On December 22, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Suns 90-108 at home, suffering three consecutive losses. In this game, James tried his best, he scored 34 points, Westbrook also had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and Ariza scored 12 points. However, it is a pity that only these three players on the team score in double figures, and other players do not perform well, compared to many players of the Suns who scored in double figures, the Lakers were not as good as their opponents in overall play, which also led to the team's eventual defeat.
In this game, the Performance of Lakers bench point guard Thomas Jr. was crotch-pulling, he played on the bench for 26 minutes, 11 shots, 1 of 11 shots, 6 of 6 three-pointers, only got 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, in addition to 2 turnovers and 5 fouls, personal performance is very sluggish, compared to his first two games, his performance in this campaign is undoubtedly disappointing.
As a player signed by the Lakers on a short contract, Thomas Jr. did not grasp the opportunity, played very badly in the game, did not have a strong presence at both ends of the attack and defense, and did not play his best offense, in the game, he could not give the team enough help. It is worth mentioning that since the Lakers signed Thomas Jr., the team's record is 0 wins and 3 losses, and it has not yet won a game, and according to the current state, it is difficult for Thomas Jr. to stay in the Lakers.
Many fans may say that in the game against the Suns, Tucker performed the same crotch, he shot 1 of 13 in the whole game, 8 of 8 three-pointers and only scored 3 points, and performed worse than Thomas Jr. in the game. But what we need to know is that Tucker signed a long contract with the Lakers, and he is still very young, and the Lakers attach great importance to his cultivation. On the other hand, Thomas Jr., he can return to the NBA, this is because the Lakers lineup is very incomplete, the team hopes to have enough players to play, which is the main reason why they signed Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr. and Tucker are in completely different situations, Tucker has the conditions to play a few consecutive games of slump performance, but Thomas Jr. does not have such treatment, because he himself was signed by the Lakers with a short contract, and the team did not give him a formal long contract. Without knowing whether he could stay on the team, Thomas Jr. played 11-of-11 and 6-of-0 three-pointers, which was indeed very sluggish.
In the author's opinion, Thomas Jr. returned to the NBA this time, he needs to recognize his positioning in the team, rather than blind shooting, in the case of the defensive end can not give the team help, his main role for the team is to attack. And if his performance on the offensive end is still crotch, then he will not be of great help to the team, and the Lakers will most likely not leave him. Personally, I think that in the limited playing time, Thomas Jr. still needs to do his own task, don't think about performing himself, if the shooting feel is not good, play inefficient game performance, then he wants to stay in the Lakers, the probability will not be very large.