The Los Angeles Lakers had almost no energy against the Houston Rockets, having to accept defeat with a difference of up to 34 points.

Whether there is Anthony Davis or not, the Los Angeles Lakers still fall into the familiar situation of starting the match extremely poorly.

LeBron James and his teammates were 15 points behind in the first half of the match against the Houston Rockets this morning (November 9), marking the 6th time in 8 games this season that the opponent was 10 points or more behind at the half. first match.

From this error, the Lakers had almost no energy against Houston, and had to accept defeat by up to 34 points away from home.

Despite missing the team’s number 1 star, Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers still had an unacceptable loss to the Houston Rockets with a score of 128-94.

“If you don’t play with passion and respect for your opponents, you will lose heavily and be humiliated. This is extremely understandable and will not be allowed to continue ,” LeBron James shared.

“Every match we face a different opponent. Whether we win or lose, after the match, we will have to mentally prepare to enter the next match against a new opponent. 

And in every match like that, you will have to enter with fire, play with concentration and enthusiasm. If you keep thinking about one or two past matches where you played well, you won’t be able to focus on the current match . “

Just like LeBron shared, the Lakers were not focused and showed a lack of decisiveness in this morning’s match. As a result, the Houston Rockets, who were in good spirit with 3 unbeaten matches, took advantage of this opportunity to humiliate the LA team.

Rui Hachimura is a rare prominent name for the Lakers in this match

It is worth mentioning that Anthony Davis did not play, extending the injury list with names like Jaxson Hayes or Gabe Vincent. However, the Lakers welcomed back Rui Hachimura, who played quite well and was the team’s only bright spot.

The Japanese Bigman scored 24 points in 25 minutes from the bench, playing actively in both attack and defense to try to boost the morale of his teammates. 

Unfortunately, this source of energy did not spread on the day when his teammates played quite poorly. D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points and 4 assists. LeBron James had 18 points and 6 rebounds. 

LeBron James scored 18 points (7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT) with 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 27 minutes of play.

Except for the three names Russell – James – Hachimura, the remaining Lakers’ lineup has a very low finishing efficiency with 25% FG and only 6% 3 points (1-15 3PT).

On the other side of the front line, American and Filipino player Jalen Green led with 28 points to give the Los Angeles Lakers their 5th consecutive away defeat. 

In contrast to the low FG and 3PT rates of the yellow and purple team, the Houston Rockets had 54.8% FG and 42.4% 3PT with 14 successful long throws the whole match.

In good form, Jalen Green (scored 28 points in 21 minutes, 11-15 FG) and the Houston Rockets team punished the Los Angeles Lakers for their 4th consecutive victory.

In the next match, the Los Angeles Lakers will continue to be guests next Saturday morning at the Phoenix Suns’ field (Vietnam time). 

The competition within the NBA’s In-Season Tournament promises to be thorny because the Suns have just welcomed back scoring superstar Bradley Beal.