On April 3, Beijing time, after yesterday's home defeat to the Pelicans, the Lakers' record this season came to 31 wins and 46 losses, ranking eleventh in the West, already one win behind the tenth Spurs, three wins behind the ninth Pelicans, after the game even Lakers head coach Vogel had to admit: "Now to catch up with the team in front of us has become extremely difficult." For us, our goal now is to win as many games as possible. ”
So far this season, the Lakers, Spurs and Pelicans have five regular season games left, the Remaining 5 opponents of the Lakers are the Nuggets, Suns, Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets; the remaining opponents of the Spurs are the Blazers, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors and Lone Rangers; and the remaining opponents of the Pelicans are the Clippers, Kings, Blazers, Grizzlies and Warriors.
It is worth mentioning that both the Pelicans and Spurs have a "tie-break advantage" over the Lakers, which means that when the Lakers and pelicans and Spurs are on the same page, they must be ranked behind them. There is no doubt that the Lakers now want to enter the playoffs, there is only a theoretical possibility left, but now, perhaps even this glimmer of hope, will be completely extinguished.
The Lakers will face the Nuggets at home tomorrow, and if the Lakers lose again, then they can really start preparing for next season. But even if the Lakers barely beat the Nuggets, facing the league's number one Suns in 3 days, I am afraid it will be more fierce, because according to the latest news, the Suns will take the turns of Devin Booker, DeAndre Ayton and Jay Crowder in tomorrow's game.
These 3 people are all very important players of the Suns this season, the Suns will take their turns, obviously to let them rest well, to prepare for the game against the Lakers in 3 days, it is no wonder, after all, in the last time the two sides met, Lakers star Anthony Davis said something disrespectful to the Suns as a team.
In a pre-game interview with the Lakers and the Suns in March, thick eyebrows were asked in a pre-game interview with the media, and when asked if his groin injury was the main reason the Lakers failed to beat the Suns in the playoffs last season, Davis said: "Yes. We know that, and they know it. They escaped. The remarks seemed to have infuriated the Suns completely, so the Suns scored 29 points at 140-111 in that game.
After the game, The Suns player Devin Booker was interviewed, and the reporter asked Booker if this inspired them, and Booker said: "No, no matter what, the outcome of tonight's game is doomed. I just thought it was funny. Although Booker said he was not offended by the thick eyebrows, judging by the performance of the Suns and the response of other players in the game, it is clear that they still care about the words of the thick eyebrows.
And now, the thick eyebrows have finally returned, the Lakers are about to play against the Suns in 3 days, which is undoubtedly the best opportunity for the Suns, on the one hand, they can prove their strength to the front of the thick eyebrows, on the other hand, they can also teach the thick eyebrows and the Lakers a lesson, and now in retrospect, maybe the thick eyebrows really shouldn't have said those words to anger the suns.
Of course, for the Lakers, what they need to consider most now may not be how to deal with the Suns, but to find a way to end the 5-game losing streak and win the game with the Nuggets tomorrow, there are still 5 games left in the regular season, and the Lakers have not been able to afford to lose 1 game.