On April 1, Beijing time, the Lakers lost 109-122 to the Jazz, suffered four consecutive defeats, slipped to the eleventh place in the West, fell out of the play-off zone again, and the Jazz terminated a 5-game losing streak and sat on the sixth place in the West. This game faced a strong enemy in the West, the Purple and Gold Army played the proper standard, but the team lacked major generals, coupled with the lack of internal manpower, Gobert called the wind and rain in the Lakers' inner line, Mitchell also played a good performance, in the end, the Lakers lost to Maicheng, drank hate the northwest, swallowed a loss.
In this game, facing the Jazz, who has the best defensive player in the league, Vogel decisively changed sides and Howard entered the starting lineup. Although he is 36 years old, Howard, who entered the starting lineup, still played well against his former defeater Gobert, especially in the first half, howard also scored a three-pointer, 9 of 13 in the whole game, bombed 21 points, 12 rebounds and 1 steal, and did not make a mistake. Howard can be said to be the Lakers' best player in this game, but unfortunately, after all, the fist is afraid of less strong.
In the final quarter, Howard's physical strength was a little problematic, and Gobert was very full of physical strength in the fourth quarter due to the lack of balls given by his teammates and his youth. At the critical moment, Gobert first forced a foul under the basket to go to the free throw line, and then took the game directly with both hands. In the game, Gobert scored 9-of-11 and scored 25 points and 17 rebounds. Gobert did outperform Howard, but considering the age and salary of the two, you know how good Howard's game is.
The Lakers lost the game, but Howard could have walked out of the arena with his head held high because his performance had conquered many old fans. Today's Howard makes people see the shadow of the familiar magic beasts of the past, many times completed the two-handed smashing, and Gobert played back and forth, making people have to sigh, the champion is the champion. This game also shows that the Lakers are completely rotten home, and the team of the Big Three is now reduced to the point of relying on a bunch of role players to save. For the Lakers, there are two people who must be sent away this summer, the first must be thick eyebrows, and the second is Wei Shao.
Thick Eyebrow is a glass man, since entering the league, has never played a full season in a healthy posture, he stayed in the Lakers, not only taking up the salary, but also affecting the team's reinforcement. Westbrook is capable but not suitable for the Lakers, and his clash with James' style of play cannot lead this "nursing home" team. Howard has tried his best today, but he still can't get a victory, but he has no desire for a championship, and the Lakers can do whatever they want, anyway, Howard has enough to fight.