On May 31, Beijing time, the Lakers lost 92-100 in the fourth game of the first round of the series against the Suns, which also allowed the Lakers to be chased back to a 2-2 draw in the series and the next need for the Suns to play the battle of Tianwangshan at home.
For the Lakers, the biggest blow to the team losing this game is anthony Davis' injury, and in the case of Davis can not play, Dennis Schroeder in less than two minutes left in the game to miss the layup and let Crowder hit a three-pointer, the Lakers who are 10 points behind have lost the opportunity to win the game, which is also one of the biggest turning points of the Lakers' game.
In addition, the Lakers have a total of 15 turnovers in the whole game, and even if they can have 40 three-point shots, they can only get 34 points in the paint area (giving the Suns 46 points) which is definitely a big reason for losing the game. So for the Lakers, they did have too many turnovers in this game, and they didn't perform well enough on both offensive and defensive ends.
Of course, the Lakers are not without surprises in this game. The first is that the Lakers bench can score a total of 42 points in this game, of which Mark Gasol has 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks on 4-of-6 (3-of-3) 6-of-6 shooting (3-of-3) in the 23 minutes of play, and Ben McLemmer can also contribute 6 points to the Lakers while hitting 2 three-pointers.
Not only that, even in the case of Anthony Davis only playing 19 minutes out of the court due to injury, the Lakers' defensive end can still limit the Suns' scoring to 100 points, which is definitely good news, at least it can show that even in the case of Davis can not play, the Lakers also have a way to limit the opponent's offensive performance while ensuring a stable defensive performance.
If the Lakers bench players can continue to have this efficient offensive performance in the next game, and the whole team still maintains a solid defensive end, I believe that this Lakers will still have a greater chance of winning the remaining series of games.