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The Lakers are currently 11th in the West with 35-37, and there are many reasons for the poor record, and today we will look at the 6 games that should not be lost, one of which entered the historical wrong.
The Lakers are currently ranked 11th in the West
So far, the Lakers have lost games of less than or equal to 5 points, a total of 13 games; For games of 4 points or less, a total of 11 games, excluding 5 points for the Kings and Pelicans, the games lost by only 4 points are as follows:
Lost 4 points for a total of 6 games: 118-122 Green Army on December 14; December 24 130-134 Wasp; January 13 115-119 Lone Ranger; January 29 121-125 Green Army; March 13 108-112 Knicks; March 16 110-114 rockets.
Losing the game by 3 points, 130-133 Thunder on February 8.
Losing a 2-point game, 104-106 Trail Blazers on October 24.
There are 3 games in which they lose by one point: Nov. 29 115-116 Pacers; Jan. 16 112-113 Philadelphia 76ers; March 18 110-111 Lone Ranger.
Of course, one of the wonderful things about the NBA is that every day there will be stories such as unpopularity, lore, etc., but the Lakers lost the last 6 games in font and black.
6. Lakers 112-113 minus 76ers.
On January 16, 2023, the Lakers played against the Philadelphia 76ers, James assisted Brown's three-point drive to chase the score to 112-113, and the Lakers had one last chance to kill, and as a result, we saw the following picture:
Wei Shao's layup was blocked by Niang
With James, Coach Hamm doesn't arrange it, Wei Shao's personal impulse, in short, the attack that determines the team's victory round is Wei Shao one-on-one singled out Embiid? In the end, it was blocked by Niang, and the Lakers lost by one point. Losing a game is acceptable, but losing in such an unreasonable way is too much of a pity.
5. The Lakers lost 115-116 to the Pacers.
On November 29, 2022, the Lakers vs the Pacers, with only 5.6 seconds left in the game, the team leads 115-113, as long as they prevent the Pacers' last attack, the Lakers can win, but the game process?
Nemhard made a three-point shootout
Haliburton sent a sideline ball, Turner failed to score three points, as a result, Schroeder's defense was distracted at a key moment, and Haliburton got rid of the offensive rebound, and then passed outside to Nemhard at the top of the left arc, the No. 31 pick in 2022, facing James' defense, completing a three-point shoot!
If the above two games still have external reasons for the disorganized lineup, but after the big trade on February 10, the Lakers' roster has been relatively complete, from the record to the morale has also shown a strong rebound trend, especially to the end of the season, urgently need to win to improve the ranking to impact the playoffs, but the next three games?
4. The Lakers lost 108-112 to the Knicks.
On March 13, 2023, the Lakers played at home against the Knicks, note that the latter was an away, back-to-back, and missing outside leader Brunson, and the Lakers ultimately lost by 4 points.
The Lakers lost to the Knicks
With thick eyebrows, the Lakers rebounded 37-46 to lose 9, the inside score ratio 50-56 lost 6 points, the main reason for the loss, as for why this situation occurred, in the last two games, Hamm only remembered to use thick eyebrows and Gabriel, in the final quarter decisive moment to form two towers, objectively reveal the answer, not no one is available, but whether it will be used, and this is not Hamm's worst way to use people!
Third, the Lakers 110-114 negative rockets.
On March 16, the Lakers challenged the Rockets, who had the lowest record in the league, and the game that must be won was in front of them, unexpectedly, James and Bamba were both absent, the team had no tolerance rate, Hamm took turns to take a break with thick eyebrows, and the consequences can be imagined:
Lakers negative rockets
Water pull is still water pull, Xiao Hei is not a high salary is not for nothing, in the face of the young Houston youth army, the backcourt duo with high hopes none can take on the responsibility of leadership, the Lakers lost the most undeserved game this season.
Second, the Lakers 110-111 Lone Ranger.
On March 18, the key card battle between the Lakers and the Lone Ranger, with 7 seconds left in the game, the Lakers led by 4 points 109-105, and the victory was almost in the pocket, and the fans knew the follow-up process.
Kleber made a three-point kill
In just 7 seconds, Thick Eyebrow first fouled Kleber for three points; Subsequently, he made 1 of 2 free throws; In the final moment, the defensive Kleber was killed by a three-point shootout, making three mistakes in a row in 7 seconds, and the thick eyebrows buried a victory that originally belonged to the Lakers.
If the above loss is the fault of the team itself, do not complain, but the next game?
1. Lakers 121-125 Green Army.
On January 29, the Lakers came to the North Shore Garden Arena, the game entered the last minute, the two sides fought to 105-105 draw, the Lakers had the last chance to attack, the result?
James was fouled by Tatum for a layup, and the referee did not blow the foul
James held the ball straight to the basket, the left hand to pick the basket was hit hard by Tatum to the forearm, but the referee chose to ignore it, did not blow Tatum for a foul, just like that, originally, James had the opportunity to stand on the free throw line to kill, was ruthlessly deprived by the referee, and finally the team lost overtime, and another big unjust case in NBA history was born!
Note that even if the Lakers can't win all of the above 6 games, let's play a 5-discount and only win 3 games, the Lakers' record will change from 35-37 to 38-34, tied with the Clippers for 5th place in the West; Even, the other 5 games can't be won, as long as the referee is not hacked against the Green Army, the 36-36 record, the Lakers are also tied to the Lone Ranger in the 7th place in the West...