On January 28, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season ending today, Lakers lost to the 76ers 106-107, and suffered the first away loss of the season. At the same time, because of today’s loss, the Lakers’ record Came to 14 wins and 5 losses, from the first in the west to the second in the west, and 76ers firmly ranked first in the east.
After the game, 76ers star Embiid updated his personal social media to express his joy in the victory of the game. Embiid added a picture and wrote: "Key shots, great Victory.” Embiid’s excitement is not unreasonable. Facing the defending champion, he played a very dominant performance, playing 37 minutes, 8 of 18 shots, 1 of 3 from 3 and 29. Points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks , facing the Lakers who are known as the league's first inside line, Embiid almost broke them on his own.
Faced with Embiid’s impact, the Lakers’ three proud insiders actually played badly. Davis scored 9 of 18 shots and scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. The data is not bad, but at the critical moment, whether it was facing Harris or Embiid, he did not play well enough. Even worse was Harrell and Gasol. Harel made 0 of 1 shots, scored 0 points and 1 rebound, and Gasol scored 3 of 7 shots and scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. In other words, the two insiders introduced by the Lakers during the offseason combined only scored 8 points.
Among them, Harrell’s performance is not surprising. His height determines the face of a large center like Embiid. It must be severely affected on both offensive and defensive ends, and he is more suitable for facing inside. Teams that are not so strong go to score; what really disappoints is Gasol Jr., the Lakers signed him because they wanted him to deal with a big center like Embiid.But now it seems that Gasol is really old.
Judging from the current situation, the Lakers' current inside line actually has serious shortcomings, especially when facing top centers, the contributions of Harrell and Gasol Jr. are extremely limited. After the game, the Lakers star James also said in the interview: "At the end of the game, AD played in the fifth position. I almost held the ball in the fourth position. Then I arranged defenders and shooters around, and when necessary, I played defenders. Knowing this is always good. We play. I spent a long time in the AD position 5. I played the 4 position on the defensive end and the point guard on the offensive end. This is a good lineup for us."
James’ words are actually a bit right The current team insiders are disappointed. He believes that at critical moments, he and Davis will be better than Gasol and Harrell in playing the fourth and fifth positions. This actually means that the Lakers may need to consider making up. Strong at the No. 5 position, and currently they can actually consider competing with the Nets for Cavaliers center Drummond.
According to The Athletic reporter Zach Harper, multiple league sources revealed that after James Harden was traded to the Nets, Andre Drummond tried to find ways to reach a buy with the Cavaliers It's only a matter of time before they break and join the Nets. Considering Drummond's big contract, if he buys out with the Cavaliers, there is a high probability that he will voluntarily give up a lot of money, just to get a chance to compete for the championship. So once the Cavaliers are willing to buy out Drummond, the Lakers may be able to contact him and invite him to join the team.
If the Lakers can get Drummond, then the inside combination of Zhuang Shen + Davis is undoubtedly the strongest in the league, plus a passing master like James, the Lakers every game It will become a nightmare for opponents, and they will use various dunks and air picks to destroy the opponent's inside line.
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