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Winning the battle of "Tianwangshan" will have an 82.5% probability of advancing. The Lakers not only lost the game, but also suffered a 30-point (85-115) fiasco. Where did the team lose? Four "nos" can reveal the answer, why James can't be brought.
James 24+5+7, but the Lakers defeated the Suns
First, not firm.
At the beginning of the game, James assisted Morris with a three-pointer, took Pop for a layup, made a three-pointer, Drummond tipped the basket, and the Lakers made a fantastic start 10-5, but in the next 5 minutes, the Lakers were defeated. The Suns played a 16-0 counterattack, which was reflected in one word, not resolute, the most typical case, Schroeder.
Schroeder is not determined
James suddenly jumped into the paint area, attracting three people to find Schroder in the left corner. When Paul lost his defensive position, Schroder should resolutely shoot a three-pointer. However, he lost his confidence and slightly After hesitating, Paul made up the defense in place, and then adjusted the mid-range strike. In the whole game, Schroder scored 0 of 9 without a point, becoming the first player in the embarrassing record of "9 shots and 0 points in the 60-year history of the Lakers ", which is also the main reason for the loss of the Lakers.
Kuzma didn't dare to vote for
What's more deadly is that not only was Schroeder not determined and confident, but Kuzma and McCollum who appeared later were also timid, even if James repeatedly sent A good pass created a three-point air defense opportunity, but none of them dared to make a shot. The Lakers made 2 of 4 three-pointers from the opening and then 1 of 11 at halftime (only Caruso hit the key). For example, in this attack, James attracted three people to flank Kuzma, but the latter passed Pop to the 3-point gap, and the final 24-second attack was violated.
Second, not defensive.
Schroeder doesn't defend
Paul has an injury in the first four games, so he can be cast; but his injury has improved, but Schroder is still as shown in the picture, not grabbing Ayton's pick-and-roll stick defense, but He chose to bypass the defense behind his back. As a result, Paul's only three-pointer in this game was made in this way, and the score was fixed at 48-27 with a 21-point lead; note that it is not only Schroder who does not defend.
The Lakers don’t rebound.
Paul missed a three-pointer in the picture above. What is puzzling is that James, Morris and Drummond were looking up and were rushed in by Bridges to make up the dunk. The Lakers’ defensive awareness It’s almost home; and the Sun’s two bottom-line balls cooperated, Claude’s left 45-degree arc top three-pointer and Booker’s left bottom corner another three-pointer, which are all manifestations of the Lakers’ inadequate defense, and also the Sun’s in the first quarter. A 16-0 attack wave was fired, and a 21-3 attack wave was fired in the second half of the second quarter, and it was the key to 32-55 behind by 23 points.
Third, unreasonable.
Payne throws unreasonably
The Lakers defense is not in place, note that today's offense of the Suns can be defined as "unreasonable". For example, Booker beat Pau Gasol three times in a row in the first quarter, two of which Pau Gasol did not lose his position, but was scored twice as 2+1; Payne's two three-pointers are also unreasonable, as shown in the picture above , he actually used his left hand to complete a small throw under James' defense, which is really incredible; on the contrary, the Lakers' offense made only 2 of 17 shots in the second quarter, and the luck was outrageous.
Fourth, not workaround .
To tell the truth, I thought that the thick eyebrows would be absent, Vogel will start with Xiaojia (call out Ayton to create space for James' breakthrough), let Kuzma play the 4th position; as a result, he not only stubbornly continued With Drummond (the first four games have proved impossible to guard Ayton at all), what is even more incomprehensible is that Morris, who played only 12 minutes in the first four games, has been abandoned Harrell until The suspense of the game was lost in the fourth quarter, so he was allowed to play.
Harrell's dunk
In the first 8 minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers couldn't open the situation with both inside and outside offense, why not use Harrell? The latter scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 rebounds in 5 of the last quarter. Vogel's "unchangeable" was also one of the main reasons for the Lakers' loss in this game.
Conclusion: Without thick eyebrows, the Lakers are likely to lose this game, but it will definitely not be a 30-point defeat. The main reasons for this situation are as above, not resolute, not defensive, unreasonable and unreasonable, the four "no" details Therefore, even if James handed over 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, he would not be able to drive the whole team. After all, two fists are invincible to four hands, and basketball is a five-person sport.