Having lost the last seven games and having a 4-17 record since All Star, the Californian franchise is no longer in the playoffs.
What is unthinkable at the start of the season is the appearance of a real threat as the games progress. The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t even a bad version of the team that became NBA champions in the Disney bubble in October 2020 against the Heat and were left in the title fight in the middle of the regular stage..
The game they have to win to stay alive is against to Sunhas the best record in NBAfinalist last season (lost currencies) and executioner of Lakers in the first round of the playoffs in the 2020-21 edition None Lebron James in court due to the team’s injury phoenix This is an insurmountable obstacle and the Footprint Center witnessed the end of a disastrous era for gold and purple.
Join in LeBron James (37), Anthony Davis (29), Russell Westbrook (33) and Carmelo Anthony (37), the four players are on the list of the best 75 in NBA history, this is a bet that has caused doubt especially in the physical display the team can provide. Russ’s ability to be based on organizing, the outside shot and the defensive deficiencies caused alarm among some of the team’s detractors. In the preseason window they lost all games but, the most optimistic, argued that they were getting to know each other and were beginning to understand each other, that this was part of the team’s rebuilding process.
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LeBron put the team on his shoulders and his effectiveness is impressive, at 37 years old he is the second scorer in the NBA with an average of 30.3, behind Joel Embid (30.4). But that wasn’t enough, and there were instances throughout the season that LeBron himself apologized to fans, ashamed of the team’s performance: “I apologize and I promise we’ll be better”posted by The King in mid -January on his Twitter account.
The Big-Three of LeBron, Russ and Davis have been on the court in just 21 games for the various injuries the team went through during which they had moments where the fans left were really disappointed:
- in October 2021 they lost to the Thunder who squandered a 25 -point lead
- in January 2022 they were crushed by the Nuggets 133-96 and fell to the Grizzlies 117-129 and trailed by 29 points in the third period
- in February 2022, the Pelicans defeated them at Crypto.com Arena by 95-123
- in March 2022 they fell 139-130 to the Rockets with the worst record in the league
The Lakers ’season record is 31-48 and only three games left: with the Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets.
future of Frank Vogel, head coach, and Rob Pelinka, general manager, is not sure now. LeBron has one more year left on his contract but the Lakers don’t have much room for maneuver because of the high salaries the staff receive.
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Source: Tycsports
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