The Lakers have been playing better and better lately, winning five of their last six games, and the team's record has also improved to 15-10, ranking 6th in the West, and not far from the teams in front of them, seeing an opportunity to achieve higher rankings!
The Lakers are getting better and better, and the team's schedule is also quite strong, the team welcomed the Spurs, who suffered 18 consecutive defeats, and only got 3 wins so far this season, ranking 1st from the bottom of the West, such an opponent, the Lakers have no reason to lose.
However, at the beginning of the game, the Spurs obviously entered the state faster, Vassell felt hot, outside 3 points, mid-range shooting, and breakthrough scored points one after another, Wenban also continued to put pressure on the inside, Branham and Keldon also continued to score points inside and outside, the Spurs maintained a super high offensive efficiency, and scored 42 points in the first quarter, while the Lakers obviously did not feel very good, and could only rely on James and Reaves to score points sporadically, and only scored 22 points in the first quarter, and the Spurs opened a 20-point difference in one fell swoop.
James shot 3 points, Reaves and Wood also fired repeatedly, plus Hachimura continued to hit the inside line to score points, the Lakers' offense completely exploded, and the team returned a wave of 38:20 offensive, chasing the difference to single digits, only 7 points behind the Spurs at halftime.
Yibian fought again, the Spurs slowed down the offensive rhythm on the court, in the absence of thick eyebrows, looking for the Lakers' more inferior inside, constantly impacting the basket to score points, but the Lakers did not have a good offensive method, they could only rely on James, Hachimura's personal ability to score points, the team fell into a disadvantage on the court again, and the Spurs reopened the 11-point gap in the third quarter and occupied the initiative on the court!
Trailing by 11 points, the Lakers' situation is very bad, and the Spurs see a great opportunity to end the 18-game losing streak! Vassell scored 3 points and mid-range shots, and the Lakers' offense was dumb again, and the Spurs directly broke out in a wave, playing a 13:5 offensive to reopen the gap of more than 20 points! In the face of a huge backwardness, the Lakers did not give up. Wood fired inside and out, leading the Lakers to catch up, but the team's defense was too poor to limit Vassell's scoring, so that the difference remained above 10 points, and as time went by, the Lakers also lost the possibility of a comeback, and had no choice but to lose to the Spurs 115-129, causing a big upset.
NBA big upset, facing the Spurs, who have lost 18 consecutive games and rank first from the bottom in the West, the Lakers actually lost the game, this result is really unexpected!
I have to say that the Spurs played really well in this game, and there were 7 people in the team who scored double-doubles, especially Vassell's hot hand, 12 of 19, including 5 3-pointers, and 36 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
On the other hand, the Lakers, the team played very badly in this game, the team was completely dumb on the outside, and the shooting rate was only 30.6%, especially without thick eyebrows, the team was at a disadvantage on the inside, yes, even though James cut 23+14 comprehensive data in this game, he still failed to save the team and suffered an upset.
With the Lakers losing, their record has also changed to 15-11, and the Clippers have profited, overtaking the Lakers to move to 6th place in the West.
The Clippers have won 6 in a row, with a record of 14 wins and 10 losses, and with the Lakers losing, they have overtaken and come to 6th place in the West!