The Los Angeles Lakers fell to an absolutely pathetic loss to the Indiana Pacers after dominating their opponents for the first 40 minutes of the game. The Pacers erased a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to steal the win from the Lakers, courtesy of an Andrew Nembhard buzzer-beater.
Lakers fans were furious with the team for the way they lost to the Pacers, with LeBron James getting a lot of the slander in particular. James had an inefficient 21-point game, taking 22 shots and only converting 8 of them. He went 2-8 in the fourth and has seemingly hurt the Lakers rhythm that led them to go on their 5-1 streak prior to this loss.
don’t wanna hear no excuses at the podium. That 4th quarter was some bullshit
— 73-9 and THEY LIED (@CuffsTheLegend) November 29, 2022
pathetic. no defense. LeBron killing the momentum with his stagnant offense. No discipline from anyone pic.twitter.com/cFI1LfUaaH
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 29, 2022
LeBron just played a brutal 4th quarter, guarded by 6-3 rookie Nembhard, allowing Lakers to lose a 17-pt lead at home to an Indiana playing back to back. NO CLOSER GENE. He finally did make late layup to give LA a 2-pt lead. But Nembhard, LBJ's man, drained a buzzer 3 to win it.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 29, 2022
Lakers did all that dancing and celebrations only to blow a 17 pt 4th Q lead and lose the game💀 pic.twitter.com/SAsP6NgkNG
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 29, 2022
Per the great @StatsWilliams:
Entering tonight, teams featuring LeBron James were 403-1 when leading by 17+ in the 4th quarter.
Now, they are 403-2.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) November 29, 2022
This loss is on Ham and LeBron.
— Laker Central (@LakerCentral365) November 29, 2022
Stop it, he played like garbage
— 🥷🏽 (@LBJcrib) November 29, 2022
I'm a big Bron fan but yep. He take too many turnaround jumpers and was not playing defense most of the game. Ham should've subbed him out early in the 4th, but instead he takes out Russ who was balling
— C (@StepbackCC) November 29, 2022
Lakers fan thought they had that chip on lock after beating the Spurs 3 times😂😭😭😂😂😭😂😭 tried to tell ya
— NBA SUPERFAN (@nbasup3rfan) November 29, 2022
No one wants to admit it but Bron played a big part in letting the pacers come back. So many bad shots
— FastCue (@CueFast) November 29, 2022
It needs to be understood that LeBron played the game hurt after tweaking his ankle earlier in the contest. Still, if he was compromised, the Lakers should’ve kept him on the bench because he ended up failing to effectively defend or score as the Lakers lost their lead.
How Much Longer Will LeBron James Need To Find His Rhythm?
This isn’t the first time we have seen LeBron James have a slow start to the season. As he has aged, LeBron seems to get better as the season plays out. His groin injury early in the season evidently threw off the rhythm he had built, as he was deadly against the LA Clippers prior to hurting himself in that game.
James was lethal in February last year even though the Lakers couldn’t win. If his ankle injury isn’t major enough to keep him out for a few more games, LeBron will be looking to hit the form he had last year in February as soon as possible. If he can’t, the Lakers might just be doomed because of him and not Russell Westbrook’s performances.
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