The Lakers lost to the Spurs 110:138 today, and the Spurs blasted 138 points at the Lakers' home court today, where did the Lakers' defense go? In the second half, we saw a speechless scene, the Lakers actually sent a combination of Westbrook, Thomas Jr., Rondo, Tucker and Anthony, this combination is not tall, to project without projection, to defend is not to defend. The average height of the four players on the outside is only 1.84 meters, please note that the average height is only 1.84 meters. Short defenders like Chris Paul are close to 1.85 meters tall in shoes. Anthony, a 2.03-meter-tall and 37-year-old veteran, playing center forward is more like nonsense. Isn't it points to let veteran Anthony carry spurs' young and strong center?
By the second half, the Lakers' momentum of losing points was getting stronger and stronger, just like the flood could not be stopped. The Spurs slashed 138 points at the Lakers' home court and beat the Lakers hard, getting a hearty victory. As for the Lakers, the losing streak continues. James scored 36 points and turned it into useless work.
The Lakers seem to be trying to mess up, although they are still in the top 8 in the West, but the winning percentage and record have not met people's expectations. If the Lakers' current goal is to compete for the title, they should at least be in the top 5 in the West. Putting aside the record and the factors of the lineup run-in, the Lakers played well and badly on the court, and the team's status except for James and Westbrook's other main players was fluctuating. James and Westbrook both scored 30 points today, but how did the other players perform?
Let's focus on the coaching staff, no matter who the Lakers' current head coach is, their coaching ability has been marked with a big question mark. Let's analyze why the Lakers put up a lineup of four small outside lineups. The Lakers seem to want to embrace the NBA trend and play a small lineup. However, the highlight of the small lineup is that it is fast and accurate, rather than simply short. The Lakers' four outside the line averaged 1.84 meters tall, and also put two points that Taclodo could not shoot on the court. Not sure what the Lakers were thinking.
Although Thomas Jr. can attack, the defensive end is too flawed, and it is a failure for Anthony to play center. Anthony has never played as a center at the peak of his career, so what is it thinking to let the 37-year-old melon carry the center? Old Zhan probably couldn't imagine that when he was 36 years old, he should have restrained and saved his physical strength to prepare for the playoffs, but he was also put in the center position by the team. James does have this ability to play center, but the consumption is too great.
Due to the Lakers' short outside height, the Spurs threw 18 three-pointers today with nearly 50% three-point shooting. A three-pointer is far behind the Lakers. Coupled with the Lakers' defensive flaws and mistakes, the Spurs pulled the score wide open. The game seems to be a warning to Lakers fans that the Lakers seem to want to mess up, and it starts with the coaching staff. The Lakers' poor placement and rotation are an important factor in losing.
Even though James and Westbrook were on the floor, they couldn't fill the hole in the team's coaching staff. If the Lakers want to win in the future, in addition to staying healthy, the rotation of the coaching staff is also very important. If it is still such a platoon, it will be difficult for the Lakers to reach the playoffs this year. It's not just talk. Dear readers, how do you evaluate the Lakers' platooning in this game? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.