After the victory over the Magic, the Lakers finally ushered in a wave of two consecutive wins, compared to some of the previous difficult wins, the Lakers won these two games is relatively easy. However, the 8-18 Thunder and the 5-23 Magic are really not equal opponents for the Lakers who aspire to win the championship, and it is natural to win two games that should be won. However, in this game, the only thing that deserves the lakers fans' satisfaction is probably the 37-year-old James, in addition to the triple-double performance of 30+, James also gave three big hats in this game, and at the moment when James jumped high, it seems to really return to 5 years, 10 years or even 15 years ago.
After the game, Lakers coach Vogel, who had been questioned before, seemed to be able to breathe a sigh of relief and made a generous statement in the interview stage after the game. Speaking about James, who scored a triple-double in this game, Vogel said: "It's something we've done in the last two years and rarely this season, and I think the players are aware of it. They're trying to get to championship level and trying to get into the habit of winning in the regular season. James sets a good tone for us in this regard. When asked by the reporter about Vogel's feelings about coaching Anthony, Vogel believes that he enjoys the process of coaching Anthony, and he believes that the stability of melons and the ability to finish have a very positive impact on the whole team. Obviously, Vogel's "rainbow fart" is also talking about the hearts of the two veterans, but some fans said that in the current situation of the Lakers, it seems to be a little inappropriate to say the three words "championship".
In this game against the Magic, the Lakers mainly won in the third quarter, playing a 36-10 single-quarter score, locking up the winning momentum of the game in one fell swoop. However, after the start of the fourth quarter of the game, the five small lineups sent by Vogel almost caused the Lakers to "overturn" again, and the young Magic team played wave after wave of attacks, directly chasing the original 23-point backward disadvantage back to only 10 points, so Vogel was forced to call out two consecutive timeouts, intending to stop the Magic's counterattack momentum, but after the first time the time was returned, the Lakers' entire defensive system was still like a scattered sand. After Howard returned to the court, whenever Howard was forced to change defenses to the outside, the Lakers' penalty area was like a free market, allowing magic players to go in and out, effortlessly, and even a player who made up for the basket did not even have a player to make up for it. Just think, if the Lakers encounter a stronger opponent, they can completely use this pain point of the Lakers to punish indefinitely, because after the change of defense, the position of the Lakers' defensive players is difficult to pose a threat to the defensive end.
For Vogel, he still seems to be too "tolerant" of his players, from leading by 23 points to being chased back by only 10 points, think about it, if you meet the team coached by Du Feng, I am afraid that these players have long been "spitting out" by Du Guidance (you can't be tough!). You soft egg! ）。 However, the current Lakers team is not what Vogel wants to scold, James, Davis, Anthony, Westbrook, Rondo.... Among the active players, they can be regarded as the "big guys" on the NBA, even if Vogel has anger, I am afraid that he can only output to some young players. Therefore, how to balance the mentality of all the players in a team, in the team crisis can rely on some tactics, words to inspire the team, is also a compulsory lesson for Vogel, even if the superstars are gathered, even if the players have personalities, you Vogel sitting on the Lakers' coaching position to bear such pressure, a rainbow fart is certainly far from enough.
However, fortunately, in the last ten games, the Lakers have completely taken off the hat of "Lake Three Collapse", with an average of 8.8 points more than the opponent in the third quarter of the game, compared to the previous -5.5 points, the Lakers have indeed improved a lot, and the team's current run-in degree has also been upgraded by a notch with James' comeback. However, for a team that aspires to win the championship, the current Lakers presents something far from enough, in the defensive end, especially when changing defenses and joint defenses, how not to lose position and make effective defenses is also a big test for Vogel and these veterans with an average age of 30+.