Gray Wolves Center Downs (left) beat the Lakers Caldwell Pope and dunked the score. (USA Today)
American basketball Regular season
Superstar James After storming his groin in Christmas battle , he has been absent from six games so far, and the Los Angeles Lakers' record is one win and five losses. The team's players were all sluggish yesterday and lost 22 points away to the Minnesota Gray Wolves.
( Minneapolis comprehensive) Without "Emperor" James, the Los Angeles Lakers became an extremely mediocre team. The team's players were all sluggish in the early morning of yesterday (Singapore time), and lost 86-108 to the Minnesota Timberwolves 22 points away.
James has been missing six games so far after he defeated Golden State Warriors' Christmas game and wounded his groin. The Lakers' record is one win and five losses. In yesterday's game, the team's highest score was Stephenson, who came on the bench, and he only scored 14 points.
The Lakers showed no fighting spirit in this battle. They were already 16 points behind at the end of the first quarter and surrendered early.
's poor performance for the players, Lakers coach Walton (Walton) got angry after the game. He said: "We must play more passionately and have more fighting spirit on the court. Even if all of us stay healthy, it will be difficult to win any NBA game, not to mention that we are missing a few main players now. No matter who plays, we must work harder. I think our biggest problem is defense. This is the second consecutive game that the opponent defeated us from the beginning, and this situation should not happen at all."
In addition to James, the Lakers' main point guard Rondo and forward Kuzma also had high fighting cards due to injury.
Gray Wolves won a big victory, but fired coach Tibodo
Gray Wolves center Towns (Towns) scored 28 points and 18 rebounds alone, helping the team win a big victory at home. Another main player, , Wiggins, also scored 28 points and 5 rebounds.
After the Lakers suffered three consecutive losses, their current record has declined to 21 wins and 18 losses, ranking eighth on the West Coast. The Gray Wolves have a record of 19 wins and 21 losses, ranking 11th in the West Coast.
However, unexpectedly, the Gray Wolves executive announced the dismissal of head coach Thibodeau after defeating the Lakers. Assistant coach Sanders (Saunders) will lead the team to play the remaining games of the season.
Gray Wolfs' club owner Taylor (Taylor) said in a statement: "The season is half over now, and I don't think we should be in the 11th position of the West Coast. This is not an easy decision, but we think that only in this way can the team continue to move forward."
Gray Wolfs had an internal strife this season, and then traded star player Butler (Butler) to Philadelphia 76ers. In addition, the team's record is a certain gap with expectations, which aroused dissatisfaction among the boss and management.
Tibodo led the Gray Wolves to 204 games, with a record of 97 wins and 107 losses, and is already the coach with the highest winning rate in the team's history.
