In an NBA game that ended today, the Lakers lost to the Bulls 108-124, the process of this battle was beyond our expectations, the Lakers were already behind by 11 points in the first quarter, and the gap narrowed in the second quarter, the Bulls pressed the Lakers in the third quarter, and the Bulls attacked a wave of 15-5 in the final quarter, and the Lakers were unable to fight back and finally lost. In terms of statistics, James had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 blocks and 5 turnovers, Brother Bush 19 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Reaves 21 points, 3 assists and 3 turnovers, Prince 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Reddish 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Russell 2 points and 2 assists, and Hachimura 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Since winning the mid-season championship, the Lakers have only achieved 1 win and 3 losses, and are currently suffering 3 consecutive defeats, losing to the Spurs, Knicks and Bulls, only the Knicks are barely enough, the other two teams are weak, and the Bulls are only 11th in the East. In contrast, the city's rival Clippers have won nine consecutive victories, giving us the feeling that the Lakers have suddenly lost their fighting spirit and slackened after winning the midseason championship. Of course, you have to find a reason for losing, the Lakers exposed four shortcomings in this game, the first is the poor defense, which was blown up by DeRozan, who scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.
Especially in the final quarter of the game, Reddish and Reaves blossomed inside and out, DeRozan went down to earth and responded with consecutive single scores, and in the subsequent round, DeRozan continued to score in his signature shot, and the Lakers couldn't guard him. Recently, DeRozan and the Lakers have been rumored to have all kinds of rumors, after this game, I am afraid that the Lakers management dreamed of getting DeRozan, but do they have the chips? The answer is too difficult, Russell alone is definitely not enough, I am afraid that the only first-round pick will have to be used. The second problem is that the Lakers are seriously inaccurate on the outside, with 12 of 37 in the team, and three-point shooting has always been the Lakers' shortcoming, such as Russell's 4 of 0, which is too iron to watch.
Russell is known as a strong team appraiser, he plays well, then the opponent is a weak team, the Lakers are abusing vegetables, Russell is not playing well, then the opponent is a strong team, to put it bluntly, Russell can only play downwind, and pull his hips when he encounters a little confrontation, no wonder the Lakers want to trade him, he really can't stay, otherwise Russell's psychological quality will only drag on in the playoffs. The third problem is that the Lakers have more mistakes, with 13 on the team. The last problem is that the Lakers lack a blue-collar interior line, when the thick eyebrows are not on the court, the Lakers have no one to protect the frame under the basket, Wood and Hayes have only played 1 minute, in fact, the defense of the two is not good, even if they play a lot of time, the effect is not good.
Thick eyebrows have been playing the No. 5 position for a long time this season, in fact, there is no way, he doesn't defend, what should the Lakers do inside? It's just that Brother Thick Eyebrows is too tired to play, to score, to protect the frame, and occasionally to be pulled out by Vucevic, Brother Thick Eyebrows is weak, so if the Lakers want to change, chasing DeRozan or LaVine is the key, but it's best to strengthen the inside. After the game, James was interviewed, and Lao Zhan focused on criticizing the two, namely Russell and Vanderbilt, when talking about Russell, James bluntly said that he would tell him to do more three-point training, it can be seen that Lao Zhan is dissatisfied with Russell, so the Lakers trade, Russell must be a bargaining chip.
As for Vanderbilt, James didn't say anything specific, just said that Vanderbilt was still adapting to the game. Afterwards, when asked about the three-game losing streak, James replied: "It's tough, it takes perseverance to sustain us, I feel like we've played a lot away this season and it's a challenge for us, we have to be ready physically and mentally, we need to get back to the fun of the game, we need to focus more on defending because we can score easily in transitions." James's meaning is easy to understand, he believes that too many away games are an important reason for the Lakers' loss, and at the same time, James also said that he will get rid of the decline as soon as possible.
However, the famous basketball commentator Su Qun is not optimistic about the Lakers, and Mr. Su Qun believes that even if the Lakers want to trade, it is very difficult, because LaVine's contract is as high as 5 years and 215 million US dollars, and it will expire in 27 years. But if the Lakers chase DeRozan, it is actually not a good choice, the Lakers lack a shooter, DeRozan has top shooting ability, but the three-point shot is very average, to sum up, if the Lakers want to seek change through trade, this road is difficult to go.