The Lakers lost again, when James determined that he did not qualify for this game due to injury, the result of the game was already doomed, facing the lone rangers who were fighting for victory, the Lakers only resisted three quarters, the fourth quarter entered garbage time, after the game, the Western Ranking changed, the Spurs replaced the Lakers, rose to tenth place, and the Lakers have recently suffered three consecutive losses, their opponents in the next five games are jazz, Pelicans, Nuggets, Suns and Warriors, in terms of the strength that the Lakers are now showing, The losing streak is likely to continue, and they are drifting away from the playoffs.
Today, the Lakers' opponent is the Lone Rangers, although the Lone Rangers are ranked high, but they have not yet secured direct access to the playoffs, so a victory is urgently needed, this game, the Lone Rangers sent the starting players are Doncic, Brunson, Smith, Bullock and Powell, and the bench sits Dinwiddie, Bertans and Chris. The Lakers' role players have basically recovered, but james and Davis were unable to play due to injury, and their starting players were Westbrook, Munch, Reeves, Johnson and Howard, and the bench players were Anthony, Tucker, Bradley and Ariza.
The first quarter of the Lone Rangers scored forty-three points, only one session of the game time, the gap is close to twenty points, this season's Lone Rangers average points are not high, only ranked twenty-fifth in the league, but against the Lakers, their offensive characteristics are all played out, which has a lot to do with the Lakers' defensive difference. The Lone Rangers' scoring momentum in the second quarter still didn't diminish, and by the end of the second half, the difference between the two sides had reached twenty-six points.
The Lakers scored twenty-eight points in the third quarter, while the Lone Rangers scored more than thirty points in a single quarter again, the game was over with one section left, the Lone Rangers scored more than one hundred and ten points, the fourth quarter had lost its meaning, Doncic clocked in for three quarters, and the last quarter did not appear.
The Lone Rangers beat the Lakers 128-110, and there was no tie in this game, the Lakers did not lead once, and the Lone Rangers led by 37 points at most.
Lone Ranger player stats: Doncic had 34 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists on 12-of-23 shooting; Brunson had 12 points, five rebounds and three assists on 3-of-12 shooting; Bullock had 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting; Powell had 12 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting; and Dinwiddie had 13 points and six assists.
Lakers player stats: Westbrook had 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists on 9-of-17 shooting; Munch had 28 points, four rebounds and two assists on 10-of-16 shooting; Johnson had 16 points, five rebounds and three assists on 6-of-10 shooting; tucker had 12 points and one assist on 4-of-11 shooting.
In an interview with the media after the game, Wade believes that James has completed a very good season, although it is the nineteenth season of his career, he is still in the unmatched field and is the best basketball player. Finally, Wade said the Lakers have given up on the season, so fans can focus on James' individual performance.