(The original article was published on October 27. The author is Sam Inn of CBS Sports. The content of the article does not represent the translator’s point of view)
Editor’s note: In today’s game, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves, and the current record has reached 0 to 5.
James’s career had only two regular season games starting from 0 to 4. If Lakers fans want to have a look forward, the Cavaliers in the 2003-04 season suffered 4 consecutive defeats (actually 5 consecutive defeats), he won 4 of the following 7 games. Unfortunately, the next schedule of the Lakers this season is not so friendly. Until November 12th, when the home court played against the visiting King, all the opponents who fought in the two weeks of the Lakers currently won more than 50%.
The Lakers will match six different teams in the next seven games, and the results of these teams will add up to 18 wins and 9 losses. If the Lakers don’t have a deal before Thanksgiving, then their only hope is Schroeder’s return. In other words, the Lakers have to continue to lose. Looking forward to the next schedule of the Lakers, try to think about a simple question: when will the Lakers win the first victory?
October 29 (Saturday): Guest Battle Forest Wolf
(Lost)
The Timberwolves have not been smooth this season either. In less than a week when Gobel joined the team, Edwards publicly promoted the team to play a small squad; Downs also publicly questioned Edwards’ eating habits not long ago. However, the current winning rate of Timberwolves is still over 50%, and it is expected to win a playoff seat in the West. The Lakers are obviously at a disadvantage in this game where the Lakers visit Timberwolves at home.
October 31 (Monday): home court against Nuggets
There are two important points worth mentioning. First of all, the Nuggets have defeated the Lakers without little Michael PROTONIC on Thursday. Logically, the better Nuggets will become stronger last Monday. Secondly, from the perspective of home atmosphere, this game is likely to be the worst at home for the Lakers this season. Because the Lakers will hold George Macon’s jersey retirement ceremony on Sunday, if Pelinka or Jenny buss attend, there will almost be malicious boos.
November 3 (Thursday): Pelican at home
Pelicans finished the sweep of the Lakers last season. They clearly knew that they would get the first round signing of the Lakers in next June, so they would definitely try their best to beat the Lakers. The health status of Zion and Ingram may still be a problem, but don’t forget, Pelican just defeated the Lone Ranger without Zion and Ingram, obviously, their fighting capacity is not of the same level as that of the Lakers.
November 5th (Saturday): Home to Jazz
Jazz is the first team that the Lakers have an obvious chance to defeat. After leaving Gobel and Mitchell in the offseason, they expressed a clear willingness to rebuild. Even so, jazz has been one of the best teams this season so far, with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss tied for the first place in the West, the young new aid malcanin and Vanderbilt left a deep impression on people at both ends of attack and defense. The Lakers may be more popular at home in this game, but it is not easy to win the first victory against the Jazz.
November 7 (Monday): Home Court vs. Knights
In fact, the Lakers have won five consecutive victories against the Cavaliers. Of course, none of the Knights had Mitchell in these matches, and jarert Allen also missed the latest match between the two sides. What makes the Lakers feel stressed is the Knight’s excellent rim protection, and the Lakers’ shooting performance in the first four games is the worst in NBA history. It is not realistic to ask the Lakers to face Jarret Allen and little mobry to play a better offensive performance.
November 8 (Tuesday): Sir guest war
If the Lakers fail to beat the Jazz at home, the probability of winning the Jazz at home is even smaller, not to mention the Lakers are still the second game back to back.
November 10 (Thursday): Passenger battle Clippers
So far this season, the Clippers have been very cautious about the team’s truce. It is difficult to know which players will play for Taren Lu in this game. However, it is worth noting that the score difference of the Lakers losing to the Clippers last week is very close. If Leonard and Paul George do not play this game, the Lakers have a chance to win.
November 12 (Saturday): home court against the King
Well, it’s definitely the limit to get to the King. What would happen if the Lakers lost to the king who also didn’t win the first victory at home? Then the Lakers really ended this season ahead of schedule, and it doesn’t matter what happens later.
In a word, the prospect of the Lakers is very bleak. Although they may not win one game in 11 games, can a record like 2 wins and 9 losses really make people optimistic? In 2004, James led the Knight to a five-game losing streak. Maybe he finally won the respect of the outside world, but finally he ended the whole season with a record of 35 wins and 47 losses. Judging from the current performance of the Lakers this season, there is no sign that the Cavaliers will play better than that year.
Original: Sam Inn
Compile: Li Taibai
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