Kidd is worthy of being an old Lakers employee, really too much to give the former owner face.
Speaking of James before the game, he said: "I think James will eventually leave this stage as the greatest player. When you put all his accomplishments together, he's the greatest player of all time. ”
Speaking about the Lakers after the game, he said: "I respect them, they are a dangerous team. Today, Munch played well and Westbrook played well. We did a good job from the start and I feel like our players set the tone for the game and we played three good quarters. ”
But the two paragraphs of praise still can't hide the Lakers' poor performance. After all, the team that lost 82 points at halftime basically said goodbye to winning.
The 82 points lost in the first half was the first time in Lakers history since 1959 and the second highest halftime score loss in team history.
The first appeared in the game against the Celtics on February 27, 1959, when the Lakers conceded 83 points in the first half.
So when the half was over, O'Neal said, "They don't want to win, they're finished." ”
At the beginning of the game, Vogel lined up a lineup of Westbrook + Munch + Rivers + Stanley Johnson + Howard, and the result was that the game was played for nearly 4 minutes, and the Lakers relied on Westbrook to get the first point after the opening.
After that, the lone ranger is unscrupulous, and even if Vogel replaces Ariza and Bazemore, it has no impact on the matter of being beaten by fat.
In the end, the Lakers lost to the Lone Ranger 110-128, and the face was all gone.
Now it seems that the last game against the Pelicans was the Lakers' last breath of the season, and after losing, the whole team dispersed.
After this game, the Lakers were successfully overtaken by the Spurs, ranking 11th in the West and falling out of the playoffs. After this campaign, the Lakers have seven games left in the regular season this season, of which five of their opponents are currently in the top 6 in the West.
The Lakers' opponents are, Jazz, Nuggets (2 times), Suns, and Warriors. In addition, they have to face the Pelicans and Thunder.
Their direct competitors, the Pelicans and Spurs, not only have a much easier schedule, but even have the help of their opponents.
The Pelicans and Spurs have to touch the Blazers twice, but the Blazers just announced yesterday that Nurkic, Anfinni Simmons and Bledsoe are all absent from the rest of the season schedule, and in addition to Lillard, Hart and Winslow, how many Blazers players can you call out?
On the Lakers side, James is expected to miss Friday's game against the Jazz due to an ankle injury, and thick eyebrows will not return until Saturday against the Pelicans, and if it is a little later, it will not play until Monday to play the Nuggets.
When the thick eyebrows return to the team, they can probably prepare gifts and distribute fishing rods to their teammates for the summer.
The same Los Angeles team, the Clippers staged a dramatic script.
Not long ago, Reggie said in an interview: "There is no offense to the Lakers, but they are a team that lives under the spotlight." And we're the team that's really fighting for the people of Los Angeles, and we're the heart of the city. ”
At that time, many people felt that this sentence was somewhat inappropriate, but if you look at it now, the Clippers do have more face than the Lakers. In today's Clippers game against the Jazz, the Clippers completed a 25-point comeback.
The Jazz played a 15-4 offensive wave in the first quarter, and then took the initiative, playing to the middle of the third quarter, and the Jazz once stretched the advantage to 25 points.
But paul George, who had just returned from the Clippers, stepped up and scored 5 of 6 out of 8.5 in the third quarter, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, almost single-handedly pulling the suspense back.
With the final goal of the third quarter, George scored 2+1 against the defense, and the Clippers chased the score to 82-94. With George halfway through the fourth quarter, the team was 10 points behind, but he scored a three-pointer and then stole Mitchell, leading the team to wipe out the point difference and eventually the Clippers reversed the Jazz 121-115.
For the Jazz, this game is almost equivalent to a mental collapse. Not only because they got five consecutive defeats after this loss, but also because this game is almost a replica of last year's playoff G6. At that time, the Jazz also played the third quarter and led by 25 points, but was eventually overturned by the Clippers in front of them.
After the game, Mitchell scolded and grinned: "I don't know what to say, or the same S**t as last year, it's exactly the same as last year." ”
I have to say that Director Lu really has something, not a little thing.
According to statistics, the Clippers have reversed 5 times this season in the case of falling behind 20+, and it is also the third time they have reversed in the case of 25+ this season, both of which are the most in the league in a single season in the past 20 years.
You know, since the introduction of play-by-play statistics in 1996-97, the Jazz's all-time lead of at least 25 points in regular season has been a no-loss, with a total of 235 wins and 0 losses, until they met Tyrone Lu.
The name of the Clippers Reversal Brigade is well deserved!
Speaking about Tyrone Lue's ability to adjust, Hatten blew up after the game: "The adjustments he made in the game were things I had never seen before in the NBA. ”
One statistic is very obvious: according to statistics after the game, 23 of the Jazz's top 34 sports goals came from assists, but only 1 of the 9 goals scored since then has been completed through assists.
That is to say, in the second half of the fight, Lu Zhi made Jazz's routine clear and clear, and then pinched to death. Tyrone-Lou, YYDS!
If it is Lu Who has figured out the Jazz routine, then the hero of today's execution level must be Paul George. The game was basically won by his last hero ball.
According to statistics, when George played this season, the Clippers record was 14 wins and 12 losses; when George was out, the Clippers record was only 22 wins and 27 losses.
In his 26 games, George averaged 35.5 minutes per game, averaging 24.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2 steals, shooting 42.1 percent from the field, 32.3 percent from three-point range and 88 percent from the free throw line.
He came back after 43 games, and in the first game of his comeback, he thought he would paddle to find the state, but he turned out to be the core figure of the reverse game as described earlier.
He played 30 minutes and shot 10-of-20 from the field, including 6-of-9 three-pointers, 8-of-11 free throws, 34 points, 2 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, with a plus-minus of +15 being the only positive Clippers starter.
Who dares to cross the knife immediately, only I Am General Joe!
In fact, george was not in good shape at the beginning, and the first three shots on the offensive end failed to hit, and the first quarter score was zero. But if the offense is not good, he fights the defense first, and he delivers three steals on the defensive end, one of which makes Mitchell frustrated and two of which makes the experienced Conley make mistakes.
When George found his senses in the second half, he scored consecutive points to lead the team to a reversal. According to statistics, George is the first player in NBA history to cut 30+ players after missing at least 30 consecutive games in a single season.
George said after the game: "I have an idol like Kobe Bryant, look at my career, I also want to say, I gave everything I have for it. ”
In fact, when George first injured his elbow, he once considered whether to have surgery, if he did surgery, it would mean season reimbursement, but in the end he chose conservative treatment under the advice of doctors.
"At one point when I was injured, I was seriously considering the options for surgery, but then I met with the doctor and he objected to me having surgery. I really appreciated him that we ended up choosing the right direction and it turned out he was right. ”
'I really want to come back, I want to come back before the end of the season, I hope my comeback will boost the morale of the team and we can still fight in the playoffs.
After this game, the Clippers led the 9th-place Pelicans in the West by 4.5 wins, and trailed the 7th-place Timberwolves in the West by 6 wins, and the Clippers were basically in eighth place with 6-7 games left on each team.
With a play-off format that is a sure winner, will Director Lou and George continue to kill the four sides?
Now that we've talked about the Clippers' prospects, we're sure to talk about Leonard's situation. Clippers accompanying reporter Tomer Azarly recently updated the news that Leonard's recovery is progressing ideally, but it has not yet decided whether to return this season. This is also a relatively official statement about Leonard's injury at present.
In fact, Leonard had warmed up on the court three weeks before the Clippers' road game against the Warriors began, when he was more shooting training.
If Leonard makes a comeback in time for the playoffs, it's not just how strong the Clippers are, but they will at least become the biggest spoilers in the West.
When the King of Reversals meets General Joe, the Clippers' ball is no more powerful than the Lakers?
Past reading: Yesterday took the first, today was injured, this season the Eastern Conference boss is not good