Beijing time December 20, recently, the NBA was affected by the epidemic, there have been nearly a hundred players & coaches triggered health and safety agreements, the league announced that five games were postponed, to say that the two most affected teams, certainly not the Lakers and the Nets, it seems that the situation has been very grim, in addition to the news mentioned above, there are many news worth paying attention to, the author made a simple summary for you, summarized as follows: official announcement! The Lakers suffered a double whammy, thick eyebrows spread bad news, Booker returned, and Wiggins was quarantined.
The Lakers suffered a double whammy
The first blow, official news, Lakers coach Vogel triggered the league's health and safety agreement, will miss today's game with the Bulls. The Lakers already have a number of players quarantined, Howard, Bradley and Munch are among them, and now the manager is also immune, which will affect the team's military heart, during Vogel's absence, the Lakers will be commanded by assistant coach Fitzdale; the second blow, in addition to Vogel, player Bezmore also triggered the league's health and safety agreement, and he will not be able to appear today.
Bazemore played well in the last game against the Timberwolves, he cut 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, the attack and defense are very comprehensive, the Lakers are already short of people, Bazemore's absence will make the team stretched in terms of employment, fortunately, Ariza's return in today's game is expected to replace Bazemore's role, but he still needs time to adapt to the intensity of the game.
Thick eyebrows spread bad news again
The Los Angeles Lakers announced yesterday that Anthony Davis suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will be sidelined for at least four weeks. But then, sports injury analyst Evan Jeffries talked about Davis' injury, saying that the left medial collateral ligament of AD was at least a second-degree sprain, and the official timetable was given for at least 4 weeks of absence, jeffries believes Davis expects to be on a 6-week break. Jeffries also used Dudley as a reference, the veteran suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee last season, chose not to undergo surgery, and eventually missed about 10 weeks of games.
So far this season, Davis has appeared in 27 appearances, averaging 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 2 blocks per game. If the thick eyebrows are suspended for about 10 weeks, then the Lakers' playoff spot is likely to be lost, because the team not only has too many injuries, but also faces opponents that are not weak. The Lakers' biggest goal now should be to keep the top eight positions in the West, and as for the championship, take one step at a time.
Booker made a comeback
According to the sun's official news, sources revealed that Booker made a comeback in today's game against the Hornets, and Booker has now appeared in the game. Booker has missed seven consecutive games due to a hamstring injury, and so far this season, he has averaged 23.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game. At 9 a.m. this morning, the Suns played the Hornets at home, and the team's current record is 23 wins and 5 losses, ranking 1st in the West. In the seven games booked by Booker, the Suns have won 5 and lost 2, and the record is still very impressive, and Booker's return will greatly reduce the pressure on Paul's attack and defense.
Wiggins was quarantined
The Warriors' official injury report shows that Wiggins triggered a health and safety agreement. Just three days earlier, Wiggins had a head-to-head with Poole during training, which triggered a health and safety agreement that night. That means he'll miss tomorrow's Warriors game against the Kings, and it's worth mentioning that it will be the second time Wiggins hasn't played this season, and in 30 games this season, he's had an extremely high attendance, playing a total of 29 games, and yesterday's game against the Raptors was his first game off.
Wiggins, who has averaged 18.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and 40.8 percent from three-point range this season, has become an indispensable player for the Warriors on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Wiggins can't replace Durant, but no one on the Warriors can replace him, so he'll get at least about a week off, which is somehow beneficial and harmless.