Kendrick Perkins puts the port of Doncic-Lakers on the explosion “Gross” effort

ESPN analyst and former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins criticized Los Angeles Lakers“Recent Performance During the NBA exit Tues today, describing the current form of” Gross “, especially the defensive end. His comments came to the future Lakers’ 118-106 Loss to Orlando Magic Monday night, their third straight defeat. Perkins directed large of his criticism in Luka Doncicwho fought the defense during a recent slider on slashers.

Lakers, who lost three straight games, have not yet fallen on the table due to a wide struggle across the Western Conference. Despite a recent slider, Los Angeles stays in fourth place and sits only 2.5 games behind rockets from other seeds Houston (46-26), because the teams from another through nine spots on ninth spots. However, approaching postsesons, concerns about the defense inconsistencies of the team is reinforced.

“Teams that are considered legal nominal candidates – immediately their coaches mix it a little bit,” Perkins said. “It means that their teams are at high level, they reduce different types of defense schemes, offensive sets … They are mixed and prepared for postseason. Right now, Lejkers look rough, especially dams.”

Kendrick Perkins and Carlos Bauper criticize Luke Doncic and Defense Lakers after loss to magic

Perkins admitted to the work of the first year’s main coach JJ Redick did in team stabilization But he was not ashamed of holding the port of Doncy responsibly.

“Jj Redick, I think he did an extraordinary job, because the main coach of Los Angeles Lakers … but the defensive effort for her port must be called,” Perkins continued, “Perkins continued. “He must be defensively, must bring that energy as it can be obliged, especially when looking at the athletics, but they have time to do so, but they have time that they don’t really be fine, but They have time to be fine, but they have time that they are right now, but when you’re in a candidate that they’re okay, but they have time to be in a good place right now. Far. “

The former NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer, also in the segment, echoed the concerns of Perkins. He pointed to the Defense regression of Lakers as a main question, especially after ranked as one of the best defensive leagues during a recent winning bracket.

“Definitely refers to that because you want to play your best basketball – what Perk said – enters postseason,” Boozer said. “When they went to seven, eight games to conquer the games in the defense, they were outstanding, that LeBron was injured, they won that LeBron was injured, and then LeBron injured it, they won it Lebron, then Lebron hurt, they won Lebron injured. ” Luke won. “

Boozer warns that Leker defense deficiencies could be played to hope for the playoffs

Boozer continued, “But Perk’s point, you will become a bowler in the side positions where it must be in each scenario to put it in every scenario to keep it in each scenarios to play defense and thinking as a defense counsel.”

He also attributed Orlando magic, who beat Lakers in Redicnov’s return to Orlando, as a team moving up, while stressed defensive breakdowns of a rush in other matches.

“Look, Orlando Magic … If Paolo Banchero and Franz Vagner are never injured, they are not in eighth seeds, they may like in the fourth seed in the eastern conference,” Boozer said. “So they are a really good basketball team, they are being healthy, they are playing great, but those (Lakeholders), 146 points, no chances of being entered in the playoffs and knocked from Denver on the road to western conference or heir.”

Lakeholders fell 43-28 with loss of Monday and Deal with Paces Indiana (42-29) on Wednesday While trying to conflict their losing array and re-establish as legitimate post-season threats. The game will be fired at 19:30 ET and will be television nationally on the ESPN.