On April 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season battle was in full swing, and the Lakers and the Nuggets launched a showdown. After four intense games, the Lakers finally lost to the Nuggets at 118-129. While losing the game, the Lakers swallowed a six-game losing streak and drifted away from the play-off zone (7th-10th in the division).
Why did the Lakers lose 6 in a row? Perhaps some fans think that James' absence due to injury is a key factor, after all, without James such an offensive firepower point, the Lakers' offensive performance will also be affected. However, if there are fans who pay attention to the game, they will know that the Lakers lost to the Nuggets to swallow 6 consecutive losses, and James's absence is not the main reason, but the strength of the Nuggets is indeed one level higher than the Lakers.
The Lakers actually played well in the first three quarters, thick eyebrows and Westbrook both contributed to the team's offensive end, and before the start of the fourth quarter, the Lakers only trailed the Nuggets by 1 point, which also made fans feel the intensity of the game.
But when the game entered the 4th quarter, especially in the second half of the 4th quarter, the Lakers suddenly lost. Watching the point difference being widened by the Nuggets, the Lakers have never been able to find a way to narrow the gap, and finally can only regret swallowing the bitter fruit of the loss.
With little left on the schedule, the Lakers have no intention of giving up. Taking this game as an example, the Lakers did their best, with a total of 5 players scoring in double figures, namely Thick Brow (28 points), Westbrook (27 points), Anthony (17 points), Munch (11 points) and Bradley (10 points).
Here we focus on the thick eyebrows and Westbrook, in the absence of James due to injury, thick eyebrows once again chose to play with injuries, 25 shots 11 got 28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, of which the 4 statistics of scoring, assists, steals and blocks are the highest values of the whole team, and it is regrettable that they still failed to help the Lakers win the game.
Wei Shao's performance is even more eye-catching, in the case of 33 minutes, Wei Shao shot 11 of 15, shooting 73.3% from the field, cutting 27 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, while 10 rebounds is the highest value of the whole team, and 2 steals are tied with thick eyebrows for the first place in the team.
In the media interview after the game, Thick Brow said that his midfoot injury ran through the whole field, and he felt very painful from the beginning to the end of the game. At the same time, thick eyebrows also revealed the reason for playing with injuries, "This is a game that cannot be lost, in order to help the team win and save hope, I must make the decision to play with injuries!" ”
On the other hand, Thick Brow is also very unhappy with the current situation of the Lakers, and bluntly said that if there is no injury, "If we remain healthy all season, what will the lakers be like now?" In the final stages of the interview, Thick Brow still expressed his desire for victory, saying that the next game against the Suns was a game that must be won!
Now the Lakers' record is temporarily ranked 11th in the West, and the remaining 4 games are the Suns, Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets, these 4 teams in addition to the Thunder ranking, the strength of the remaining 3 teams can not be underestimated, the Suns record is the first place in the league. At present, the Lakers have suffered a wave of 6 consecutive losses, as for whether the Lakers can return to the playoff area next, let's wait and see!