Beijing time on November 5, the NBA Lakers at home to meet the Thunder, the first quarter Anthony Davis 8 shot 7 cut 14 points + 8 board of nearly 2 double data, under his leadership the Lakers got a 4-point lead, the second quarter Russell Westbrook and melon cut 16 points, Ty Jerome and Dort also cut 16 points, after the half of the Lakers still lead by 4 points, the third quarter of the Lakers rarely did not appear to be in a slump, they and the Thunder played back and forth, In the third quarter, the 2 teams scored 72-80, and the Lakers led by 8 points.
The Lakers, who have an 8-point lead, they look like they are already looking for revenge, but they never expected that the Lakers in the last quarter were 7 of 24, and their single-quarter shooting rate was 23.4% lower than that of the Thunder. The last 3.7 seconds of the game Westbrook to draw three-pointers to hit the iron, the final score of the whole game was fixed at 107-104, the Lakers lost by 3 points, they suffered a 19-point reversal, they were killed by the Thunder at the beginning of the season (the last time they lost 8 points to the Thunder), and the reason why the Lakers will lose to the Thunder again, Lakers coach Vogel mentioned the problem of Westbrook, this is the blame Wei Shao?
According to the US media lakersnation, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said in an interview after the game that he thought this should have been a game that the Lakers could win, and he was disappointed with the Lakers' performance in the fourth quarter, he thought that Westbrook's chance of the last attack was not good, and they wanted to get a better chance than that. All were hit by a big reversal of 19 points, Vogel did not seem to take the initiative to take responsibility, and his "throwing the pot" remarks were spat upon by American fans.
A U.S. fan named Denni***nri said in the comments: "When the Lakers led by 6 points in the fourth quarter at 8 minutes and 28 seconds, you replaced Westbrook and Ad, and this failure is Vogel's responsibility to admit your mistake." A U.S. fan named Ala****dffb said: "Why did Westbrook end up in the game? You know you need a three-pointer, but you keep both Ellington and Munch on the bench, and ab + Rivers + Munch + Ellington + Melon will give them a chance to play overtime. A U.S. fan named Dant****bae said: "The team once led by 19 points, that's what I'm going to say, haha, you can't blame one thing. ”
(Screenshot of American fan comments)
At the end of the fourth quarter, at 8 minutes and 28 seconds, the Lakers led by 6 points, and then the Lakers replaced Westbrook and Anthony Davis, and then replaced Cameron Anthony when the lead was only 4 points, when Vogel put Westbrook, ad, and melon up at the same time, the Thunder team has surpassed 1 point, the big tailwind is also counted, the leading score is only a little, Vogel actually replaced the 3 main outputs, which is simply incomprehensible.
The Lakers' last-minute lineup, that is actually the Lakers in the last 6 minutes and 56 seconds of the fourth quarter to change the lineup, in other words, this lineup played nearly 7 minutes, and in nearly 7 minutes, Vogel is not a substitution, Westbrook's three-point shot itself is not good, he averaged only 26.3% of the three-point shooting rate this season, theoretically he should not appear in the key moment of needing three-pointers, but Vogel did not replace him, This, then, indirectly indicates that he is willing to take responsibility for Westbrook's failure to score key goals.
Westbrook has not done a good job of three-pointers overall this season, but this campaign Westbrook's three-pointer is 3 of 6, he is one of the most accurate Lakers players in this three-point shot, the three-point shot feels very good, the key ball lets such a Westbrook to play, the octopus feels that there is no problem, more importantly, in the last 3.7 seconds of the game, Alexander watched ab, Austin Reeves only passed the half, Kenridge Williams resisted Cameron Anthony, Derek Favoros prepared to assist in defense, and the thick eyebrow brother shot 0% of the three-point shot rate in this campaign. Just got the chance to shoot, wei shao did not shoot to whom can he pass it?
This should have been a game that the Lakers could win, but as you can see from the foregoing, Vogel's rotation is indeed a problem, as for Wei Shao's last shot, he actually had no choice at that time, and the probability of passing out was also gone, besides, the key moment to throw the pot thing Wei Shao generally will not do, the kill did not enter the very regret, do not vote this kill is estimated that he will be more regretful, and in the case of the Lakers once again defeated by the Thunder, the Lakers may be able to consider changing the coach, right?