Luka Doncic reveals who he blames for Lakers loss

The Los Angeles Lakers slumped to a 123-116 defeat to the Golden State Warriors, who ended up overpowering their west coast rivals in a game that many considered one of the best all season.

It was a disappointing defeat for LeBron, Doncic and co., who now see their lead above the Warriors cut down as Curry’s side chase down the Lakers in the division with just 6 games to go.

After the game, Luka Doncic, who finished off with 19 points on 6-for-17 shooting, was quick to speak to the media, where he called the game “unacceptable” from a Lakers point of view.

‘Since they acquired Jimmy, they’ve been playing unbelievably'

“That performance from me was unacceptable,” Doncic said as he blamed himself after the defeat dropped L.A. to No. 4 in the standings. “When I play like that, that makes [it] harder [for the team] to win, so just got to figure that out.”

Despite having his elbow wrapped for the game, the former Real Madrid man did not run to mention his physical condition for his performance: “It’s fine. That’s my left [arm], so it’s fine. I was shooting with the right. It [just] looked like [the] left.”

Doncic took time to praise his opponents, saying that “it obviously felt like a playoff game” and “obviously, the Warriors, since they acquired Jimmy [Butler], they’ve been playing unbelievably. So it was kind of playoff game and now we see what kind of team they are. Maybe we can meet them, maybe not, in the playoffs. So, we just need to be more ready."

Lakers coach JJ Redick was not happy with his side in the post-game interview: “It was not what they were doing, It was what we were doing. And we showed them at halftime. The spacing alignments [were incorrect] and having the wrong guy in the dunker spot, the wrong guy in the corner.”

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LeBron, however, was keen to mention that he felt good after finally appearing to shake off physical issues that have peppered his season. “That was the best I’ve felt since before the injury, for sure,” James admitted. “I just tried to press, get downhill. My rhythm, as far as my jump shot, felt pretty good today. I have been shooting it from the free throw line extremely well as of late. But that was probably the best physically I’ve felt so hopefully I can build off of that.”

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