In basketball in general, and it usually happens a lot in the NBA, it matters that you know how to adapt to the rhythm of a game and not so much that you have a negative start if, as the minutes go by, you find your place. The comebacks are the order of the day, they are not a novelty. Many disastrous first moments have been fixed after the break or even before. The problem is disability. You have to be able to do it, of course. Feel free from chains to put your head in its place and reverse bad streaks. The Lakers, in the back to back who have starred against the Suns and Raptors, have entered the games with a total lack of tension and accuracy that has made it impossible for them to even touch the opponent with their fingers once they are in a difficult situation this season. they had gone. If against the Suns they conceded 48 points in the first quarter for a -26, against the Raptors they reached a maximum of 6-30 with an opening run of 2-21. Toronto loaded the game in 9:48 minutes. Later, despite the desire that LeBron James entered to fight until the last minute, there was no such improvement as to endanger the rival. The only approach below the ten-point barrier occurred when there were 29 seconds remaining on the clock to finish the appointment, which he did in 103-114.
James, author of 30 points in 40 minutes with a good 11/19 shooting card, was crowned the game’s top scorer. Gary Trent (28) and Scottie Barnes (27) stood out for the Raptors. LeBron, despite his insistence on not giving up the night until the end, left the Crypto Arena pissed off and avoided talking to the press in the area set up for it.
It is another disastrous day for the Lakers that is only saved, like the last, by the fact that the pursuers are having many problems to reach them. The situation of the Angelenos facing the play in It seems stable for a few days with the ninth place they hold in the Western Conference table. They have a record of 29 wins and 39 losses at the moment. The Pelicans are also inside as tenth classified and, behind, two wins from the cut are the Blazers and Spurs and the Kings battle with another disadvantage. With less than a month to spare, those in Los Angeles, although the air reaches them stale, can breathe minimally easy. It remains for them to see in what physical moment Anthony Davis is, who should return at the moment of direct fight for the title if the team wants to have a small option.