On December 13, 2021, Beijing time, in the Lakers' game against the Magic, the Lakers did not play easily in the first half of the game, and they were constantly bitten by the opponent. But the game entered the third quarter, the Lakers suddenly broke out, and the single quarter scored 36:10, completely opening the gap. In the end, the Lakers defeated the opponent 106:94 and won this game!
The Lakers' victory in this game is actually a matter of course, after all, the overall strength of the team still has a very big advantage over the opponent. But in such a situation, they did not win easily, in large part because of the team's personnel problems. The current good news for the team in terms of staffing is that the team's front gate Ariza should return soon!
According to NBA reporter Dave McMenamin, Lakers player Ariza is expected to train with the Lakers' development league team, the South Bay Lakers, tomorrow. In addition to Ariza, Rondo and Bazemore are also training with the South Bay Lakers! Ariza has already started training, it should be not far from his comeback, if he can come back as soon as possible, there is a huge improvement for the overall lineup of the Lakers!
At present, the Lakers still have a big problem on the defensive end, although Ariza is not young, but his physical condition can make him have a good defensive effect on the court, and he is an experienced veteran, who knows when to do something and how to use his body to defend. So his comeback has a huge improvement for the Lakers' defense, the most important point is that he has a stable outside shooting ability, and he has shown a perfect 3D state when he was in the Rockets before, which should be able to bring enough threat to the Lakers on the outside!
So no matter from which point of view, Ariza's comeback is very helpful to the team, Ariza, who has begun training so far, may complete his comeback in a short time, and the Lakers' change should soon come!