On November 7, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers lost 90-105 to the Blazers, suffering two consecutive losses, and with this victory, the Blazers also successfully ended the team's 3-game losing streak.
In this game, the Lakers starters are Russell Westbrook, Avery Bradley, Kent Bazemore, Anthony Davis and DeAndre Jordan; the Trail Blazers starters are Damian Lillard, Cj McCollum, Robert Covington, Norman Powell and Nurkic.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Blazers by 22 points at 14-36. Among them, Davis shot 1 of 5 and had 2 points and 3 rebounds, and Westbrook had 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 0-of-3 shooting. Davis withdrew from the game after playing 7 minutes in the first quarter due to stomach pain, and when talking about Davis retiring due to stomach upset, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said: "Davis told me before the game that his thumb felt good and could play, but he felt uncomfortable in his stomach, he threw up 4 times before the game, hoping he was okay. ”
At the end of the half, the Lakers trailed the Blazers by 15 points at 36-51. Westbrook shot 1-of-6 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range and had four points, four rebounds, four assists and four turnovers. Yang Yi, a famous domestic commentator, joked: "In the first half, 4 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 4 mistakes, four 4s, if only basketball could bomb ..."
After the game, the Lakers players were interviewed. Wei Shao said of his performance: "From my point of view, I should play harder. I need to be a better version of myself and play more steadily, and I shouldn't be limited to my own way of playing. At the same time, Wei Shao also said that he would not put a lot of pressure on himself. In this game, Westbrook played 29 minutes, 1 of 13, 1 of 3 from three-point range, 5 of 8 from the free throw line, and had 8 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 6 turnovers.
Speaking about the defeat, Howard said: "Everyone has to be ready to play, no matter what happens on the pitch, it's about trying to play. As long as you step on the pitch, everyone's position is important, that is, to try to play a better performance. We're not the championship team we want to be right now. If we want to win, we have to be humble. In this game, Howard played 14 minutes and had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.
In this game, no one in the Lakers' starting players scored in double figures, the highest was Westbrook's 8 points, and the Lakers' team scored a maximum of 13 points Munch said when talking about the big score behind in the first half: "The team's defensive end is wrong, lack of urgency, and we don't really execute the game plan we have made, we need to establish a good chemistry, play in the right way, everyone trusts each other, because we are a brand new team, it takes time." In this game, Munch had 13 points, 4 boards and 3 assists.
Trail Blazers player Damian Lillard, who scored only 4 points in the last game, played well in this game, starting 30 minutes, shooting 9 of 19 from the field, 6 of 14 from three-point range, 1 of 2 from the free throw line, 25 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Lillard is gradually getting back in shape.
After the Lakers lost the game, the American celebrity Skip Bayless updated his personal Twitter. Skip wrote: "LeBron, you want to get Russell. Now, you get him. "Full of irony.
Other Lakers player performances: Bazemore 4 points and 3 rebounds, Jordan Jr. 6 points and 9 rebounds, Bradley 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Anthony 12 points and 2 rebounds, Ellington 8 points and 4 rebounds, Reeves 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Dunbua 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
Trail Blazers other player performances: Powell 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Covington 12 points and 4 rebounds, Nurkic 15 points, 17 rebounds and 3 steals, McCollum 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Simmons 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Little 8 points, 5 rebounds, and Zeller 6 points and 3 rebounds.