Lakers Point Guard Dennis Schroder opens up about his terrible showing in Game 5 against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns
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The Los Angeles Lakers had one of the worst nights they’ve had in the last two years. The defending champions suffered a blowout 115-85 loss at the hands of Devin Booker and the Suns. There is no easy way to say this, except that the Lakers got their a** whooped. It was a collective whooping, the charge of which was led by Devin Booker. Booker scored 30 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Cam Payne scored 16 points, as Chris Paul had to exit the game due to his shoulder injury.
For the Lakers, they looked out of rhythm the whole game. Apart from LeBron James scoring 24 points, the rest of the team was lacking on both ends of the floor. Their point guard, Dennis Schroder scored a total of 0 points in the 20+ minutes he was on the floor. Schroder went 0/9 from the field and became the first Laker to do so since they moved to LA.
Dennis Schroder talks about his abysmal performance
Dennis Schroder was an offseason acquisition by the Lakers to boost their Point Guard position. He was supposed to be an upgrade from Rajon Rondo, but in these playoffs, he hasn’t shown us the same yet. Schroder, who declined an $84 million extension with the Lakers, was looking for a bigger payday. However, with performances like last night, it would be a wonder if any team even matches the same price.
Talking about his performance last night, Schroder said that the Lakers need to flush Game 5.
Dennis, on adjustments he has to make.
“I’ve just got to be Dennis… you can’t control if the shots are going in, but at the end of the day, you’ve got to keep shooting them.”
— We Believe Faigen (@hmfaigen) June 2, 2021
Dennis knows what’s at stake in Game 6, and he knows the work that is cut out for the Lakers.
Dennis Schröder does not want to hear about the Lakers’ lack of continuity this season.
“At the end of the day we can’t use that as an excuse… Like I said, it starts with me… We’ve just got to do better.”
— We Believe Faigen (@hmfaigen) June 2, 2021
If the Lakers want to stay alive in their hopes of a back-to-back ring, they need to win Game 6 and force a Game 7. From the post game interviews, it looks like the Lakers are ready to take on the challenge. Guess we would have to wait and see how it goes. Game 6 takes place on Thursday at the Staples Center.
