The NBA Lakers recently welcomed James, Hachimura and other main players back from injury, but they still couldn't escape the fate of 3 consecutive defeats, and they swallowed 7 defeats in the last 10 games, and Doncic, one of the leading stars, also stepped forward to shoulder the responsibility after the game on the 25th.
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The Lakers lost to the Magic 106-118 on the 25th, with only 3 wins and 7 defeats in the past 10 games, and the average point difference in the losses was as high as 15.7 points. A few days ago against the Bulls, the Lakers lost 146 points in a single game, the Lakers were beaten 39:27 by the opponent in the third quarter, and the Magic also flourished and then declined on the same day, and was beaten 34:18 after the easy basket.
Lakers forward Finney Smith said after the game that the team let the struggle on the offensive end affect their defensive energy, "We let the offense affect the concentration on the defensive end. ”
Asked who should step in to stop this vicious cycle, Doncic admitted: "I think it should be me and James doing this." It's my responsibility, obviously I have to do better, I need to talk more and drive momentum and I did it in the first half today but it disappeared in the second half and it shouldn't have happened. ”
The Lakers are currently in fourth place in the West with 43 wins and 36 losses, but they are only three games ahead of the Clippers in seventh place in the West, and the Lakers still have 11 regular season games left, including seven on the road, and three "back-to-back" schedules.