The Lakers lost again, losing 111-116 to the Kings.
The Lakers played well in the first quarter, scoring 39 points in a single quarter and entering the second quarter with a nine-point advantage. But the Kings reversed the score in the second quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Kings led by 10 points, and the Lakers chased the points in the fourth quarter.
In the final seven seconds of the game, James assisted Nunn to hit a three-pointer, bringing the difference to one point. But after the king's kickoff, the Lakers failed to foul Fox for the first time, and the second foul has become a Clear Path foul (offensive path foul), and the king made two free throws, and the game lost suspense.
James played 36 minutes, shooting 11 of 25, 2 of 9 from three-point range, 8 of 9 from the free throw line, 32 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and he gave 7 assists in the final quarter, but shot only 1 of 7.
Wei Shao played 32 minutes off the bench, shooting 8-of-17, 2-of-5 from three-point range and 1-of-4 from the free throw line, scoring 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. In the final quarter, Wilson shot 2 of 3 from three-point range, but the Lakers still lost. In this game, the Lakers played very well off the bench offensively, scoring 59 points together, of which 4 scored double-doubles: Wei Shao 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Nunn 14 points, Christie 12 points, Gabriel 10 points and 6 rebounds, Anderson also scored 4 points; The Kings bench scored just 21 points, Lyles had 10, Metu 6, Mitchell 3 and Monk 2.
In the last four games, the Lakers are 1-3, winning the Rockets, losing to the Lone Ranger, 76ers and Kings, respectively. The game between the Lakers and the Lone Ranger went through two overtime losses, losing by only one point to the 76ers and only five points to the Kings. That is to say, in the 3 games lost, the Lakers lost a total of only 6 points in regular time, but the result was 0-3.
The Lakers have a chance to win these 3 games, but in the end, none of them have been won. Lakers coach Hamm said in an interview after the game: "It feels bad to lose this balance of power, but I still sincerely believe that at some point in the future we will break through all the difficulties and obstacles. In my opinion, the level of competition in the team is high. ”
Hamm may have been overly optimistic, with the Lakers losing by only 6 points and possibly losing the entire season. In the latest Western Conference standings, the Lakers are 20-25 and 13th in the West. Not to mention the Lakers and the top six in the West, the gap with the top ten in the West has reached 1.5 wins. The difference is a thousand miles. The Lakers lost only 6 points in 3 games, but the results were very different. The Lakers don't say that they won all of these 3 games, but if they can win 1 game, their current situation can be much better.
In fact, the Lakers have lost so much this season in these 3 games. In the game against the Pacers, the game with the Celtics, and the 2 games with the 76ers, the Lakers had a chance to win, but in the end, they lost. This season, the Lakers have basically lost the 55 games.
Why did the Lakers basically lose all the games opened by 55? Because they lack a decisive player and no tactics to rely on in key moments. James would have been a player who could have hit the nail on the head, and as long as he rushed to the basket at key moments, the success rate was very high. But James's age is there after all, and in the final moments of the game, James's fitness has also reached a bottleneck. And the opponent also knows that James has the most breakthrough, and will shrink the basket at key moments and force James to pass the ball.
Not James, not the other players. As a rookie coach, Hamm can't lay out any killer tactics. Then the Lakers can't do it at the moment of truth.