NBA regular season continues, Lakers vs. Timberwolves . This game is the fifth game since the start of the Lakers. Before the game, the Lakers have lost four consecutive games. For the Lakers who have James , such a record is really hard to believe. Moreover, there are two other super giants in the team, Thick-Brow and Westbrook . According to common sense, they can't enter playoffs and should not get the start of 4 consecutive losses. The shadow of continuous losses reflects the Lakers, and the players' mentality has also changed to a certain extent. Coupled with the outside world's craze, every player is under a lot of pressure, and the coaching staff also tried to change the formation, but the results were minimal. In the last game, Westbrook was on the target of public criticism, the Lakers still lost the game, and the loss was even bigger. It felt like the loss was not caused by Westbrook alone. Against the Timberwolves, the Lakers adjusted their lineup again, allowing Westbrook to start playing as a substitute. After a fierce competition in four quarters, the Lakers were still playing Lanterns as usual, losing to the Timberwolves 102:111, suffering a five-game losing streak at the opening season.
In this game, Westbrook made 6 of 17 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, scoring 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. James made 10 of 24 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. The Lakers' three-point shooting percentage was 31%. The Timberwolves' offensive efficiency in this game was not high, with a three-point shooting percentage of 33%. However, the Timberwolves made 99 shots in this game, and the Lakers' shots were 10 more shots in the whole game than the Lakers. The Lakers' offense was obviously not smooth and the pace was slow. The Lakers made 22 mistakes in this game, and the Timberwolves made 10 mistakes in this game, which was less than half of the Lakers' mistakes. It was reasonable for the Lakers to lose in this game.
In fact, since the start of the game, the Lakers have also tried to change the formation. No matter how they change the formation or adjust it, they just cannot change the fate of losing. Everyone is accusing Westbrook of. In fact, the Lakers' loss has a lot to do with the team's current situation and configuration. First, James is getting older, but he still controls the position and play like before, taking big positions and taking big plans against the team, unable to keep up with the young people's footsteps, missing people, increasing mistakes, and declining offensive efficiency. These are all indisputable facts. The other two core cores, Westbrook, has a poor 8.3% three-point shooting percentage this season. Defensively he is 3 meters away from him, Anthony Davis , so far this season, the three-point shooting percentage is 20%, and the defender is close to 3 meters away from him. These two were directly released when they were on the field outside. butterfly effect , the Lakers' three-point shooting percentage and three-point shooting are currently at the bottom of the league. The inefficient projection has caused the team's space to become smaller and smaller on the offensive end. In the modern era of three-point shooting, it is really difficult to win without three-point shooting. What the team needs to adjust now is to increase stable three-point shooters, improve shooting percentage, expand offensive space, and reduce turnovers. This is the first problem that the Lakers need to solve at the moment. Otherwise, it would be a bit difficult to go further in the season with such a low shooting percentage.
Lakers vs. Timberwolves, James shoots
