Luka Doncic blames for “unacceptable” night when Lakers Fall

Los Angeles – Doncic hit his first shot on Thursday night and scoring on a running finger in the opening minutes of his baptism to Golden State Warriors–Lakers rivalry.

After that, however, there were not many peaks for Doncic, when he ended up with 19 points in shooting 6 to 17 at a loss of LA 123-116 for warriors.

“The show was unacceptable from me,” Doncic said after the defeat dropped to 4. The place in the Western Conference ranking, with six games left in the regular season. “When I play like this, it makes it difficult (for the team) to win, I just have to come.”

Doncic’s shooting expanded to a 3-point range, where it went 0-for-6 and set off a 114-game lane to create at least one 3 dating almost two years to 7 April 2023. It was the fifth longest strip in the NBA history.

The left elbow of the Lakers Guard was heavily packed in kinesiological tape and ice, but did not blame injuries in his night.

“It’s okay,” Doncic said. “That’s my left (arm) so it’s okay. I shot the right one. It looked like (just) like (left).”

Warriors used a switch of all defense brand, which spewed LA in the first half because it shot only 35.7% and watched 60-47.

“It wasn’t what they were doing,” said Lakers coach JJ Redick about the defensive impact of Golden State soon. “That was what we did. And we showed them in half -time. Comparison of spacing (were incorrect) and having an incorrect guy in place of Dunker, a bad person in the corner.”

Lakers gathered to get 69 points in the second half, with LeBron Jameswho played in his seventh game since returning from a two -week absence due to the tense left weakness, he earned 25 of his 33 points and Austin Reaves produced 20 out of 31 points after the break.

“That was the best I felt since the injury, certainly,” James said. “I just tried to squeeze, get downhill. My rhythm when it comes to my jump shot today felt quite good.

The Lakers managed to reduce Warriors leadership in the fourth quarter out of 14 to five, with 4:37 remaining and again with 34.6 seconds remaining, but did not get closer.

Lakers hosts underground New Orleans Pelicans on Friday the second night back to you before you set off on the road to play singles against Oklahoma City Thunderfollowed by a game on Wednesday against Dallas Mavericks In Doncic’s first return journey to face his former franchise.

Lakers are one game for warriors No. 5, but has been holding a tiebreaker since the victory of the season 3-1. And la is half the game for No. 3 Denver But nuggets hold a tiebreaker.

“Obviously it seemed like a play -off game,” Doncic said. It is obvious that warriors because they gained Jimmy (Butler), they played incredible. So it was a kind of play -off games and now we see what kind of team they are. Maybe we can meet them, maybe not, in Play -off. So we must be ready. ”

James, who said it was “hopeful” to play against New Orleans, also focused on LA when he asked about it Draymond GreenThis season is a bull chances of the Warriors Championship.

“I have no idea, I can’t answer this question,” James said as he asked how the legitimate Green claims in terms of the status of the candidate for the Golden State. “I have to take care of us. I can’t take care of other teams. That’s not my job.”