114-111, a play-off place battle, the New Orleans Pelicans narrowly beat the Lakers, and have led the latter by 3 wins in terms of record, it can be said that it basically locked in a playoff seat, and the Lakers are competing with the Spurs for the last play-off place, because the Lakers lost to the Pelicans, and the Spurs won the Blazers, and the current win gap between the two teams has come to a game.
Next the Spurs will face the Blazers, Nuggets and Timberwolves, while the Lakers will play against the Nuggets, Suns, Warriors and Thunder, for the Purple and Gold Army, they have fallen behind by a win, and the subsequent schedule is much more difficult relative to the Spurs, and entering the playoffs is really a bit hanging.
In order to lead the team to victory at a critical moment, James and Davis chose to return together to lead the team, and this game James also opened the "full strength" mode, scoring a game-high 38 points in the first game of 39 minutes and 31 seconds, plus 8 rebounds and 4 assists, but such a performance failed to lead the Lakers to a key victory. Many fans will think that James can lead the team against the wind like in 2017 with his strong personal strength, but compared to James, who is five years older than five years ago, he is already a bit inadequate.
The third quarter cut 21 points in a single quarter, enough to see James's desire for victory, but also reflects the 37-year-old he still has a strong ability, but the fourth quarter of a single quarter only 2 points into the account, but also shows that James is indeed not able to play the whole game as before and still maintain competitiveness, in other words, James will really be tired now, 5 years ago in the Cavaliers is basically to play to the end there is explosiveness and scoring ability, 5 years later James although still able to stick to the court for about 40 minutes, But scoring is no longer as efficient as before. Admit it, although the season can still cut an average of 30+ data per game, but with the increase of age, the current James has long been less threatening, but a player can maintain the peak to 37 years old, it is already very good!
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