On December 22, Beijing time, the Lakers swallowed a bitter defeat, and the most disappointing thing about this battle was actually not Tucker, nor Thomas Jr., but the starting Jordan Jr. In the game, he staged a continuous eye defense for one round, blowing up the Lakers fans, and the Monster did not even have a minute to play.
That's right, Tucker, who was released from isolation in this game, returned, shooting 1 of 13 from the field, 8 of 3-pointers, and playing iron like crazy. Thomas Jr. shot 1-of-11 and 6-of-6 from three-point range, similarly lost. However, the two still had some hard work on the court, and Thomas Jr. fought until 5 fouls.
The most disappointing is Jordan Jr., as the Lakers' starting center, the whole game, he played 15 minutes, 1 shot 0, scored 1 point, grabbed 8 rebounds, plus-minus -26, the worst on the team. Look at his Ayton in place, shooting 9-of-11 from the field, efficiently cutting down 19 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
In the third quarter of the game, 8 minutes and 56 seconds, the Suns attacked the position at half-time, Bridges broke through to the free throw line with the ball, faced Jordan Jr.'s defense, stopped and jumped to shoot, And Jordan Jr. completely gave up the defense and directly watched him shoot. What is more heart-wrenching is that Bridges missed the jump shot, Jordan Jr. did not struggle to grab the rebound, the rebound was grabbed by Ayton, and then staged the eye defense again, watching Ayton play big, easily eating Ellington to win, and Jordan Jr. only watched the play on the side.
Seeing Jordan Jr.'s defensive performance, some Lakers fans were so angry that they directly exploded. In this battle, Jordan Jr. was present in the Lakers' offensive efficiency of 52.9 points per 100 rounds, and the defensive efficiency lost 129.4 points per 100 rounds, with a net efficiency of -76.5, the worst in the team.
In addition, according to statistics, Jordan Jr. played 15 minutes, and the plus-minus of -26 is the second-worst plus-minus value among Lakers players who have played at least 15 minutes since 2000. So far this season, he has an aggregate plus-minus of -92, the second lowest of at least 350 minutes of appearances.
In this case, the Warcraft was directly abandoned, a minute of playing time is not, from the official statistics after the game, the reason why the Warcraft did not play is the coach's decision, it seems that the Lakers are difficult to have a big move in the lineup, the coaching team should shuffle.