Via 22 video games within the 2024-25 season, the Lakers are 12-10. The crew has misplaced two video games in a row by a mixed 70 factors. Los Angeles can be 4-6 of their final 10 performed. This offseason, the crew parted methods with former head coach Darvin Ham after two profitable seasons.
To switch him, the Lakers employed former NBA participant and ESPN sport analyst, J.J. Redick. He got here into the Lakers sport with zero teaching expertise on the collegiate or professional degree. After a 41-point loss to the Warmth on Wednesday night time, Redick spoke to reporters and mentioned everybody on the crew in “embarrassed” with their efficiency. The Lakers have now misplaced by a mixed 70 factors of their final two video games and have to hit a severe reset.
The Lakers want a brand new gameplan after back-to-back blowout losses
JJ Redick had this to say after the Lakers’ largest lack of the season. pic.twitter.com/JdcWPffKpI
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One thing shouldn’t be proper with the Los Angeles Lakers. They’ve misplaced their final two video games by a mixed 70 factors. That features a 134-93 loss to the Warmth on Wednesday night time. On Monday, the Lakers had been on the highway and misplaced 109-80 to the Timberwolves. A significant factor why the Lakers haven’t performed nicely of their final two video games is the dearth of manufacturing from Anthony Davis. LeBron James is 39 and can flip 40 this month. He’s taken a slight step again this season in his consistency and Davis has been the Lakers’ greatest plater.
The large man is averaging (26.9) factors, (11.3) rebounds, (3.4) assists, (1.2) steals, and (1,9) blocks per sport. That’s far and away essentially the most manufacturing of any Laker in 2024-25. Nonetheless, Davis has struggled big-time within the crew’s final two video games. Davis had 12 factors, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists in Monday’s loss to Minnesota. On Wednesday, he adopted that up with an excellent worse efficiency. He had eight factors, seven rebounds, and 5 assists in a 134-93 loss. Davis is the most effective participant on the Lakers’ roster and so they can’t afford to have him play at this degree. This can be a small hunch for the all-star PF who might be desirous to play nicely on Friday vs. the Hawks.
