On December 16, Beijing time, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Lone Ranger by 3 points on the road today, and achieved three consecutive wins, and the young Rivers cut down 15 points and 7 rebounds, and completed a three-point kill with 0.9 seconds left in the game. Before that, Westbrook's performance was also important, he scored five points in overtime and delivered the most crucial assist of the game, which directly killed the game. James sent 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists this game, although the data has dropped significantly from the past few games, but after the return of thick eyebrows, james's data decline may be inevitable.
Thick-browed brother performed poorly in the first half, only 1 of 5 in the first quarter, and in the second quarter he suddenly opened up, hitting all 4 shots in the first four shots of a single quarter, and finally 8 of 18, contributing a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds. It is worth mentioning that this is the Lakers' sixth overtime game of the season, they have achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, it seems that without entering overtime, the Lakers do not know how to win. In the past eight games, the Lakers have achieved a record of 6 wins and 2 losses, which is very impressive, it seems that the big three seem to be getting better and better, and the chemistry is getting deeper and deeper.
The Lakers won three straight, and good news came out after the game. According to Lakers coach Vogel, Ariza may return next week, and Nunn will be a little later than Ariza, but the timing of the two comeback is very similar. What good is Ariza coming back? First, he is a 3D player, mainly defensive, supplemented by offense, defense is one of the Lakers' biggest weaknesses this season, Ariza's comeback can not be said to make the Lakers' defense rise several notches, at least when he is on the court, the defense will be better than Anthony.
In addition, Ariza has a good three-point shooting ability, which is exactly the player that James and Westbrook want to partner. James and Westbrook's breakthrough ability is still very threatening, if the other side does not take the bag clip, they can easily enter the inside line to score, if the other side takes the bag clip, the two can pass the ball to the outside shooter, Ariza's return, will give the Lakers an extra shooting choice on the outside line; Nunn is also a defensive toughman, he had a 38.1% three-point shooting rate last season, and his comeback will enrich the Lakers' bench.
Nunn may not be able to play the role of a substitute soldier, but believes that his effect will be better than That of Bazemore. In this way, all the Lakers players can play together, the lineup is well run-in, and James and Thick Brow can also get more rest time to reduce the risk of injury. The Lakers' offensive ability of this lineup is actually very strong, and the defense has Munch, Howard, Bradley, Ariza and Ellington, etc., not very secondary, depending on how Vogel uses it. The two big substitutes are about to make a comeback, congratulations to Westbrook, your championship is getting closer and closer.