On April 7, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, in the Suns' away challenge to the Clippers, the Suns took a break from Booker, Paul, Ayton and Crowder, and the reason given by the Suns was Booker's waist soreness, Paul's right thumb injury management, Ayton's right ankle was sore, and Crowder was also sore right ankle. They scored just nine points in the second quarter of the game, and the Clippers' advantage is also very obvious. Although in the last quarter they suddenly broke out, but there was no way to catch up with the score, and in the end they lost 109:113 to the opponent!
In fact, the last few games of the season are of little significance to the Suns, they do not have any desire to win, before the last game against the Lakers, they are only one game away from breaking the team's history single-season winning record, how can this season be completed. But in the last game against the Lakers, they played with all their strength and sent the Lakers out of the playoff roster!
Just finished playing the Lakers, and then facing the Clippers on the main rest, in fact, in large part because of Anthony Davis's words. Earlier, when the Lakers faced the Suns in March, Davis was asked whether his injury last season was the reason why the Lakers were eliminated by the Suns. Davis replied, "They know it, and we know it." They knew they had escaped. ”
This sentence can also be regarded as annoying the Suns, although it is not said on the surface, but the behavior of the Suns is a good way to show their attitude! In the face of the Lakers' full main force, in the face of the Clippers' full rotation, the Lakers also did not qualify for the playoff place in advance, all of which can really be said to be self-inflicted!
Now the Lakers are facing a very serious problem, whether to tear down and rebuild, or continue to fight for the championship with Davis and James as the core, this offseason is really very critical for the Lakers!