On February 13, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated Nuggets in the last game before All-Star in overtime 120-116, ushering in the 41st victory, and successfully settled in the first place in the Western Conference. If nothing unexpected happens, no one can threaten King James' status.
This game, the Lakers once again gave birth to two major laws. First, James' Law, he scored 32+12+14 in the whole game. So far, when James scored more than 30 points, the Lakers' record is 16 wins and 0 losses, and he still has never lost. This is also an important law for the Lakers, and of course, what is more important is a law about Howard, the Warcraft.
After the game, some media brought authoritative statistics. So far this season, when Howard's playing time in Warcraft reached or exceeded 19 minutes, the Los Angeles Lakers' record was frozen at 32 wins and 4 losses. When Howard's playing time in Warcraft was less than 19 minutes, the Lakers' record was only 9 wins and 8 losses, and the winning rate was barely more than 50%!
The third giant with an annual salary of 2.56 million Howard is the real major signing of this Lakers and it is also a barometer. He only played 30 minutes in this game, made 4 of 6 shots, made 6 free throws, scored 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, and his 5 rebounds in the frontcourt was the most among the two teams. The lowest salary and the greatest contribution are the summary of him.
can be seen that if the Lakers do not increase Howard's playing time, it will be very difficult and even unlikely to win. It is also because of this that in the post-match interview, James publicly praised Howard, and LeBron praised him with the name: "I think Dwight used his offensive rebound to change the trend of the game, and his performance is incredible."
Warcraft is about to participate in the dunk contest, and this game can be said to be also warming up for himself. This reminds people of the free market buzzer-beating stage, when the Lakers got the operation of Howard, the Warcraft. If the Lakers had not signed Warcraft and did not choose to take a gamble, but instead gave Howard to the Clippers team, which also needed to strengthen the inside, then the Los Angeles Lakers' rankings would probably have to be exchanged with the Clippers, and they could only rank third in the West. And without Warcraft, James' nightmare is coming, and the Lakers' inside advantage no longer exists, making it even more impossible to beat the Clippers.
At the beginning of the season, everyone thought that Kobe Kyle Kuzma would become the third giant of the Lakers . The facts proved that this is not the case at all. The only one who truly deserves the position of the third giant in the Lakers is Howard. James and , Davis, are responsible for the offensive end, while he is responsible for the defensive end to do dirty work and tiring work, and is responsible for locking the opponent's big center.
In the previous game, Howard, the Warcraft, just used his amazing efficiency of 6 of 6 shots in 25 minutes to score 14 points and 15 rebounds. This game was 14+11 again, with 28 points and 26 rebounds in two games, and his shooting percentage was also 10 of 12 shots. As a substitute insider, Howard has done everything he can, and his shooting percentage is currently the best in history.
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