On April 4, Beijing time, in the early morning game, James was absent due to injury, and the Lakers lost to the Nuggets without accident and suffered 6 consecutive defeats. The spurs and the Blazers, although the Blazers in the first half of the noisy took an 8-point lead, but the third quarter was beaten back to the original shape, the Spurs in the single quarter blasted a 34-16 disparity to complete the rebound, and finally easily beat the Blazers 113-92 to win two consecutive wins. As a result, the Spurs are getting closer and closer to the playoffs, and the Lakers are already on the line.
After these two games, the Lakers' record came to 31-47, and the Spurs were 33-45, because the Spurs have won more games against Western teams this season than the Lakers. Therefore, in the remaining 4 games, as long as the Spurs win two more games, even if the Lakers win the last 4 games, the Spurs can enter the playoffs, and the Purple and Gold Army has completely lost the initiative and was sentenced to a suspended death.
The Next four opponents of the Lakers are the Suns, Thunder, Warriors and Nuggets, while the Spurs will face the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors and Lone Rangers. Yes, the Lakers and the remaining opponents of the Spurs have strong strength, and it is not easy for the Spurs to win two more games, but it is more difficult for the Lakers to win all.
The Lakers' only hope may be James, after a break today, LeBron's next game against the Suns should usher in a comeback, if they lose to the Suns, the Lakers can basically be sure that they will not be able to play in the playoffs. James, Thick Brow, Westbrook and the Lakers all need to treat the Suns as a life-and-death battle.