Each time the Lakers have started a season with four losses, they have never reached the playoffs. This is not going to reassure the fans, already very depressed by their way of playing. Because the Lakers are just not good. Whether Russell Westbrook is in uniform or not, it doesn’t matter. This team does not control anything, and it is enough that the adversary raises its level of play so that the team explodes.
Like this night against the Nuggets where the Jokic-Murray duo put a little boost on the way back from the locker room, and the Lakers quickly fell 10 to 15 points behind!
“It’s a new system. It’s a new group of players.” relativize LeBron James. “We are still trying to discover each other. »
Arrived this summer to take over from Frank Vogel, Darvin Ham holds much the same speech. “We played four matches, and it sucks to lose, but there are 78 matches left. It’s been a long time to right the ship. And it starts now. »
In terms of Magic and Kings…
After eight days of the regular season, the Lakers are dead last in the NBA, tied with the Magic and the Kings, who have not won a single game yet. And nervousness wins everyone. LeBron James was hit with a technique. His coach too… For Anthony Davis, who plays despite back pain, you have to stop worrying about opponents, and focus on your own game.
“It’s not really about scouting or looking at the other team’s systems… It’s about playing for 48 minutes to win. No matter how, it will already be a first step. We can build on that. »
The Lakers still can’t take this first step, and as it is necessary to spot the slightest progress, Pat Beverley unearthed one. ” I think we were shooting 20% from 3-pointers so far, and we’re finishing 26% tonight. So we got better.”
And this is said without any irony. That is to say if the Lakers are satisfied with little…
