20-21 season so far, the NBA Jazz is the best team in the league and the Lakers are the second best team in the league. Judging from the record, the Jazz will perform better than the Lakers in the regular season. The team is a little better. They have every reason to threaten the Lakers' title defense. If they meet in the playoffs, the Jazz should have a chance to eliminate the Lakers, but on February 12, Beijing time, the US media "lakeshowlife" "They made a different voice. They think the Jazz are no threat to the Lakers in the playoffs this season, and they also listed 3 reasons to support their views. The Jazz now ranks first in the league. But the US media said they are not a threat to the Lakers? Take a look at the reasons given by the US media.
1. Anthony Davis can restrain Rudy Gobert
Gobert is one of the best centers in the league. He is a popular contender on DPOY this season. He is also the Jazz now The best player, Gobert determines the Jazz's lower limit from a certain level, but this is unfortunate. Anthony Davis's attribute is very restrained by Gobert. The Lakers' record against the Jazz last season was 3 games. Gobert's offense was not a threat to the Lakers. In 3 games, he averaged only 12.3 points per game, while the thick eyebrows played a gorgeous performance in front of Gobert. His average data in those 3 games was 29.6 points per game. +8.3 rebounds + 51.8% shooting rate, and one of them was 42 points +12 rebounds. As long as the thick eyebrow brother is healthy this season, then Gobert is not what the Lakers need to worry about.
2. The Jazz's backcourt defense is not good
20-21 so far the Lakers' defensive efficiency is 104.5, the Jazz is 107.4, the Rockets are 107.6, and the 76ers are 107.9. This is the current situation. Among the top 4 teams in the league in efficiency, the Jazz owns Gobert, but their defense is only close to the Rockets and the 76ers, and they are still some distance away from the Lakers. Mitchell is an offensive player, Conley has been quite satisfactory so far in his career, Clarkson is the sixth man, Schroder is not the top backcourt, but he is enough to cause trouble to the Jazz.Coupled with LeBron James’ talent suppression of Ingles and Bogdanovic, as well as his offensive advantage of dislocation playing guards, if the Lakers VS Jazz, then the Lakers can find many defensive loopholes in them Come hit.
3. The depth of the Lakers lineup is better
The depth of the lineup is very important in the playoffs. The best role player of the Jazz is the former abandoned player Clarkson of the Lakers. His offense in the regular season is very good. Okay, but in the playoffs, his slightly average defense may make him the next Lu Wei, the kind of player who is difficult to put on the court easily. The Jazz have played more than 15 minutes per game so far this season, only 8 people, and the Lakers have 11 people. Minus the 5 starting players, the Jazz only have 3 normal substitute players and the Lakers have 6, which is double the number. In this special season, any player may suddenly miss the game, such as Kevin Durant. A better lineup gives the Lakers a higher fault tolerance rate, plus the two points mentioned above. , Maybe the view given by the US media is correct?