The NBA regular season Lakers vs. Timberwolves matchup has come to an end, and the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves by two points 106-108 in the final away game. There are still a lot of highlights in this whole game, one is James' birthday, and the other is what kind of game can the Lakers play against the leading Timberwolves? James burst into foul language questioning the blowing penalty, the referee responded publicly, and Ham explained the key point.
The two sides played a very close game and alternated the scores, and the Lakers once led by double digits in the first half, but the Timberwolves relied on Edwards and Reed's several plays off the bench to hold the Lakers at the last critical moment of the game, James hit a key shot, but the shooting penalty caused discussion in the outside world. When the Lakers fell behind in the final quarter, James scored consecutive points to help the Lakers maintain the hope of being able to tie the score, or even overtake, and James hit a key shot in the last 2.3 seconds of the game, but after replay, the score was judged as two points, which can be said to directly affect the trend of the entire game.
After the game, James publicly posted on social media and questioned the penalty in foul language. And he talked about it in an interview, and he said it's frustrating, what do we have a replay center for? If even the replay goes wrong, then what are we going to do with the replay? And again, once I throw the ball, no matter where my feet land, the moment I shoot, it's obvious that everybody can see it. James played 39 minutes and scored 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists on 10-of-21 shooting, and unfortunately lost the game on his birthday night.
The referee who refereed the referee after the game also talked about a point in an interview, saying that in the actual game, the ball was judged to be a two-point shot, and after a video review, there was no clear and conclusive evidence to change it from two points to three points, which is why he was recognized as a two-point shot. Is that understandable to mean that if the ball was blown into a three-pointer at the beginning, there is no clear evidence to change it to a two-pointer. So as a referee, why would the ball blow into 2 points, do you think that a veteran who has played 20 seasons chooses to shoot 2 points when there is still a little time left in the game?
It is worth mentioning that the Lakers have a record of 3 wins and 7 losses after winning the midseason championship, and the ranking is gradually declining, and the record has never been able to return to the standings.
Lakers head coach Darvin Ham spoke after the game about the reason for his team's loss, and he said that he wanted to break down the key points, saying that in the game, we missed some open baskets that we would normally shoot. In this game, only Davis and five shot more than 50%, the team's overall shooting rate and three-point shooting rate are miserable, in the third quarter of the game, including Reaves, several open positions and Brother Biao have open opportunities, but they have not been able to grasp it, which is another key reason why the Lakers lost this game.
For the Lakers, their three-point ups and downs have been really big this season, they even have 3-pointers who can hit 20+ points in a game, and there are also games where the three-point shooting percentage is miserable. If the Lakers want to go further this season, in addition to staying healthy, the team's three-point shooting percentage must also be able to adjust as soon as possible.