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Nov 8, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony (7) reacts against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 8, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony (7) reacts against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
The season for the Los Angeles Lakers is officially over. With their seventh consecutive loss against the Phoenix Suns, the Lakers are out of play-in contention. And this caused the players a lot of frustration, as Carmelo Anthony pushed a player to the ground.
The Lakers took on the Suns, and their season was on the line. They were without LeBron James for the second game in a row and they needed a tremendous performance against the team with the best record in the NBA. They started the game off well as they held the lead for most of the first half.
But the Suns fought back to take lead by the break. And then they showed why they were the best team in the league. The Suns went on a run as they built a massive 26 point lead. The Lakers could never recover from this as they saw their hopes get dashed by the Suns. And this caused tensions to boil over as Carmelo shoved Torrey Craig to the ground.
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Carmelo Anthony shoves Sun’s player to the ground as the Los Angeles Lakers season is over
It was the fourth quarter, and the Suns were leading by 21 with less than 8 minutes remaining. A couple of possessions before, Carmelo turned the ball over and he was frustrated with the lack of help from his teammates. And when Craig tried to drive against him and pushed him, he had enough.
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He pushed Craig, which caused him to fall to the ground. Melo was cautioned for a personal foul and he picked up Craig after he realized what he had done. The Lakers were frustrated with themselves as they let the play-in position slip from their hands.
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Mar 27, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) walks off the court at the end of the second quarter of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
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Even when the Lakers were struggling, everyone expected them to make the play-in tournament at least. The Lakers had a huge lead over the Spurs at the all-star break, but they went on a slump. They lost a lot of crucial games and allowed the Spurs to climb over them. And to make matters worse, they lost seven in a row before they were eliminated from the play-in tournament. They will be very disappointed with their performance this season.
