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Dave Mcmenamin
Orlando, Florida. After everything joined almost instantly for the Los Angeles Lakers once the Luka Doncic agreement was completed and the classification was shot thanks to a surprisingly suffocating defense, that success has left them as fast as it came.
Monday’s defeat on Monday against Orlando Magic left Los Angeles at 3-7 in their last 10 games, with the average margin of defeat in those competitions in two digits (15.7 points).
And now, with only 11 remaining games in the regular season and a seed among the top six at the West Conference, far from guaranteeing, the loss for magic offered a self -reflection opportunity for the suddenly wobble group.
“I think we were a little satisfied,” said Doncic. “We can’t pay that right now.”
The Lakers are number 4 in the west and only three games in the No. 7 the clippers, which occupy the first place in the game tournament.
Before his four-game road trip through Orlando, Indiana, Chicago and Memphis, Los Angeles had allegedly received a call call during the weekend when the Chicago Bulls dominated the Lakers 146-115 on Saturday.
However, the performance of the third quarter of Los Angeles against magic was disturbingly that he remembered how the Lakers collapsed at both ends after part time against the Bulls only a couple of days ago.
Chicago surpassed them 39-27 in the third quarter, Orlando surpassed them 34-18.
The Lakers striker Dorian Finney-Smith said that Los Angeles let their offensive struggles in the third dictate their defense. “We let our offensive get into our defensive energy,” he said.
When asked who corresponds to prevent a trend like that from being aggravated at both ends on the floor, Doncic assumed responsibility, together with LeBron James, to lead.
“I think Bron and I believe we should be the boys to do that,” said Doncic. “That’s about me. Obviously, I have to do better, I have to talk more. I talked in the first half, then alone [let my] Voice down and I shouldn’t do that. “
Doncic scored 21 points in the first two quarters and only 11 after part time. James (24 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds) looked better than Saturday when he played in his first game in two weeks due to a tense left groin, but still recorded a team closer to magic.
“We are having a bit,” said Lakers coach JJ Redick, after the game.
Seven of Los Angeles’ remaining games are on the road and the Lakers still have three consecutive sets at the schedule, starting Wednesday in Indiana, followed by Thursday in Chicago.
With three remaining weeks in the regular season, the pressure is in the Lakers, which look for some impulse before the games import even more in the postseason.
“We need adversity,” said Finney-Smith. “Especially being a new team, we can learn a lot about difficult times. Usually, you don’t see things when you are winning. So we had the opportunity to grow. We will take advantage of this opportunity to grow.”
