In the year-end showdown, the original Nets against the Lakers should be the most eye-catching game, the Lakers have James, Davis and Westbrook three All-Star players, and the Nets are Irving, Durant and Harden three stars, the original set of duels can be said to be star-studded. But Irving can't play because of vaccine problems, and Davis is also absent because of injuries, which also makes the star taste in this group of duels a little dim!
From the top of the personnel, the Lakers side is affected by the quarantine, Munch, Ariza, Rivers, Bradley and Bazemore should not be able to play, and Nunn has not yet appeared because of injuries. The team has two core players in this game, James and Westbrook, and the role players are only Anthony, Tucker, Howard and Thomas Jr., and the depth of the lineup is actually very limited!
On the Nets side, in addition to Irving not being able to play, Sharp, Thomas and Edwards have just triggered a health and safety agreement to determine that they can't play, harden, Millsap and Carter have been exposed to health and safety agreements and can play. Durant previously triggered a health and safety agreement on December 18, and this game can be played if the league changes the time of quarantine, otherwise it will be difficult to play. But the good news is that the team has been able to assemble an 8-man lineup for the year-end battle!
Judging from the recent state of the two teams, the Nets have previously postponed the game, and recently their physical fitness is completely no problem, and even if it is an away game, there is actually a certain chance, especially Harden, who may come back after a long period of rest and may find the feel. On the Lakers side, although James and Westbrook are in good shape, it is difficult for the team's role players to stand up to help them, in recent games they are in very bad shape, it is difficult to be called a strong team, this game against the Nets even at home is difficult to have any advantage!
So in this game, from the lineup of the two teams, the two sides are basically equal, can not say that there is too much advantage, but the Nets may have a better mental outlook, if Durant can play, then they will not have much problem winning. But even if Durant can't play, they still have a chance to win the in-form Lakers under Harden's leadership!