The Los Angeles Lakers will play New Orleans Pelicans in play-off game G1 on April 17, which is played on the Pelicans' home court, so the Lakers will stay in New Orleans to prepare for the play-in tournament after the regular season finale.
However, LeBron James's remarks were ridiculed again, and some people posted: This is the third time the Lakers have played the play-offs in the past four years, and James has shown that those who invented the play-offs should be fired.
On May 4, 2021, when James brought up the topic of the play-offs, he said, "If we end up fifth or sixth, or play in the playoffs, whatever..... The problem is – whoever came up with this bad idea should be fired. (Is there anything wrong with James?)
In the 22-23 season, the Lakers had a 43-39 record and were seventh in the West, and the Lakers would not have needed to play the play-in tournament without the invention of the play-in tournament.
In the 21-22 season, the Lakers lost the playoffs with 33 wins and 49 losses, and it doesn't matter whether they have the play-offs or not.
In the 20-21 season, the Lakers finished seventh in the West with a 42-30 record and did not need to play in the playoffs.
After the 23-24 season, the Lakers are 47-35 and ranked eighth in the West, and if there is no play-in system, the Lakers will also go straight to the playoffs, so James said that the person who invented the play-offs should be fired is not a problem.
1078 days ago, LeBron's remarks can be dug up and complained, as if James ate the playoff bonus to enter the playoffs, and LeBron played three play-offs, twice, seventh, eighth, if there is no play-off, he will go straight to the playoffs.
It is said that James manipulates the media, but ESPN gave the Lakers VS Pelicans play-in win rate Lakers is only 41.9%, Pelicans 58.1%, and they still look down on the Lakers, just as James was also complained about inventing the play-off system.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream