Beijing time on October 7, the NBA preseason continued, the Lakers lost 105-117 to the Suns. Although the ball was lost, the Lakers were not without gains in this game. Anthony, who ushered in the Lakers' career debut, scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 4 of 10 shots in 17 minutes of playing time. not bad.
However, when interviewed by the media after the game, Anthony focused on the starting point with , and he said that because this is his first time starting with the thick eyebrows. Playing in battle, so it takes time to adapt to each other, and he is confident that he will work with Brother Thick Eyebrow to solve the running-in problem with each other in the next time.
Coincidentally, the thick eyebrow brother also talked about the feeling of starting partner with Anthony after the game. He said, "It feels good, but he and I need to work together to figure out what we need to do on both offense and defense. We have some hesitations between each other, because we have never played together before, so we need to work hard to solve this problem. We are continuing to talk, I believe that as long as we have more communication, as the season progresses, this running-in will also It will become easier."
It is not difficult to see from the post-match interviews between Anthony and Big Eyebrows that the two do respect each other and are willing to work together to solve problems. This is indeed within the Lakers team. The epitome of harmonious atmosphere. But the question is, can the problem of Brother Thick Eyebrow and Anthony starting together, really take time to solve it? Frankly speaking, the situation may not be as simple as the two think.
should not be a problem in the offensive end.Because whether Anthony or Big Eyebrows, the two can open space for each other, and the two are mainly responsible for the end, the passing organization can be left to James and Westbrook. When the two come together, they are often the Lakers. When the team has the strongest offensive firepower. But even so, if Anthony starts with the Big Three, he will certainly not have as much ball possession as he played as the sixth man.
On the defensive end, the two problems can never be solved by running-in, because Anthony’s age is there, his moving speed is slow, and it is easy to be targeted by opponents. It has been reflected when he played for the Thunder, not to mention that Anthony is 4 years older than when he played for the Thunder. Once Anthony starts, then the defensive burden of the thick eyebrows will rise sharply, no matter how well the two sides work together, it is impossible to change this situation.
If the defensive ability of the other points of the Lakers is strong, it may be better to say, but now the other points of the Lakers also have the problem of offensive strength and defensive weakness, and James and Westbrook have to take on the offense. With the burden of pushing the fast break, the Lakers' starting lineup needs a defensive player (such as the previous Ariza) rather than an offensive strong point.
So in the preseason , the Lakers can try to get Anthony to start the match with Big Eyebrow, but in the official game, he had better return to the bench. Of course, in some key rounds, and even in the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers can try to get Anthony and Big Eyebrows together to grab points, but if Anthony is allowed to start at the beginning of regular time, it will cause the Lakers' offensive and defensive lineup to be out of balance. , On the contrary, the gain will outweigh the loss.
