LeBron continues to be wasted near Westbrook, the Lakers are desperate: "Maybe we should clone him?"
James continues to deliver single plays and lose, commentators are demanding a trade on Ras that is mostly harmful, and the coaches are already at a loss.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee is stunned by Manis' "robot," and Golden State proves that, contrary to predictions, it has the required trait of a champion.
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26/12/2021
Sunday, 26 December 2021, 09:44
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Danny Abdia after his season-high record against Utah (Wizards official website)
The Lakers' excuses are starting to run out. The team from LA suffered a consecutive fifth loss tonight (Saturday through Sunday), 122: 117 to Brooklyn at home, and with a negative balance of 18 losses versus 16 wins and another wasted performance by LeBron James, the pressure around the team is growing. The Lakers may be missing a long line of players, although Anthony Davis is injured, but in the face of the Nets suffering full less difficulties and constraints around the Corona, the excuses no longer seem serious.
It was another game where LeBron James had to do almost everything alone. Five days before his 37th birthday, James was passionate with 39 points and almost brought the team back from a 23-point deficit in the second half. Unfortunately, after leading a 0:17 run and establishing a tie, the depth and quality gap between the teams was revealed: Lantes had Patty Mills who did not miss outside the arc, and the Lakers had Russell Westbrook who did damage with a slew of fouls and a plus / minus index of 23- (!) In His 37 minutes on the floor.
LeBron became the all-time record holder in points at Christmas games during the night and overtook Kobe Bryant, but Super has been four games in a row with 30 points or more ending in a loss.
"I'm angry at myself for putting in a tremendous effort, doing everything for the team, recording a marvelous ability, and we're wasting it on losses. I hate it," says Lakers assistant coach David Pizzdale, who stands on the lines in the absence of the isolated Frank Vogel.
"His ability is just amazing, despite the losses. I have never seen anything like it. As a basketball fan, we should start by thanking him for receiving it as a gift. He presents the most beautiful basketball you can see in many years, and does not get tired."
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This is how the transcendence looks wasted.
LeBron (Photo: GettyImages, Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
But as the season progresses it becomes increasingly clear that the roster built by the Lakers this season is simply not good enough, and that LeBron is not surrounded by the right assisting team. What can be done differently? Even Pizzdale no longer knows the answer. "Maybe we can clone it? Yes, we will try to clone it. Does anyone know a good scientist?", The coach said with humor. "Maybe it can be duplicated, I do not know ... we just have to try to find a solution to it."
In any case, the Lakers no longer seem to believe that salvation will come from Russell Westbrook. The frenetic coordinator arrived from Washington in the summer with the aim of relieving pressure and pressure from Melbourne and Anthony Davis, but fails to change his bad habits and continues to display ineffective basketball. Tonight he also missed a decisive dunk with 26 seconds left, trailing 3. Also on defense Ras fakes, and suffers harsh criticism from commentators.
"The Lakers need to look into the possibility of a trade for Russell Westbrook," exclaimed Kevin O'Connor, senior commentator for The Ringer.
He will never win a championship with such sloppy defense, let alone mentioning his irresponsible shot selection.
This happens to him throughout his career, even in big playoff games.
It will never change. "
At least outwardly, the Lakers are still trying to encourage Westbrook.
"He must keep attacking the ring. That's who he is - he's a player who attacks the ring all the time and finishes there in high percentages. For some reason, today he missed quite a bit, but I think part of that stems from the fact that he just wants it so badly," David Pizzdale.
"You can see it in every practice and every game. I know how hard it is for things not to go and not work. I know he cares like crazy. It doesn't work for him yet, but I just want to tell him to take some pressure off himself and just be who he is."
Not in matters. Westbrook (Photo: Reuters)
That was the night Golden State proved it was not a passing phenomenon. While the Warriors are high at the top of the West at the start of the season, there are still some who doubt the depth and quality they have compared to other teams - especially as long as Clay Thompson is disabled. Tonight in a 107: 116 victory over Phoenix away, it turned out that Steve Kerr's team is deeper than commonly thought. With a very lacking roster, without Andre Iguodala, Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Paul, Imagination Lee and with four out of five isolation assistant coaches, Steph Kerry and his teammates have rightly defeated one of the best, home and health teams in the league. This was another statement for the Warriors that despite what is commonly thought, they may end up with a wide and quality enough cadre to go all the way, even in the playoffs.
"Given the circumstances, this is definitely our biggest win this season," admitted Steph Kerry who scored 33 points. "A very nice win at Christmas, with a lack of staff, on a hard pitch that gives us the best balance in the NBA. Yeah, that's good."
Steve Kerr went on to praise Kerry and said "he was amazing. He faced a very tough defense, all the Suns' attention was on him because we were missing some top scorers, and he still managed to score 33 points and finish with a 24+ plus / minus index. He was just brilliant. "
Was the contempt for the Warriors wrong?
Kerry and Otto Porter Jr. with Chris Paul (Photo: GettyImages, Christian Petersen)
The Warriors' X Factor was Otto Porter Jr., who finished with 19 points, including 10 in the final quarter in which he scored a streak of Sally Clutch that dominated the game.
"We have a lot of guys who just know how to play. Tonight was an opportunity for everyone to rise and contribute, and everyone did it. The bench players did an amazing job, and it will continue to be that way," explained the forward, who has been revived this season.
"Otto is just amazing. There were some drills that didn't go well for us, and he turned them into good shots. He added so much to our team with his ability to shoot from that position, with hitting to help with rebounds and defense. He's a piece of player," praised Steve Kerr. That the Warriors' staff building "allows us to get along even when some important players are missing, which is a huge compliment to our management."
Machine dance.
Yannis (Photo: GettyImages, Patrick McDermott)
After a 10-day absence, Yannis Antocompo returned to the pitches as great, and once again showed how exceptional his dominance was. He had 36 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in a 113-117 victory over Boston, achieved after a heroic comeback under his leadership.
The Bucks, who had won three of the five games he missed, would have looked on the road to another loss, but then he went into action with five minutes left, returning the champion from minus 13 to victory, with complete control on both sides of the field including a huge block in the closing seconds. In all, he had 29 points in the second half, and it seemed that despite the fatigue in the final minutes, he was finding the energies and strength to scratch Milwaukee's victory on his own.
According to Yannis, the rest he received after being forced into solitary confinement actually did him good.
"I do not mean to lie - I enjoyed it," Yannis said of the days outside the team.
"Selfishly, I needed that rest. But there's a moment when you turn on the TV, see your friends on screen, see how they fight forever without you, and you say to yourself, 'I want to be there too.'"
Yannis' goal in the coming weeks is to "continue to connect as a team," despite the bizarre circumstances and frequent absences of players entering the Corona Protocol.
"There's a feeling we have not played enough with each other this season. One player comes back, and another comes out. Then suddenly someone gets injured. We have to find our chemistry, despite everything. We have a great team, but we have to stay hungry and modest. Only then will we get to the big things. That are waiting for us. "
Either way, Milwaukee no longer finds words to describe Yannis.
"He was a little tired, but just won with the character. He's a robot, he's a machine. One moment he just tells himself it's not hurting him and that he's not tired, and then he becomes a monster," teammate Wesley Matthews described him.
"One moment he decides to be aggressive, and then it starts - he attacks on offense, presses on defense, covers areas, blocks, takes rebounds. And after all that, he's still not happy with himself."
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