Beijing time on May 7th, today, the West ushered in a focus game of the Los Angeles Derby. This game was even called a preview of the Western Conference finals by the outside world. Unfortunately, the process was very ugly, because the Lakers were almost beaten without fighting back. Power. Especially after Anthony Davis retired from injury, the entire team basically had no intention of fighting, and in the end they lost to the Clippers 94-118.
After losing this game, the Lakers' current record can only be tied with the Blazers for sixth in the Western Conference. Tomorrow, these two teams will just usher in a card battle. If the Lakers lose again, then their victory The field difference will come to 1 game, and at that time, it may be difficult for the Lakers to catch up. Once the Lakers drop to No. 7 in the Western Conference, they will have to participate in the playoffs to compete for a spot in the playoffs. In that kind of game that decides the outcome, any accident can happen, and this is also the case for the Lakers. The most undesired situation.
To this NBA celebrity Charles-Barkley pointed out in the program that if the Lakers really fall into the playoffs, then Barkley is not optimistic that they can enter the playoffs. Barkley put it this way: " James and Davis have both been out for so long, it's very difficult now that you order them which game they have to win, no matter who the opponent is. Let's Let's take a look at which teams the Lakers may face in the playoffs, they are the Blazers, the Warriors, the Spurs, and even the Pelicans. I don't think the Lakers are 100% confident to beat these teams, Especially since they haven't found a way to win at all."
For Barkley's point of view, several guests around him also nodded in approval.Ernie Johnson said: "There are so many unexpected situations that can happen in a game. Someone may get injured, someone may lose touch, and of course someone may feel hot."
Then Kenny Smith He also echoed: "Yes, we have seen too many NCAA games, and we know what will happen to this single-elimination game." All in all, the current Lakers has indeed faced the miss the playoffs crisis , a situation no one could have imagined at the beginning of the season.
Compared with the team’s ranking, everyone is more worried about Zhan Mei’s injury, and Lakers coach Vogel also gave some responses after the game: “Whether Davis can play tomorrow, we must He has to follow the advice of the medical team, and his health will always come first." As for why James did not appear on the sidelines to watch the game today, Vogel did not give a positive response, but he pointed out that James participated in the team training yesterday, And shooting practice before the game today, but he won't be with the team to Portland tomorrow.
In addition, Vogel specifically mentioned one person after the game, that is the team’s big pit Matthews this season. He believes that in the future playoffs, the latter will definitely be the X-factor of the team, because Matthews can defend both the opposing guard and the opposing forward, and has a certain three-point ability. Many fans disagree with this. After all, Matthews' performance this season has really disappointed all fans. Up to now, he can only get 4.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, the shooting percentage is 34.2%, and the three-point shooting percentage is 32.6%.
