Basketball
Lakers’ Losing Streak Continues with a Blowout Loss to Spurs
by privatebet.com - 2021/12/25
The Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling to log a single victory in the last few games, and their latest loss has been the most disappointing one yet. Despite LeBron James’ best efforts, the San Antonio Spurs managed to defeat them 138-110 on Thursday night. James was obviously the most dominant player of the game, with 36 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, but it just wasn’t enough. He had great support in Russell Westbrook, who ended the game with 30 points, but none of the other players came even close to them. Keita Bates-Diop led the Spurs to victory by scoring a career-high 30 points and explained the strategy that made it happen – especially in the second half. “I was playing the game, reading the defense, moving around. I don’t think I dribbled that much. My teammates just found me. ... (James) is a great player, but you’ve got to guard him and just not get star-struck by him,” said Bates-Diop after the game. James explained the Laker’s disappointing performance by saying that “all of [their] defensive guys are in health and safety protocols”, but that’s not the only problem they’re facing now. They’ve been struggling to log a single victory since Anthony Davis, one of the team’s top scorers, injured his left knee last week.