Unbelievable! Sengun comments Lakers' win as merely lucky: They made some difficult three-point shots.

On March 20 Beijing time, the Rockets after Sengun's return lost to the Lakers again in yesterday's game, 116-124 at home. After the match, Sengun commented on the game, clearly showing a dissatisfied mood, and mentioned the element of luck in Lakers' victory.

“I think they made some difficult shots, and we adjusted our defense on the fly. This was basically our first time playing like this, so even though I feel we did quite well, ultimately we just weren't that fortunate.” Sengun said when discussing the game post-match.

When talking about how the Rockets chased the score in the third quarter from a deficit of up to 13 points, Sengun added: “We need to involve KD in the offense. In the first half we couldn't get the ball to him. But the second half was different, that's why he's here—no matter where the ball is passed, he can score.”

“The opponents won't let him score easily every time, they'll double-team him, even triple-team him, so we have to make him play more comfortably. Pass the ball to positions where he can score easily and is less likely to be trapped. That's what we did in the third quarter, he scored 14 or 16 points in that quarter alone.”

“I think they made a lot of threes today, especially some difficult three-pointers late in the game. Hachimura hit some outrageous threes. Things like that happen, sometimes they just have good luck, they made tough shots, but next game we'll bounce back.” Sengun finally commented on Lakers' winning method this way.

These words sound like a subtle criticism of Lakers' performance tonight.

This Turkish All-Star returned after missing two games due to back spasms and in his first game back, he scored 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, shooting 10 out of 15. His performance made this game much tighter than the last meeting between the two teams.

The Lakers' Doncic scored 40 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds throughout the game, just one rebound short of a 40-point triple-double. He shot 12 out of 25 overall, 7 out of 17 from beyond the three-point line. James delivered a terrifyingly efficient performance, scoring 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, shooting 13 out of 14 (92.9% shooting accuracy).

The Lakers' core players performed so excellently, but Sengun claimed Lakers won by "outrageous threes" and luck, which is likely to upset Lakers fans.

With this win, the Lakers' record improved to 44 wins and 25 losses, and the two teams might meet in the playoffs. The Lakers currently rank third in the West, leading the fourth-place Timberwolves (43 wins, 27 losses) by 1.5 games, and leading the Rockets (41 wins, 27 losses) and Nuggets (42 wins, 28 losses) by 2.5 games.