The Los Angeles Lakers’ season is slowly turning into a disaster. They have gone on 2 five-game losing streaks. And currently they have the worst record in the NBA, along with the Houston Rockets. Their latest game against the Sacramento Kings was a disaster as they blew a massive lead. After the loss, fans are livid with the Lakers’ management following some criticism from Anthony Davis.
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The Lakers came into the game on the back of a four-game losing streak. LeBron James sat out after he suffered an injury in the game against the Clippers. Despite that, the Lakers had enough talent to get back to winning ways. And they were looking like they would end their losing streak. But then it all collapsed.
The Lakers failed to hold on to a double-digit lead in the second quarter and allowed the Kings to crawl back in. They made several careless mistakes and allowed the Kings to go on a run. Later on, Lakers star Anthony Davis addressed the issue in the post-game press conference.
Anthony Davis on the Lakers' overall level of personal accountability: "The thing is, there’s a lot of, like, ‘My bads.’ Which is good. But we can’t have a lot of, ‘My bads.’ … A couple ‘My bads’ down at the end of the first half and they go on a 14-5 run."
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 12, 2022
He said, “The thing is, there?s a lot of, like, ?My bads.? Which is good. But we can?t have a lot of, ?My bads.? … A couple ?My bads? down at the end of the first half and they go on a 14-5 run.”
NBA Fans trash the front office after blowing the lead against the Kings
Meanwhile, the NBA fans seemed to have had enough of the Lakers’ front office. They slammed them after seeing the comments from Anthony Davis. Here are the some of the reactions posted on social media:
https://twitter.com/sharptweetz/status/1591340104450465792?s=20&t=VyaXgIIfqDyhFaQOYDCW6Q
Are we going to be 2-18? Will the Front Office do something?
— Doom CMYK (@Doom_CMYK) November 12, 2022
Pelinka is to blame for this！！！！！！！！
— 、 (@szlbro1) November 12, 2022
blame the Lakers GM, Lebron for this gleague roster.
— Whistle (@whistlepup) November 12, 2022
Last year, we had 7 wins out of 13 games through November 12th. I thought that was bad. This year, we are 2 out of 12 games. Last year, the slow start was due to vets, injuries and Vogel. This year, what is the excuse? There is no cohesiveness,too many guards, no wings,miss Kuz
— Theresa Harris (@THLakers4ever) November 12, 2022
Way to expose Russell Westbrook (5 turnovers), good job teammate Anthony Davis. pic.twitter.com/Hqqhek5ury
— Dre Day (@ddpage369) November 12, 2022
Dave the lakers r bad….
— patrick clark (@patrickclark915) November 12, 2022
— Striking McLightningRod (@Chill_Interlude) November 12, 2022
NBA Twitter should stop blaming individuals . Yes, ALL of them are inconsistent. It's actually the front office's fault they created this badly constructed mess of a team. Also, I want to say this as a Russ fan: trade Russ so we can all move on.
— jas *** (@gorill_Jas) November 12, 2022
Time to rebuild – trade AD for multiple picks, cut Westbrook loose already (was a horrible trade to bring him in the 1st place) this team is a MESS! SMH
— AlanF (@AlanFelicia) November 12, 2022
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The Lakers stumble late in the fourth quarter
The Lakers finally looked like they were gonna end this losing streak and get back on track. They were playing very well in the second quarter as they went on a massive run. However, they failed to hold on as they made one careless mistake after another and allowed the Kings to cut the lead to 4 by the half.
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In the second half, it was a very close game, as both teams exchanged the lead multiple times. But once the fourth quarter started, De’Aaron Fox took over. He hit one shot after another and created wide-open looks for his teammates. The Lakers kept battling, but they stumbled at the end of the game. The Kings held on to win their second game in a row while the Lakers fell to their 10th defeat of the season.
