Mar 17, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham argues a foul name through the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
The final couple of video games for the Los Angeles Lakers resulted in some brutal outcomes, to say the least. The 17-time NBA champions are attempting to clinch a playoff spot however proceed to fall quick in video games they need to win, like final evening’s heartbreaking loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
The sport was seemingly in hand for the Lakers late within the fourth quarter, because it appeared the workforce would take one other step nearer to being .500 on the season. But, sadly, the ultimate stretch turned out to be disastrous for the purple and gold, leading to a game-winning three-pointer by Maxi Kleber.
Following the workforce’s thirty seventh lack of the season, head coach Darvin Ham spoke to the media at Crypto.com Arena and identified why all of it fell aside within the ultimate minutes.
“At the end of the day, NBA players are highly talented with an elite skill level, but it makes it more of an emphasis of why you have to control what you can control, and I thought we weren’t disciplined in certain stages,” Ham stated. “We fouled. We had some really bad fouls fouling shooters. And also, we did the job we seek out to do every game, and that’s win the free-throw line. We got 31 attempts, but you’ve got to make more than 19. We make our free throws; we’re probably not having this conversation.”
Every Lakers participant that acquired to the charity stripe a big quantity of instances through the sport in opposition to the Mavericks missed at the least three of their makes an attempt. Anthony Davis went 8-for-11, Austin Reaves went 6-for-9 and Wenyen Gabriel shot 3-for-6 from the road. Also, each participant on the squad of the six that did go to the free-throw line missed at the least one try.
Obviously, 61.3% as a workforce from the free-throw line is not going to get it carried out in a sport that was determined by one level (111-110).
“We were aggressive, thus the 31 free throws, but you have to make more than 19,” Ham stated. “And you can’t foul shooters. We had some really bad fouls throughout the game, but again, we can’t feel sorry for ourselves. As tough as this loss is, we’ve got to pick ourselves up and wipe off the dust and get ourselves out of the dirt and refill our cups up and try to get a win on Sunday.”
With this loss now within the rearview for the Lakers, the workforce will deal with Sunday’s sport in opposition to the visiting Orlando Magic, adopted by the ultimate 10 regular-season video games for Los Angeles.
