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Carmelo Anthony is still around, but the Lakers fall again to Thunder

Carmelo Anthony is still around, but the Lakers fall again to Thunder

Los Angeles – at the age of 37 years, Carmelo Anthony He came to promote the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. As expected, criticism and questions emerged from the press and fans about Milo’s appointment. However, after nine matches in the season, Carmelo was surprised by his performance.

On Thursday night, the Lakers lost (again) to the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-104. For the second time in the opener this season, Team Thunder mustered a double-digit deficit to beat the Angels. Despite the defeat, Carmelo commented large numbers as a relief; He had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 possessions, and a blocking pass in 32 minutes.

“We are still a developing project, we have shown good basketball in the last games, but when a player like LeBron (James) loses we have to make other adjustments. Carmelo Anthony shared after the loss “Despite his absence, the truth is that we should not lose this the match.

LeBron James Missed the Lakers game due to abdominal strain.

Starting from a long distance
Carmelo Anthony has an era of ocean like never before. After 9 games this season, he has 0.524 ERA in 3 seconds, with 32 completed from 61. On Thursday, in the loss to Oklahoma, he shot five from long-range, including two in the last minute, but he can no longer help the team make the score .

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“I just try to follow the game plan,” said Carmelo Anthony. “I work on my shots, I stay in the gym, I have the adaptability, the passion to want to be better every day, the learning, it’s all new to the group, I have to be ready and good when the coach says my number. It’s a long season, but no I have to continue like this.”

Anthony has played four of his six home matches so far, at least five times.

“What Carmelo did was important to us, especially when our other players are absent. “Mello has taken a step forward and is taking the burden from the ocean,” LeBron James said of his teammate after his victory over the Rockets last Tuesday.

Carmelo Anthony has scored at least 20 points in four games this season and has been the Lakers’ top scorer in second place in eight of his nine games. He shoots 50 percent of the field and 52 percent in 3 seconds, averaging 16.7 points per game. Milo has had no such numbers since last season with the New York Knicks in 2016-2017.

“(Carmelo) was always ready to do what was best for the team,” he said. Russell Westbrook.

Carmelo Anthony and the rest of the group are focused on the main objective of winning the championship, but before that there is a lot of work to be done in terms of adapting a group of great veteran talent.

The Lakers started the season with a 5-4 score and are sixth in the Western Conference. His next game will be on Saturday in the Portland Trail Blazers.

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