After four times the happiness, the Lakers welcomed five times more sadness! The Kings and Warriors Pelicans won all, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves, and Zhan Mei was injured! At the critical juncture of rushing into the top six, James showed flu-like symptoms and chose to be absent. And the thick eyebrows Davis was hit in the eye in the game, and the score that was originally tied was stretched to nearly 20 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers had no choice but to lose to the Timberwolves, with a record of 45-34. According to the latest standings, the Lakers are in ninth place in the West, 0.5 wins behind the Kings (45-33) in eighth, 1.5 wins behind the Pelicans Suns (46-32) in seventh and sixth, and 1.5 games behind the Warriors (43-35).
At present, the Lakers have only three games left in the regular season, and the opponents are the Warriors, Grizzlies and Pelicans. In these three games, normally, there is no pressure to win the Grizzlies, and the other two opponents have "pursuits" in the rankings, so it is bound to be intense. Judging from the Pelicans' recent form, the record is very stretched, but the key battle against the Suns gnawed down. In the face of such an impact, the Lakers are difficult to say if they lack Zhan Mei. Especially in the face of the Warriors, Zhan Mei's presence is very much needed.
In fact, for a long time, James has been on the watch list for every game, but he has been playing, and this time he showed symptoms of the flu. It is reported that he was also afraid of affecting his teammates, so he chose to be absent. Head coach Darvin Ham revealed that James came to the arena early to prepare for the game, but was really not feeling well. There is a day between the "Lake Warrior War", but fortunately, it is preparing for the game at home, and I look forward to James being able to play.
Looking at the thick eyebrows, he talked about his eye injury after the game, describing it like this: The injured part is in the middle of the eye, so every time I look at something, it is blurry, the eye seems to be torn open, and the tears keep flowing, like sand. It is already visibly swollen at present. It sounds like a serious symptom and uncomfortable, and even if you appear, it will have a big impact. The only thing that can bring joy now is that the thick eyebrows have a bench, after he retired from injury, Hayes stepped up, and got a total of 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block in the second and third quarters.
In this way, looking at the fourth quarter of the NBA Spring Festival Gala, it is difficult to say whether the Lakers can hold on to their home court. In the first three meetings, the Lakers won 1-2. The first matchup was narrowly won by one point, when it was a visit to the Chase Center, James slashed 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, thick eyebrows also had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and Russell scored 28 points on 5-of-8 three-pointers. Reaves, Vanderbilt, and Hachimura all scored in double figures. On the Warriors' side, Curry scored 46 points, and Klay Thompson, Wiggins, and Kuminga all scored more than 20 points.
The second meeting was on the Warriors' home court, James was absent, and the thick eyebrows scored 27 points and 15 rebounds to prevent the team's 18-point defeat. Coming to the Lakers' home court for the third time, James efficiently scored 40 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, but he had no choice but to retire with a thick eyebrow, and the Warriors played well and took away a victory again. So what kind of process and result will be the Lakers battle this time? Kuminga on the Warriors' side has just returned, and he is in good shape against the Jazz, so the pressure on the Lakers is very high, once they lose this game, not to mention that the hope of the top eight will be dashed, and it is difficult to say whether they can maintain the home court advantage in the first game of the play-offs. What do you think about this?Welcome to the comment area below to communicate and interact with "DK Talk Sports".