After losing to Boston 125-121, the Lakers’ coach and their star players all felt the same. They did enough to win. They should’ve won. And things outside of their control were the main reason they didn’t
“As much as you try not to put it on the officiating, it’s becoming increasingly difficult,” Ham said. “There’s a bunch of stuff we could have did better in this game, but for the most part, we competed our behinds off, played the right way, played together, stayed aggressive, playing down, playing in the paint. And it’s unfortunate that the game ends off a play like that.
“It’s been building,” James said after the game. “Because you guys seen some of the games we’ve lost this year with late-game missed calls. We had an opportunity to literally win the game. I had the second one in the last few weeks for myself — against Dallas, had an opportunity to win on a foul call. K-Nunn the other day had an opportunity to tie the game if the four-point play is called. I don’t understand.
James finished with 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. He attempted six free throws. Tatum and Jaylen Brown took a total of 23 for Boston.Boston’s Jayson Tatum, right, makes contact with LeBron James as the Lakers star puts up a shot in the final seconds of regulation Saturday. Beverley, in particular, had a huge impact, helping harass Tatum before hitting a go-ahead three and a go-ahead dunk in the final minute of regulation.In his second game back, Davis struggled, scoring 16 points without a steal or a block while finishing a team-low minus-16.
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