The foul spent by Max Christie are Shai Gilgeous Alexanderwith the opponents already in the bonus with 22 seconds left, is the snapshot of the Lakers defeat against the Thunder. JJ Redickwhile highlighting the misunderstanding in the play in question, he traces the causes of the defeat to a general defensive approach that the yellow and purple have been carrying for at least a couple of games. Here is a passage from the coach’s statements at the press conference at the end of the race:
“The biggest takeaway from this game is that there is a lot to work on defensively. We haven’t been at this level of connection on defense since the first game of the season. I can’t say the total but there were six, maybe a dozen situations where we ‘shot ourselves in the foot’. Despite this we played enough to try to win against the best team in the West: it is undoubtedly a good sign.”
The Lakers will most likely not be able to defend the title they won last year in the first edition of the In-season Tournament – NBA Cup, in fact.
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