The performance of the Lakers this season can be said to be eye-popping. As the defending champions, they not only played poorly, but also were very confident from the coach to the players. Kuzma and Davis have said they don’t care about rankings before, and Big Morris bluntly said that the top two in the West should worry about how to avoid us. Today, after the Lakers lost to the Trail Blazers and dropped to seventh place, coach Vogel said with confidence: "No matter where we are ranked, we have confidence." Although confidence is a good thing, the Lakers The performance of the generals is really no match for their self-confidence, because they seem to be unable to win now!
The Lakers have only won 2 wins and 8 losses in the last 10 games, of which they won 2 games against the Magic and Nuggets . Although the Lakers' poor record is related to the team's extensive injuries, when James and Nongmei were on the court at the same time, the Lakers still couldn't find the feeling of winning. Previously, James came back in the game against the King, but the Lakers unexpectedly lost to the opponent, and then the Lakers lost to the Raptors , and James retired again because of ankle discomfort. In fact, James' comeback is obviously not 100% recovered, even he said it himself. Therefore, Lao Zhan must have been worried that the team would not be able to stabilize the top six, so he came back in a hurry. As a result, he could not save even if he played with an injury. Now this Lakers, his injuries have recurred!
After losing to the Blazers, the Lakers have dropped to seventh in the Western Conference rankings and are one game behind the Blazers. The Lakers have the last five opponents left, which are the Suns, Knicks, Rockets, Pacers and Pelicans.Don't look at the Lakers now ranked seventh, but if they only win 1 of the next 5 games, and the Warriors and Grizzlies keep winning, then the Lakers will drop to 9th in the West! Although the possibility of such a situation is very small, because three conditions need to be met at the same time, but in the current state of the Lakers, playing against the Rockets may not necessarily be a sure win, right? So, the Lakers really can't take it lightly! If
drops to 9th, it means that the Lakers have only one life left in the play-offs, because the 9th has to play against the 10th (with a high probability of Spurs ), and the losing team goes home directly, To win is to fight the losers in 7th and 8th. As the defending champions, no one could have imagined that the Lakers would end up in such a stage this season. If the misses the playoffs in the end, it will be even more shameful than the 12-year Lone Ranger and the 15-year Spurs! After the Lone Ranger won the championship in 2011, he ranked seventh in the West in the second year, and was swept by the Thunder in the first round. In the tiebreaker, they lost to clipper , and also suffered the first round of tour. Anyway, these two teams have entered the playoffs, but they are only out in the first round. If the Lakers are out in the playoffs, it would be a shame!
According to statistics, in the history of NBA, there has never been a championship with a record lower than the sixth place. Under the leadership of Olajuwon, he went all the way and finally won the championship. If the Lakers can successfully defend their title this year with a ranking of seventh or even further, then James will create a new historical record after a 1-3 comeback in the finals!
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