US media column data proves that the Lakers are back on track Zhan Huang can lead the team to lock in the top five in the West

Lakers in the last 7 games 5 wins and 2 losses, the US media "sircharlesincharge" believes that after experiencing the struggle at the beginning of the season, the Lakers have slowly returned to the right track, their attack and defense have begun to improve, if they can stay healthy, the Lakers can finally lock in the top five in the West.

After exchanging Westbrook in the offseason, the Lakers were given high expectations by the outside world, but in the opening stage of the season, the Lakers showed the outside world more of a struggle, Westbrook's integration did not seem so smooth, and his weakness of not being good at shooting could not alleviate the Lakers' space problems, which made him often swim outside the team's offense.

Not only Westbrook, the Lakers' plight is also reflected in other aspects, injuries have been plagued by this team, Ariza and Nunn have been delayed in returning, and LeBron James has missed 10 games due to injuries.

In the use of centers, the Lakers are constantly experimenting, they first let Jordan Jr. and Thick Brow Brother partner the inside line, when they saw the space blockage, the Lakers put Thick Brow Brother in the fifth position, trying to let him play center, but Anthony Davis's outside shooting rate this season is extremely bad, and he can't play the effect of opening up space by playing center. Starting in December, Vogel has put Howard in the starting center position.

After the downturn at the beginning of the season, the Situation of the Lakers has changed somewhat in the past period of time, their stability in the game has improved, and the number of big wins has begun to increase, rather than spending the last minute with the opponent to decide the winner. Did the Lakers really solve their problem completely? This will need to be observed for some time.

But from the court performance, Westbrook is getting more and more comfortable with the team, and in this team, he knows when to take over the game and when to make some sacrifices. James has also shown great form after his return, and although he is about to turn 37, Zhan Huang still plays at a very high level of competition on the court.

As the team gradually recovered, the Lakers began to slowly begin to reverse the unfavorable situation, in the last 11 games, they won 7 games, the team played like a team on the right track, during this time, the Lakers' offensive efficiency improved from the league's bottom ten to 14th, their defense was also among the top ten in the NBA during this time, and before that, the Lakers' defense was also ranked 20th.

The Lakers' progress is also reflected in their goal difference, which they have averaged 5.7 points per game in the last 11 games, ranking seventh in the league. In the 17 games during this period, the Lakers lost an average of 4.1 points per game, ranking 24th, which is a very obvious comparison.

All indications are that the Lakers can continue to move forward, and if this team can stay healthy, they should eventually lock in the top five in the West. Such a ranking is not high for the team with James, and this season, the Lakers have won 10-6 in the game in which Zhan Huang played.

Of course, the Lakers still have some areas that need to be improved, Anthony Davis has been in a slump in the past two seasons, he has not been able to find the feeling when he first arrived at the Lakers, only the thick eyebrow brother recovered the state, the Lakers can really find competitiveness.