After the previous Lakers lost to the Lone Ranger, the Lakers have officially fallen out of the playoff area, fortunately, today the Spurs lost, the Lakers were able to enter the playoff area again, and the current situation is that James due to the previous foot injury, whether to play in the Next Game of the Lakers is still unknown, because in the previous game with the Lone Ranger, he has chosen a truce, and how long the truce will be present there is no accurate information.
Looking back at the current situation of the Lakers, it is really quite surprising, because in the Lakers offseason, when the Lakers were optimistic about becoming the champion favorite of the season, but now that the season is coming to an end, the Lakers can't even enter the playoffs, and even the playoffs are likely to be unsafe, this contrast is indeed difficult for fans, including players and coaching staff to accept. And just today, the famous NBA reporter Brian Windhorst also talked about the reasons for the lakers' current situation in a TV show, in his view, the main reason for all this is that the arrival of Westbrook destroyed the Lakers' defensive depth, and another reason is the injuries of Davis and Nunn.
Windhorst said: "The Westbrook deal was disastrous, not only because Westbrook didn't fit, but also because the assets they spent trading him destroyed the Lakers' 3D team style, which is shooting and defense. Coupled with the injuries of Anthony Davis and Kendrick Nunn, all kinds of situations have led the Lakers to such a situation. ”
Indeed, in the last season, although the Lakers stopped the first round of the playoffs, but more because they were affected by injuries, they performed very well in the time of full play, James once led the MVP list at the beginning of the season, but the final hasty comeback did not play a good season, but the arrival of Westbrook, so that the style and rhythm of the entire team were completely disrupted, coupled with Anthony Davis's continuous injury, James alone was difficult to support, resulting in the lakers' current situation.