Recently, the NBA has encountered difficulties, and the core players of many teams have been absent in a large area, especially the top teams such as the Lakers, Nets, and Bulls, and have reached the point of signing some development league players to make up the number. The Lakers' situation is improving, and Westbrook has returned, but Lakers coach Vogel is still in isolation. On the Nets side, Durant and Harden, Aldridge and other cores will be absent for a few days, and the Bulls' DeRozan has played and is doing well. From now on, the teams with the most complete lineups are the Suns and Jazz.
The two hottest teams in the league are the Lakers and the Nets, both form a luxurious lineup, the Lakers are more than 8 All-Star players, not much, in addition to the Big Three is still in the year of playing, the others are close to retiring veterans, James is also 37 years old, still at the end of the peak, it is really amazing. And the Nets' record is good, even if KD and Harden have been absent for a while, or ranked first in the East, it is estimated that when the core players return to the team, the Nets' record will not decline too much.
At present, the Lakers have 6 players who miss the game because of triggering the health and safety agreement, namely Bazemore, Reeves, Munch, Tucker, Howard and Bradley, while the Nets' core of Durant, Harden, Aldridge and other cores are all absent, and Mills has become the Nets' number one star.
Just recently, the domestic basketball celebrity Su Qun talked about the absence of players from the Lakers and nets teams, and in his opinion, the Lakers have been more affected. Some fans asked, "Teacher Su, the Nets and the Lakers are now more miserable", and Su Qun responded, "It should be that the Lakers are more miserable, the Nets can at least postpone the game to avoid the limelight, and there is Durant in it."
The Lakers' situation is even more worrying, because the Nets have no suspense in entering the playoffs, but the Lakers are very suspenseful, and now rank seventh in the West with 16 wins and 15 losses, only 0.5 wins ahead of the eighth-place Timberwolves. Moreover, thick eyebrows are absent for a month due to injury, the Lakers may be left behind, and James cannot play 40 minutes on the field.
In Su Qun's view, whether the Lakers can enter the playoffs depends on the next month. The Lakers' opponents for the next 30 days are generally strong, including the Suns, Spurs, Nets, Rockets, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Timberwolves, Kings, Hawks, Grizzlies, Kings, Nuggets, Jazz, Pacers and Magic. In addition to the Rockets and Magic, other teams are playoff contenders, and whether the Lakers can win half of the games looks suspenseful. The luck of the main Lakers is also not good, in this month of thick eyebrow absence, frequent encounters with strong league teams, high probability can not play.
In contrast, after the Nets' game was postponed, this bought time for Durant to return, and the number of games Irving played seemed to be determined. According to Su Qun, Irving will make a comeback in the Nets' away game against the Blazers, and on December 24, the Nets play away from home, with 3 days to go.
Irving may indeed make a comeback in 3 days, and if he plays, I believe he will receive the most attention. The Nets have allowed Irving to play away games, it looks like they are going to have an impact on the championship, and Irving's playing is extremely ornamental, and after his return, I believe that the Nets' games will be better.