The NBA regular season has entered the final stage, the Lakers ushered in a showdown with the Pelicans, this game can be regarded as a life and death battle for the Lakers, before this battle they suffered 4 consecutive losses, the ranking on the standings has fallen out of the playoffs, surpassed by the Spurs, the Lakers even if they win this game is also ranked 11th, but the chances of fighting for play-off places are still very large. As a result, they lost the game against the Pelicans, five straight losses! James' scoring kings are more stable, the Lakers' playoffs are hanging, and Wei Shao is still optimistic.
In this battle, the Lakers' absent James due to injury came back, and the core eyebrows that were absent from many games also returned, and the 360 combination played together, obviously at this time, the Lakers wanted to win this crucial game. Before this campaign, the Lakers and Spurs had a record of 31 wins and 45 losses, but the Spurs had the advantage, pushing the Lakers to rank 10th in the standings, and the Lakers fell out of the playoffs. The Spurs beat their opponents by a big score in the early-ending Spurs-Trail Blazers game, which gave them more initiative and more pressure on the Lakers. Never thought that the Lakers were both invisible in the final quarter of the key game, James and thick eyebrows, and the Lakers eventually lost the game, one win behind the Spurs.
The Lakers with a full lineup still haven't been able to win the game, which makes it more difficult for the Lakers to impact the playoffs. The Lakers will play against the Nuggets, Suns, Warriors, and Thunder in the next game, how many games can the Lakers win? Keep in mind that their next schedule is one of the most difficult teams in the league, while their rival Spurs has a more relaxed schedule. After losing the game, Vogel also said that it is difficult to catch up with the team in front of the line now, and we can only do our best to win more games, while also depending on the situation on the Spurs side. To be honest, the Lakers with such a lineup need to compete with the Spurs for playoff spots in the final stages of the regular season, and also look at the faces of other teams, such a situation may not be imagined. For the Lakers now, the playoffs are really hanging.
As mentioned earlier, Zhan Mei was both invisible in the last quarter, 1 of 5 in thick eyebrows, 1 of 4 in James, and the Lakers lost the game, which also made James a hot search. James scored 38 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the game, unfortunately not being able to help the team win the game. The empty slash of 38 points also brought James's average of 30.3 points per game to 0.2 points ahead of the alphabet brother behind him. At present, James has 30.3 points, Alphabet Brother 30.1 points, embiid 30 points, and James leads the scoring list by a slight margin. This also gives James an advantage in the impact scoring king, and it is worth mentioning that the last season when 3 people averaged more than 30 points per game dates back to the 06 season (Kobe, Iverson, James).
Both James and Thick Brow looked frustrated after losing the game, but Westbrook was still optimistic. In an interview after the game, Wei Shao said that the team still has a chance, and all we have to do is forget about this defeat as soon as possible, and then prepare for the next game, we want to bounce back strongly.
Although Wei Shao's mentality is very good, but from the perspective of the schedule, it is very difficult for the Lakers to win more games in their current state, and they have suffered consecutive defeats in the closing stage, while competitors have won consecutive games in the key stages, occupying the initiative in the record, and their schedule is much easier than that of the Lakers. If the Lakers want to reverse and make it to the playoffs in the final stages, they need the Big Three to play a better performance.