text/Shui Qingqing
Just after two consecutive victories, the Lakers html html 14 points lost to Jazz . It seems to have returned to the starting point, but in fact it is not. The Lakers ushered in a new "problem". Westbrook successfully transformed, but James and Thick-eyed failed to match.
Lakers ushered in new problems
The first three games of the season, Westbrook had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in 29 minutes, with a real shooting rate of 37%. So, Ham tried his best to persuade him to play as a substitute. In the match against Timberwolves , Westbrook put down his starting record of 1,007 games and played as the sixth man. Although the effect was not immediately effective, 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists have shown improvements to the team. So far today, with only one minute of playing time, averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and the real shooting rate soared to 61%. Westbrook, who we are familiar with, is back.
"One of my goals is to let Westbrook join the discussion of the best sixth man. Why not start now?" After defeating the Pelicans, coach Ham defined his change to Westbrook in this way. Judging from the current situation, it is not impossible. In other words, Ham's transformation to Westbrook's sixth man is very successful, so why would the team lose to the Jazz? This is the new problem.
Westbrook's sixth man has been successful in transforming into
Last season to the first three games of this season, Westbrook started, and the Lakers' problem is the dual problem of "ball rights and space". Coach Ham asked Westbrook to transform into a substitute, but only solved the ball rights issue between him and James, and tried to maximize the core energy of both ball-holding, but the space problem was still not solved.
Since Westbrook, James and Thick Brows basically locked the Lakers' overall salary space, the team can only find some excellent puzzles in the free market as much as possible to try to open up the space. But the reality is:
Lonnie Walker, the No. 18th show in 2018, has a career three-point shooting percentage so far, and is not a qualified shooter.
Troy Brown, the No. 15 pick in 2018, has a career three-point shooting percentage so far, and is not a qualified shooter.
Tuscano Anderson, the inspirational story cannot change the reality of his career's 35.2% three-point shooting percentage.
What's worse is that Beverly , with a 37.6% shooting percentage, has dropped to 22.7% since joining the Lakers; Rivers (42.9%), who performed amazingly last season, has also dropped to 33% of the three-pointers this season, so the team's expected space problem has not been solved, and from the perspective of talent, even if the above five people have improved, the range is limited, so we can only expect other ways to solve it.
Can't expect Anderson and other puzzles to completely change the Lakers' offense and defense
In addition, what we cannot ignore is that the league is increasingly inclined to international lineups, and most teams will basically pull out at least two tall forwards. As for the Lakers, the current situation, James and two of them support the inside line alone, and the highest number three is Brown with 201 cm. When facing a projection-like team like today, the unlimited defense system is too much of a loss.
Two problems of space and defense are coming, and other puzzles are limited in space to explore. If the Lakers want to come up with results, James and Davis must return to the 2019-20 season mode.
2019-20 season, Davis averaged 26.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.3 blocks, with an overall shooting percentage of 50%. Note that he can contribute 1.2 three-pointers per game, with a certain three-point threat; on the defensive end, he really swept inside and outside like Spider-Man, and his defensive efficiency value is 104.1. Although he only ranked 66th, in the final DPOY vote, he was only inferior to Antetokounmpo, which is enough to prove how terrifying his defense is.
Thick eyebrows' ability is far from returning to the level three years ago
. Thick eyebrows this season continue the "smaller" performance in the past two seasons. The overall shooting percentage is 52.4%, but the three-point shooting percentage is 23.1% per game, with only 0.4 shots per game, without any rebound. On the defensive end, the efficiency of 104.7 is not bad, but it is no longer as it was as it was three years ago. For example, today, Kessler can face him. With a hooking hand, Marcanning can dunk on his head, or even Clarkson breaking through and dunking, he is watching...
2019-20 season, James averaged 25.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 10.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and the team can finally win the championship. In addition, if fans do not forget, there will definitely be a picture in their minds. When the Thick Eyebrow switches to the three-point line, James can guard the paint area like an iron gate.
This season, James' shooting percentage dropped to 43.1% + 20.7%, the lowest after the season in his career rookie, with an offensive efficiency value of only 100.2; a defensive efficiency value of 105.3. After Anderson, Beverly, Westbrook, Brown and Thick Brow, the team's sixth man, well, this is completely different from the LeBron we are familiar with.
Can LeBron return to his peak?
Thick eyebrows may be caused by a major injury, and never found the state of three years ago from physical to psychological; James may be caused by his age, which makes him seem to have lost his peak, but no matter what the reason is, under the current situation of the team, only when the two people are close to the model of the offense and defense were close to the model of three years ago, the Lakers have the hope of going further. Otherwise, relying solely on Westbrook's transformation, the team would want to turn around gorgeously.
So, the new problems facing the Lakers are currently facing. When Westbrook has completed the transformation, when James and Davis can match and return to the offensive and defensive dual-core mode expected by the team and fans, it will determine which stop the team will eventually go. As a fan, I hope to see the three people burst out with the light of the Big Three and lead the team out of the current quagmire.
