The Lakers have replaced 18 sets of starting leagues this season The strongest five-man group has no Zhan Huang figure

One of the important reasons why the Lakers have not had a good record this season is that they do not have a stable lineup. The data shows that the Lakers have changed 18 different starting sets this season, and in the year of the 2020 championship, the team used a total of 12 starting lineups throughout the season.

The Lakers' roster is changing so fast that even LeBron James has begun to complain about the uncertainty of the team. Of course, most teams in the league have similar problems due to the epidemic, but the Lakers are particularly serious. "Apart from me, Westbrook and Anthony Davis, what should be the other starters?" James came on the pitch and said so.

Today, the Lakers have a record of 16 wins and 17 losses, but they have used 18 different starting lineups, the league has the most, and none of these 18 starting lineups have been used more than 4 times. The team that shares some of the same problems with the Lakers is the Philadelphia 76ers, but they have a starting lineup that has been used in 10 games. For reference, the Lakers only used a total of 12 different starting lineups in the regular season of the 2019-20 season, and in the end they also won the championship trophy.

Obviously, the lineup is not the only reason for the Lakers' current predicament, but in the game with the Spurs, we can clearly see the difference between the Lakers and the Spurs. In the whole game, the Spurs only had 6 turnovers, their system is clear, and everyone knows what role they play in the tactics. The Lakers played a bit of a mess, they let Isaiah Thomas play 21 minutes and Jones play 11 minutes, and two weeks ago, both of them were not on the Lakers' big roster.

Assistant coach Fitzdale also knows that others don't have enough manpower, and he doesn't have many people available to him due to injuries and health and safety protocols. 'Unfortunately, that's part of the season and we always take a hit when we try to find rhythm and continuity.'

This season, some teams with more stable lineups can often play very good records, such as the Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors, and this season, they all have a five-man group that has played more than 340 minutes. During this period, their 100-game goal difference is also very good, and these players are not only playing together this season, last season they have established a very good tacit understanding.

In contrast, if you want to find the Lakers in this list, you have to slide down to 90th, and this season, the Lakers' longest-used set of five-man sets is Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Anthony, Bradley and Horton Tucker, who played a total of 53 minutes together and scored +11.8. LeBron James is not even on that list, and there are now two players in the lineup who can't play.

James, Anthony Davis and Westbrook have played just 15 games together this season, and it's clear that's not their game plan. It is foreseeable that in the next game, the Lakers will continue to be plagued by the problem of mistakes, they have regressed on the defensive end, and the players play together without even having fun.

And this change continues, today, the Lakers announced the signing of Darren Collison, a guard who has not played in the NBA for two years, in addition, the Lakers also signed Stanley Johnson, these two signings show that the Lakers' lineup problems are still continuing.

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