Preface: The Lakers may have tasted the overall strength of the team without thick eyebrows. This season, Nongmei almost had one of the best seasons of his career, but after Nongmei was absent due to a foot injury, the Lakers looked very chaotic on both ends of the offense and de

Preface

The Lakers may have tasted the overall strength of the team without thick eyebrows . This season, Nongmei almost had one of the best seasons of his career, but after Nongmei was absent due to a foot injury, the Lakers looked very chaotic on both ends of the offense and defense. Since the Lakers announced that Big Eyebrow will miss at least a month, the Lakers' record is 1 win and 2 losses. This feeling of weakness was even more reflected in the last game against the Kings.

No matter what tactics Hamm uses or adjustments to the player lineup, he cannot stop the Kings' offensive. Although James still has absolute dominance, the strength of the role player lineup is too big, and it is difficult for the Lakers to match their opponents in every position. However, the next home game against the Hornets will be a good time for the Lakers to gain momentum. Lakers vs. and Hornets : The best chance to end the losing streak! One person can replace thick eyebrows, James should work hard!

The Hornets also suffered injuries, Westbrook is doubtful, Hamm cannot easily adjust

In short, without thick eyebrows, this will be a foreseeable and extremely bad period. This season, thick eyebrows have brought the offense and defense together to the greatest extent, and he has reached a dominant level in a way that has never been achieved in his career. When Nongmei left the lineup due to injury, it turned out to be a considerable loss. For the Lakers, the game against the Hornets is indeed a must-win victory.

The Hornets' core player Ball has been injured twice this season, Hayward has been injured once, Bridges 's continued fermentation has not subsided. This weakened the overall strength of the team's lineup. Before the game against the Lakers, the Hornets ranked 14th in the Eastern Conference with 8 wins and 24 losses. Due to an ankle injury, Ball only played 8 games for the Hornets this season, but the effect was very good. Ball scored a career-high 23.4 points and 8 assists, and shot 44.5% from the field.

In addition, Ball averaged 11.3 three-pointers per game, which is second only to Curry's 11.6 three-pointers in the league. However, Ball's outbreak did not affect the Hornets as a whole. The Hornets' offensive rating is the worst in the league, which stems from the constant injuries mentioned above and the lack of continuity in the lineup. Defensively, the Hornets' defensive rating is also the fourth-worst in the league.

Therefore, for the Lakers, this will be a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity. The Hornets just lost the game at the Clippers' home court by 21 points. Everything set the tone for the Lakers to win this game, but the Lakers also had injury problems of varying degrees. In addition to his thick eyebrows, Westbrook has already missed two games due to left foot soreness. This is a big difference from the past, which has to trigger a signal whether the Lakers are considering trading him.

In addition, Reeves, who has continued to break out this season, was also listed on the team's "questionable list" after missing 2 games due to a right ankle sprain. James also sprained his right ankle, but James should play against the Hornets. Therefore, if Reeves and Westbrook continue to be absent, Hamm should not change the lineup. Facing the Hornets' Plumlee, Thomas Bryant will be the best choice to replace the thick eyebrows as the starting center.

Thomas Bryant is very efficient. He played only 28 minutes in the last game against the Kings and scored 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. And Thomas has recently shown his ability to shoot from the outside, which is definitely a surprise for Hamm, because the reason why Hamm wanted Jones to be the starting center was because Jones showed some outside potential last season. Obviously, Thomas has stepped up during the thick eyebrow's absence.

During this period, Thomas played his best game, even this was difficult to bring more victories to the Lakers.The last game against the Kings also showed a loophole in the Lakers' lack of size. They were unable to effectively stop Sabonis, who scored 13 points, 21 rebounds, and 12 assists. This also makes the Lakers need to pay special attention to centers like Plumlee and McDaniels in the game against the Hornets.

In terms of starting lineup, Hamm can still use the lineup of James, Walker, Schroeder and Thomas Bryant, Beverley . It was once again emphasized that Thomas will become a very important player in the Lakers' interior. In the past three games, Thomas averaged 16.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Schroder and Walker can help the Lakers continue to output on the offensive end. Schroder's ball-holding ability prevents James from focusing too much energy on the organizational end. This is why Ham insists on putting Schroder in the starting lineup.

Conclusion

The game between the Lakers and the Hornets will be held at 11 am on December 22. The Hornets' injured list consists mostly of backcourt players. Martin had left knee surgery, Rozier had a right hip contusion, Dennis Smith Jr. had a left ankle sprain. Rozier has missed 2 games so far.