Lebron James is in a bind. Since playing with his old opponent Durant, James seems to have left the shooting ability in the old time after that recall, he did not hit even a three-point shot in four consecutive games, and the three-point shot was 0 for 19. Among them, against the Jazz, the Lakers were continuously chased points at the key moment, and James, who has been steady at the key moment for countless times in the past, missed a series of key shots this time, and was empty at the three-point line in the last minute, James resolutely struck the iron. The scene was reminiscent of his predicament in the 2011 finals. He will be 40 years old in a few more days, and no one knows when a 40-year-old player will suddenly become old, and no one knows whether his feel suddenly disappeared is a small probability, is the physical exhaustion, or the passage of this life can not be redeemed. Even if he shot 12 of 18 from the field and finally hit a 3-pointer in his last game, such questions will linger.

Anthony Davis is in a bind. His outside touch didn't continue either. Early in the season, Bushy was shooting nearly 50 percent from beyond the arc. But in the last nine games, Bushy Eyebrow is shooting only 20 percent from 3-point range. This is something that hasn't been noticed. That's partly because James' perimeter slump is all the more glaring, and partly because Davis' perimeter shooting is underappreciated by almost everyone, including himself (but not by Redick). However, the performance of the eyebrows beyond the three-point line greatly affects the Lakers' offensive spacing and tactical vitality. When he can't hit three-pointers from the perimeter, he's less willing to do it, and the team increasingly returns to the pick-and-roll to the rim, the pressure to develop the offense is all back on the aging James, the slumping Russell and the recently injured Reeves. Davis also quickly spoke out about the MVP discussion.

Redick was in trouble. He knows the team will have difficulties and he is ready to solve them, but some difficulties are invisible and cannot be solved. At the beginning of the season, the Lakers did not retreat well, and Redick arranged special video classes to make more detailed arrangements; Later, as the Lakers' offense faltered, Redick re-emphasized the playbook, making sure everyone understood and remembered it. But right now, he can't even put his finger on what's wrong with the Lakers. He coached, emphasized, combed, arranged, but the Lakers just couldn't execute. Lakers and team reporters couldn't help but sympathize with him on social media: "Judging by Redick's postgame press conference performance, he knew the job would be tough before he coached, but didn't know how hard it would be until he was actually in the job - he was clearly 'confused' when it came to the details of players getting things wrong." The reason for his "confusion" is also obvious: why can't a group of professional players execute the coach's arrangement? Redick said in the show that what he hated most when he was a coach was the players "just said and forgot" : Clearly just called a timeout, arranged the tactics, made sure everyone heard and understood, and the players forgot as soon as they played. Reddick couldn't understand. "As far as I know, he broke several playboards in his first month with the Lakers," noted journalist Shams Charania said on the show.

Who is to blame for the Lakers' loss? Traditional coaches tend to be reticent when blaming the loss, emphasizing that the team is a whole, can not isolate one or some people, everyone must take responsibility together and find a way together. They are not good at dealing with the media, they always see the media as interfering with the team, and the traditional style from the last century does not allow them to say anything else. But Redick is different. He knows that dealing with the media is part of the job and that public opinion is important for team building. Therefore, he is often very frank with the media, he will boldly introduce his tactical plan, and he will bravely face the criticism of the media. This honesty allows him to win the heart of the media, so that he can still candidly point out the team's problems under the media's writing "I have to take responsibility for the team's loss. At the same time, the players on the court have to take their own responsibility." Especially when you look at undisciplined rounds like the one below, no one can say it's the coach's fault.