The Lakers look to continue their upcoming six-game home stand when they host the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. This is the first game of this season when both the teams will face each other and both will be seen performing strongly to win after this game, they are going to face each other again at the end of this month. In such a situation, this moment can be quite exciting. Let us know about other information related to this game.
- Start time and TV schedule
- Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- When: 7 pm PT, March 8, 2024
- Where: Crypto.com Arena
- Watch: ESPN, Spectrum Sportsnet
The Lakers suffered an embarrassing loss in the recent games and the team is very unhappy after suffering their biggest defeat of the season against the Sacramento Kings in a bad manner. In such a situation, it is expected that the Lakers will be looking to make a great comeback in the upcoming game. After jumping out to a 19-point lead in the first quarter, LA produced an impressive 59 points in 14.5 minutes, giving the Kings a 22-point lead.
This points to the Lakers’ team defense, which has been their biggest problem in a long list of games since the All-Star break. The Lakers need to perform well after the All-Star break as they rank 28th in the league in defensive rating, with only the Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks slightly worse. Los Angeles’ decline in defense is largely due to their current perimeter defense, which was not the case for the team last year.
As you know, last season’s post-trade deadline team that performed well and went to the Western Conference Finals had a good team that carried them to the playoffs and had the best defense in the league. If this time also the Lakers team has the same plan to make a similar run as before, then they will have to make a lot of changes in their team and will have to win the games continuously so that they do not face much trouble in the future.
Gabe Vincent’s impending return to the sidelines this month is likely to help, but it doesn’t seem like it will be enough to save this Lakers team. I am focusing on the Laker’s defense as it is much weaker than last time. It needs to be on point against the Bucks, as the Bucks have the fifth-best offense in the league so that may or may not cause problems for the Lakers. Like the Lakers, the Bucks have struggled to find consistency on the defensive side of the ball all season long, and will now have to look to get both teams back into a stronger position.
This is the same team that is 6-1 after the All-Star break. If the Purple and Gold want to have a shot at defeating the Bucks, they can get off to a good start by preventing a backcourt of players like Damian Lillard and Malik Beasley from getting ahead of them.
In the previous game, players Aaron and Malik got to point 70 of the Kings points 130, while Russell and Austin Reaves had only earned 28 points.
The Kings exposed and punked the Lakers with a better performance on Wednesday. It will be interesting to see how they bounce back from their worst defeat of the season. All eyes are on whether there is any hope left for this Lakers team and whether it can make a great comeback in the future.