Scoring 45 points and a double-double, Luka Doncic still couldn’t save the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James and continued to sink into crisis with the third consecutive defeat since the beginning of the week, according to FOX Sports on March 15.

Playing as a guest at Milwaukee Bucks’ home court Fiserv Forum, despite Luka Doncic having an excellent match scoring 45 points, the Los Angeles Lakers still lost with a score of 126-106.

Luka Doncic (right) played brilliantly in the away match against Milwaukee Bucks, but “the swallow did not bring spring” for the Los Angeles Lakers. (Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
It is true that one swallow does not make a spring when Luka Doncic, in addition to scoring 45 points, also had 11 “rebounds” with seven successful 3-pointers and three assists but still could not help the Los Angeles Lakers escape the losing streak with three consecutive defeats since the beginning of the week.

Luka Doncic struggled in the “missing” LeBron James’ absence, leaving many gaps for the Los Angeles Lakers’ offense. In addition, the team did not have Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes, making the “swallow” Luka Doncic work tirelessly but helpless with the final result.

The player who played alongside Luka Doncic was Austin Reaves, who also made 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, but that was nothing on a day when “satellites” like Gabe Vincent and Dorian Finney-Smith made a total of only 1-10 3PTs and the bench players also only made 3-10 3PTs, causing the Los Angeles Lakers to not catch up with the host Milwaukee Bucks.

Of the total 15 3-pointers that the Los Angeles Lakers successfully made throughout the match, 11 belonged to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

In the role of “carrying the team,” Luka Doncic struggled in the “missing” LeBron James, leaving a big hole after his injury and a series of consecutive losses caused the Los Angeles Lakers to fall from second place in the Western Conference to fourth, allowing the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies to surpass them.

Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on March 13 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Lakers are even at risk of sinking to 5th place, as the Houston Rockets with a 41-25 record are breathing down the necks of Luka Doncic and his teammates.

The Los Angeles Lakers are facing major problems with a squad that has big star Luka Doncic but cannot carry a patchwork, deficient team and is worried about LeBron James’s early recovery.

It should also be mentioned that when the Los Angeles Lakers were on a winning streak since the beginning of the season, LeBron James was injured in the big match between the two biggest rivals in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. From then on, the Los Angeles Lakers fell into crisis.