Beijing time on January 26th, the match between Lakers and Spurs was very intense. It may be because of the existence of Nongmei Ge and Rui Hachimura that the team needs to re-adapt on both ends of the offense and defense, causing the Lakers to appear chaotic throughout the game. Fortunately, many role players stepped up in the final quarter, which allowed the Lakers to hit a climax and take away the game, eventually defeating the Spurs 113-104.
Even though Big Eyebrow is back, his performance is still acceptable. The thick-eyebrow brother made 7 of 15 in the game and scored 21+12. The Lakers' inside line has received a huge improvement. But unfortunately, Brother Nongmei encountered a stepping stone from Collins during the game, causing Brother Nongmei to sprain his foot. This result is disappointing. Fortunately, the problem is not big, and the thick eyebrow brother can still appear on the court to dominate the inside.
At the same time, Rui Hachimura’s debut was a surprise. Judging from the first game, Hachimura is clearly suitable for the Lakers, and his defensive performance is better than expected. If the three-pointers can be more stable, he will be a stable rotation on the bench, which is no problem. And in the final quarter, Hachimura not only scored by himself, but also assisted. He finally got 12+6 and shot 4 of 7. I hope he can continue to adapt.
and Beverly maintained their excellent performance. When he's on the court, the Lakers' offense is very smooth. Beverley scored 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting. This kind of shooting rate was expected. In addition, Beverley also played very well on the defensive end, contributing his own value on both offense and defense.
Just for James , his performance in this game was not as unsolvable as before. Maybe it was because of the previous continuous rampage that James was experiencing a period of exhaustion. Moreover, this game is a back-to-back game, which will have a great impact on James himself. In the end, James made 8 of 20 shots and scored 20+9+11, with 6 mistakes. This performance can only be said to be quite satisfactory.
Unfortunately, both and Westbrook and showed crotch stretching on both offense and defense. On the offensive end, when the ball is in hand, it sticks to it, causing the Lakers' rhythm to be completely passive. Brother Big Eyebrow always turns back and runs to . On the defensive end, Westbrook was passed by one step, and after basically changing defense, he would shrink to the basket and try to grab rebounds. This habit is really disappointing. Fortunately, he scored several goals in a row in the final quarter, and in the end, Westbrook made 7 of 15.
