West, however, they have not yet guaranteed to go directly into the playoffs, this is because the team behind them has brought them a lot of pressure, the win gap is not large, the ranking may change at any time, so the Lone Rangers also have a reason to win. The Lone Rangers' lineup is relatively neat, they can send the strongest lineup, with the strongest posture to meet the Lakers, as an impactful young team, the Lone Rangers have the ability to beat the Lakers.
The Lakers' problems are much more serious, first of all, the age of the players is unreasonable, mainly old and young players, only Davis is a star in the golden age of athletes, but unfortunately he has not healed from injury and has not yet determined the date of return. In addition, this team relies too much on James, so far in March, James scored more than thirty-five points, the Lakers can win, this year's Westbrook scored thirty points of the game is actually only twice, it is precisely because James has no reliable teammates, so the Lakers have reached a low point, and now can only work hard for the playoffs. This season, James' average per game is no worse than at his peak, and he currently ranks first in the league in points per game, with a chance to become a leading scorer, and he also ranks in the top thirty in assists, rebounds, steals and blocks per game, which is the performance of top superstars.
The latest news, Lakers head coach Vogel was interviewed by the media, he said that James is not in good physical condition, there is some swelling in the ankle, and even can not participate in the latest training. Vogel listed James as an unlikely player, and if James can't play, the Lakers certainly won't be able to win the game. But I firmly believe that James will play against the Lone Rangers, and now is the time when the Lakers need him, physical health will be put aside, James will definitely shoulder the responsibility of a superstar, and it is his task to help the team enter the playoffs.