Yet another defeat in the night for the Los Angeles Lakers who lose the city derby against the Clippers for the fourth time this season.
Game that is channeled immediately towards the franchise of coach Lue: the Clippers in fact close the first two halves with an advantage (by only six lengths), but it is only in the third that they find the strength and determination to break the match so much as to place an incredible partial of 18-40. Pure game administration in the last quarter for the Clips who scored their fifth consecutive victory, the sixth out of seven in the last matches played.
What about the Lakers? Frank Vogel’s franchise is sinking further and further into the standings, but what worries the yellow-violet coach the most is the real risk of leaving the Play-in area as well. To make matters worse, Russell Westbrook’s difficult management also takes place.
For the Long Beach native point guard, the role within the Lakers is increasingly marginal: just look at the match report tonight, where Westbrook only played for 4 minutes. Although numbers and atmosphere are certainly not on his side, the former MVP point guard of the 2016-2017 season does not want to give up.
“My role changes from game to game. I would like to understand how to play to be useful for the team. My expectations have remained the same as at the beginning of the season and by my nature I am not one to give up, despite what is happening. It’s not in my genes. I’ll keep fighting until the end, and if it doesn’t work out, it must have been cool. Without a doubt, I am not going to give up fighting due to some difficulties at this time of the season. “
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