Lakers trashed with 119-85 loss to Spur

14/3/14, Lakers vs Spurs Highlights

For the first time ever in history, the Lakers was drastically trashed by the San Antonio Spurs with a 34-point defeat. The disappointing defeat has caused the Lakers to be officially eliminated from playoff contention.

Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni reacts to a technical fault in the second half on Friday Night in San Antonio.

The Spurs managed to effortlessly achieve a big lead (61-34) by halftime and that left them enough confidence for them to beat the Lakers. This also showed how badly Lakers players played on that match. Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni claimed that this was the hardest season he has been through so far. This was mainly caused by the lack of defense skills by the Lakers team. They had 71 points and were shooting 32.9% at the midpoint of the fourth quarter of the match. 

(from left) Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan

With the victory claimed by the Spurs, the team’s top trio Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have successfully surpassed Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Cooper and are now the second trio with most wins of all time, trailing only the troika of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish by only 49 wins. If they can maintain their excellent performance throughout the season, achieving the first place shouldn’t be a struggle.