Once again there is bad news for the Lakers team and their fans because this time again the Lakers could not stand in front of the Kings and The Lakers have been losing consecutive games against the best players in the West and in Wednesday’s game, despite a lot of effort, the Lakers fell to Sacramento 120-107. This is the Lakers’ fifth consecutive defeat against the Kings last season, which is extremely disappointing for any team.
The Lakers players tried hard to make their team win but the result was very poor. Even great players like D’Angelo Russell couldn’t do much and had his worst performance of the season, scoring only six points on 2-9 shooting, which is a very low score for this player. The team’s experienced player LeBron James also had to be satisfied with 18 points, which included 13 rebounds and nine assists. Apart from this, Anthony Davis could not perform much with 22 points and 10 boards.
At the same time, the Kings team performed brilliantly and managed to defeat the Lakers badly, due to which the Kings are comfortably placed in seventh place in the Western Conference standings. As an offensive lineman, Reeves started aggressively and hotly, allowing the team to get off to a strong start and lead the scoring with its first four shot attempts. After Reeves got off to a good start, Rui Hachimura made his first four field goals to even the basket rate.
The Kings made several mental mistakes early, including a five-second violation and an illegal defense call, while the Lakers controlled most of the quarter and tried to keep the game balanced. Keep going. However, Sacramento held on and then had good performances from Malik Monk and Alex Len to tie things up at 29 by one.
While the role players were performing well, the Lakers’ star players LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell were unable to find offensive form. James didn’t do much in the first quarter with zero points, ultimately had to work harder in the second quarter, and followed up that score with a 3-pointer. Russell started the night 0-6 from the field, which was not a good start, and was unable to make a single field goal in the entire first half.
Hachimura and Reeves battled well, with Reeves scoring 19 points in the first half while Hachimura, on the other hand, looked to be in good form as he followed closely behind with 17 points. Unfortunately, their efforts didn’t work much and the Lakers fell behind by four points at the half. The start of the third also saw little performance from the Lakers, and things got worse for Los Angeles as Sacramento started the quarter with a 10-2 run.
Russell had his worst game of the season during this game. He failed to perform as well as expected. Additionally, Monk, De’Aaron Fox, and Keegan Murray tried their best against the Lakers’ guards. It became very difficult for Los Angeles to win the game. The talented players present in the Kings team tried their best and performed brilliantly against the Lakers, due to which they were able to take their team to the pinnacle of victory, while on the other hand.
The Lakers were unable to show all the energy as expected and lost the game. Somewhere in the Lakers team, which could not win, there was a lack of strategy and due to this the game completely went out of their hands. Meanwhile, the Lakers now need to bounce back in the upcoming game and perform with better energy in the next game as they have a big game against the Warriors on Saturday. Los Angeles Golden State has only one game in front, in which they can perform well and keep hold of the game. If the Lakers want to stay comfortably in ninth place, then victory is necessary.