On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Lakers played at home against the Spurs. Recently, the Lakers are in trouble, Davis is injured to be absent for a period of time, and there are 6 players in the team to trigger the health and safety agreement, which also led to a decline in the strength of the team, suffering a wave of 3 consecutive losses, the record came to 16 wins and 16 losses, and the pressure came again.
In the starting lineup announced before the game, the Lakers once again chose to change sides, and the high-profile Howard finally entered the starting lineup, replacing Jordan Jr. as the starting center, and the other 4 were James, Westbrook, Tucker and Ellington. Howard was released from quarantine in the last game, but he didn't get a minute, and acting coach Fitzdale gave the explanation that he was not ready. If the Lakers are still excellent inside, it will be enough, but the team is forced to let James and Anthony take the No. 5 position, which is a bit of a heart.
Tucker Jr., who had a very sluggish performance in the last game, continued to start this time, and the team still trusted him. Tucker Jr., like Howard, also returned from the last game, but he played directly for 31 minutes, and his form was very dismal, only 1 of 13 shots, only 3 points were scored, and it was up to him to see if he could usher in a recovery this time.
This time facing the Spurs, it is also a good opportunity for the Lakers to end the losing streak, mainly relying on the play of James and Wei Shao, only if they usher in the outbreak, the team has a great chance of winning. Looking forward to their play, leading the team to stop the momentum of the losing streak, if they lose again, the winning rate will be less than 50%.