Beijing time on December 26, the Lakers today played another defeat, this time they faced the championship favorite Brooklyn Nets, the Lakers once narrowed the score to 3 points, but Wei Wei less key ball missed, Harden sent a desperate assist, in the end, the Purple and Gold Army lost to the opponent with a 7-point disadvantage, suffered five consecutive losses, the score was fixed at 115-122. The Lakers' starting lineup of the game is Westbrook, James, Tucker, Ellington and Howard, but of the Five Tigers, only James's performance is a little comforting.
Although Wei Shao cut a triple-double of 13+12+11, he only shot 4 of 20 in the whole game, and there were 3 turnovers, with a plus-minus of -23 the lowest in the game. During the game, Wei Shao appeared several times in the overhead basket missing the picture, which was very demoralizing. Tucker got 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and performed decently on the offensive end, however, when he was on the court, the Lakers lost 15 points, Ellington only had 3 points and 3 rebounds in this game, plus or minus -20, Howard was 1 of 0, only 2 points and 3 rebounds, plus or minus -10, if it were not for Anthony, Munch, these substitute players came out one after another, the Lakers would have been spent.
The performance of one person on the Lakers bench is crucial, and after this game, he may get a new contract again, because the Lakers need such a defensive player, this person is S-Johnson. Johnson played 27 minutes and 25 seconds, 2 of 4, with 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, which looked average in stats, but when he was on the court, the Lakers won 6 points. The most important reason why the coach let him play for so long is that he defended well, and in the fourth quarter, he faced Harden's defense directly, let the bearded man shoot many times without success, frequently hit the iron, and almost helped the team complete the big reversal.
It is worth mentioning that Thomas Jr. did not play for a second in this game, and he sat on the bench the whole time. Thomas Jr. played well in the first two games of joining the Lakers, and was promoted to the start in the second game, but the Lakers lost, and in the last two games, his performance was a disaster, with only 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in one game of 5, plus or minus -20, 1 of 11 in one game, only 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, plus or minus -1. Thomas Jr.'s performances in the first two games were eye-catching, but the last two exposed too many problems.
He is too short, when he faces the offensive players, he basically sends points, and the second, when he has no ball in hand, the offensive threat is not large, and it is difficult to make achievements at the defensive end, it can be said that it is useless, the Lakers have Wei Shao, James is there, he simply cannot get the ball, this game facing the Nets, Thomas Jr. is completely hidden in the snow, and his Lakers career is basically over. In these four games, Thomas Jr.'s average playing time is 25.3 minutes per game, the offensive end is not satisfactory, the defensive end is simply a big hole, not that the Lakers do not use him, but his personal ability is really not good.
Thomas Jr. originally asked Angie to take the train to carry cash to renew his contract, the result is that the birds do not bird him, the contract issued is far from his expectations, he is unwilling to accept, and finally chose to leave, since then his career has been declining, Thomas Jr.'s flaws are too obvious, and now he can play in the NBA is already a blessing.