This season, the Lakers and the Nets have formed a very luxurious lineup, each with a combination of the Big Three, but for various reasons, the Lakers and the Nets have encountered a lot of trouble this season, and the Big Three combination is useless.
On the Nets side, Irving has not played for the Nets this season because he insists on not vaccinating, so they actually do not have the Big Three, only Durant and Harden. Moreover, Harden's status has also been seriously declining this season, so the burden has fallen on Durant. Under Durant's leadership, the Nets still ranked first in the East.
On the Lakers side, although the big three can play, they have not played a few games together, first James was absent for a period of time due to injury, and now the thick eyebrows are injured and stopped, to be absent for a month, and Wei Shao, although the attendance rate is very high, but the state of ups and downs is also very large.
In contrast, James is still the Lakers' best performer, scoring 30+ in half of the game this season, and the Result is that the Lakers' record is still very bad, with a win rate of less than 50%, but fortunately it is still sixth in the West.
Durant and James have had a tough season, and the luxury lineup hasn't helped them much, both of them averaging 37 minutes per game this season, tied for second place in the league, behind Only VanVleet.
You know, James is about to turn 37, one of the oldest players in the league, and Durant is 33 years old, and he has suffered a serious injury from a ruptured Achilles tendon, but the two of them are at the top of the league in playing time, which is obviously abnormal.
If it weren't for the Nets and Lakers struggling so hard this season, Durant and James wouldn't have played so long and consumed so much. However, this also proves that Durant and James are indeed very powerful, still have a strong dominance, and Durant is a popular candidate for MVP.
The nets are still in much better condition than the Lakers, and as Irving is about to return, their strength will become stronger and stronger, it is a championship hit, and the Lakers are in trouble, the lineup has been uneven, the record is also very bad, winning the championship is still a very distant thing, or like last season, first play into the playoffs.