After an NBA regular season game that ended earlier, the Lakers lost 99-110 to the Nuggets on the road, and after this game, the Lakers suffered a four-game losing streak in the opening season, and they finished at the bottom of the West with a 0-4 record. Today, only three teams in the league, the Lakers, Magic, and Kings, did not win the first victory. In addition, it seems that the Lakers only lost by 11 points, but in the process of the game, the Nuggets have been firmly occupying the initiative on the court, as long as the substitute loses a point, after replacing the main force, the Nuggets can immediately open the point difference, it is easy to see from the scene that the Lakers and Nuggets are two teams that are not in the same grade. After suffering a four-game losing streak, James reached a milestone, the Lakers and the elder Jen set multiple embarrassing records, and Pelinka was the one who should go.
In this game, Lakers forward James played mediocre, he shot 8-of-21 from the field, including 2-of-8 three-pointers for 19 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, while James also had 8 turnovers. In this game, James did not score in the first quarter, and he only scored 4 points in the third quarter, and it is obvious that James is a little overwhelmed when facing the main Nuggets forward. His main points are concentrated in the face of opponent substitutes to get, whether it is because of the Nuggets' excellent defense, or James came to the plateau a little uncomfortable, this game, the state of the old Jen is indeed quite bad, plus the Lakers' three-point efficiency is still low, thick eyebrows and a little injury traces, the Lakers lost the game, it is not surprising.
Still, James has reached a milestone. After scoring 19 points in this game, James has scored consecutive double-doubles to 1,100 games, and he is the first player in NBA history to score consecutive double-games to reach 1,100 consecutive games. In addition to this, James and the Lakers have set multiple other embarrassing records. According to statistics, after suffering a four-game losing streak, this is the second time in James' entire career that he has suffered a four-game losing streak, the last time was in his rookie season, when James was drafted by the Cavaliers and then suffered a four-game losing streak. However, the Cavaliers were weak at the time, and now the Lakers have suffered a four-game losing streak, which is somewhat surprising.
In addition, this is the fourth time in Lakers history that they have started a four-game losing streak, after three previous appearances in the 57-58 season (final 19-53), the 14-15 season (the final 21-61 loss), and the 15-16 season (the final 17-65 loss). It can be seen that whether it is the Lakers or James, they have previously started with 4 consecutive losses, and the final record is very bad, missing the playoffs. This time, the Lakers are also considered a very bad team, their roster is deformed, the problem is serious, and more sadly, next, the Lakers play the Timberwolves away, and then against the Nuggets, to put it ugly, more people want to believe that the Lakers will suffer six consecutive losses by then, opening 0-6.
In addition, the 8 turnovers in this game is the second time in James' career that he has made 8 mistakes in a single game, the last time was in '18, and James had 10 errors in a game in '05. For James, so many mistakes should not be deserved, obviously, in the Denver Heights away, the aging James has become a little more difficult to adapt. In addition, according to a data outlet, no championship team in NBA history has ever started with a four-game losing streak. In other words, a team that started with a four-game losing streak has never won a championship in NBA history. From this perspective, the Lakers seem to have bid farewell to the championship race in advance.
The Lakers should indeed make changes, otherwise, the Pelicans over there play the playoffs and enjoy the Lakers' lottery picks, which will make the Lakers very heartbroken. But then again, the Lakers are now in a very awkward situation, Pelinka has never been willing to trade two first-round picks for Will Shao, the Lakers' vice president of operations in the offseason The most important operation actually offered himself a 4-year contract. Being able to assemble such a bizarre lineup for two consecutive seasons in a projection-based era, Pelinka's ability has been fully confirmed, and he is the one who should leave the class, and even Magic Johnson stepped up during this time and bombarded Pelinka.
Last season, there was a deal for Will Shao, and Pelinka dragged it out until the middle of the season, saying that the trade deadline would make it easier to process Will Shaw's contract. When it came to the trade deadline, Pelinka said that Wilson's expiring contract in the offseason was more valuable and better handled, and as a result, Pelinka failed to complete any transactions throughout the offseason. After entering the season, Pelinka said to observe 20 games, really at that time, if the Lakers only have 3-5 victories, to be honest, with two first-round playoff opportunities, it is really unnecessary, as a player-agent manager, Pelinka's operation in recent years is helpless.