In an NBA game that ended today, the Lakers lost 125-127 to the Mavericks, the process of the battle was full of ups and downs, the Lakers fell behind by 8 points in the first quarter, and the score difference came to double digits in the second quarter, the Lakers had the upper hand in the third quarter, and the Mavericks Axum broke out in the final quarter to score continuously, and James hit the iron with three points at the critical moment, and the Lakers finally regretted losing. In terms of statistics, James had 33 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 4 turnovers, Brother Bush 37 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, Reaves 22 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 turnovers, Prince 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Russell 7 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 turnovers, and Reddish 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers.
The Lakers suffered a humiliating loss, because Irving did not appear, and the Mavericks were still back-to-back, the Lakers couldn't win, and the season has been double-killed by the Mavericks so far. Looking at the whole game, the Lakers mainly exposed three problems, the first is poor defense, there are thick eyebrows fighting on the inside, the Mavericks can't get in, but the Lakers on the outside can't prevent anyone, Russell is like air to Doncic. Doncic had 33 points, 6 rebounds and 17 assists, Exum had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-9 three-point shooting, and Hardaway had 32 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Only these three cores combined to bombard 91 + 13 + 23, penetrating the Lakers, especially in the fourth quarter, Exum rained three points, the Lakers have always had no way to take him, we say that you let 1-2 people cut high scores, but the Mavericks have three people who have scored at least 25 points, which is absolutely unacceptable, this game Fan Debiao did not play, the Lakers may miss him. The second reason for the loss, James did not perform well in the decisive moment, and failed to hit a three-point shot and a single Doncic layup, although the three-point shot went in, but to no avail. In addition to James, Russell didn't play well, was inefficient, had a lot of turnovers, and didn't defend.
This is the reason why the outside world complains about Russell, who can only abuse the dishes, and the high-end game will be exposed. The same goes for Hayes, who digs holes whenever he plays. The final reason for the loss, Hamm's employment raised questions, Wood did not enter the injury list, and as a result, he was abandoned by Hamm all over the game, which makes us unable to understand, the Mavericks are Wood's old club after all, maybe he will usher in an outburst when he plays, what does it mean for Hamm to hide directly?Coupled with the fact that Hayes did not play well, the result was that Brother Thick Eyebrows had to defend the No. 5 position for a long time, to score, to protect the basket, and occasionally to be pulled out, and the pressure on Brother Thick Eyebrows at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was seriously exceeded.
Brother Thick Eyebrows has always disliked playing the No. 5 position, this is a well-known thing, you can play, but you can't be in the No. 5 position for a long time, but Ham just ignored Brother Thick Eyebrows' feelings. James was also interviewed after the game, and Lao Zhan hinted at Ham, talking about the loss, James said: "I'm not making excuses, we didn't like it in the first quarter today, but we later launched a counterattack and gave ourselves a chance to win, AD had a groin injury, we had to find a way to help him, and our interior players had to defend." "James's meaning is easy to understand, and he thinks the Lakers should give Wood a try.
James knows very well in his heart that let Brother Thick Mei keep playing the No. 5 position, the Lakers can't go far, but Wood is hidden, which shows that Ham is still obsessed, this is the problem of the Lakers, Ham never repents, many fans don't understand, Ham is obviously very poor in coaching, why didn't the Lakers fire him, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to save money, Ham is very cheap, and the annual salary is incomparable with Kerr and Popovich, but the Lakers' patience is limited, if the Lakers still lose some games that should not be lost, then Ham's position is difficult to protect. Subsequently, when talking about whether he would play Spurs back-to-back, Lao Zhan said that he would see how the situation was going tomorrow morning before making a decision.
Interestingly, Ham talked about the reason for Exum's outburst during the interview, saying: "The stats tell us that Exum can be let go, but he's a very professional player, and tonight belongs to Exum, and it's a game where you can shoot or not, and tonight he got the ball in and we paid the price." "I have to sigh, Hamm really dares to say it. The Lakers' next opponent is the Spurs, and they have to play two games in a row, and then they will play against the Knicks, Bulls, Timberwolves, Thunder, Green Army and Hornets, I hope Ham can change it as soon as possible, the Lakers are currently ranked 6th in the West, and the Clippers behind them have caught up with 5 consecutive wins, and the Lakers dare not lose again.