In the early hours of January 20th, Beijing time, Manchester United suffered a 1-3 defeat at home against Brighton in a key match of the 22nd round of the Premier League. At the final whistle, 39-year-old Manchester United manager Amorim sat silently on the bench with an ashen face, seemingly helpless about the current state of Manchester United. It is unknown whether the club's management regrets their decision to hire him at this moment. During the game, Amorim stubbornly persisted with his 3-man defensive formation (3-4-2-1), which once again exposed problems in the team's backline. Despite Manchester United briefly equalizing through B fee's penalty and taking control of the field in the second half, they ultimately conceded two more goals due to defensive lapses and goalkeeper Onana's "butterfingers" gift. As a result, Manchester United suffered their third consecutive home defeat against Brighton over three seasons. Since taking charge of Manchester United, Amorim has led the team in 15 matches with a dismal record of 5 wins, 3 draws, and 7 losses, including 6 defeats in the Premier League. Among the three managers who have coached Manchester United this season, Amorim has the most losses. His record is even worse than that of Ten Hag (4 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses). Since his appointment, only Southampton, Leicester City, and Tottenham have lost more games. Although Amorim has led the team to impressive victories such as defeating Manchester City away, drawing with Liverpool away, and eliminating Arsenal with one less player in the FA Cup, he has failed to help Manchester United…

The Los Angeles Lakers faced the Dallas Mavericks, who were on a five-game losing streak and missing their two core players, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Despite this, the Lakers suffered a defeat at the hands of an undermanned Mavericks team, allowing them to end their losing streak. The final 86 seconds of the game turned into garbage time, with LeBron James and others being benched as the Lakers essentially surrendered early. James scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and 8 assists, while Anthony Davis had 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks, but their efforts were in vain. For the Mavericks, Washington scored 22 points with 8 rebounds, Clay had 13 points, and Dinwiddie contributed 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. In this game, the absence of the East European duo of Doncic and Irving saw Clay leading the team into battle. In the first quarter, both sides engaged in a fierce battle, with James performing an aerial switch and a big loop dunk over LeFevre, igniting everyone's passion. James continued to showcase his skills with a powerful dunk after a successful move, indicating he was in great form. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Mavericks by 3 points with a score of 27-24. In the second quarter, Grimes and Reeves exchanged three-pointers, with the Lakers' young player Christie also performing well. Davis' performance was average, and the lead changed hands several times. By halftime, the Mavericks had overtaken the Lakers by 5 points. In the third quarter, with James off…