115-122, the Lakers suffered a five-game losing streak against the Nets. The ending is not satisfactory, but through the game itself, we can faintly see the three "signs", James officially transformed, and the three are difficult to stay in the team.
First, James transformed into the fifth position.
James had 39 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block
Six minutes into the first quarter, howard had 2 points and three rebounds and an efficiency of -10, Fitzdale took him down and never appeared again. In addition to the poor state of the Warcraft, one of the main reasons is that the Lakers let James play the fifth position of the mini lineup, and the effect is as follows:
Three-pointers of 3 of 9, James 11 of 16 from two-pointers, and then 2 of 45 from mid-range, in the paint zone, James was actually 9 of 11 extremely efficient, with 39 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and the efficiency value of the game was +9, and the effect was excellent. So it can be concluded that this season, James is likely to officially transition to the fifth position of the mini lineup, and the purpose?
Second, Wei Shao is bound to stay in the team.
Westbrook had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists
So far this season, the issue of Westbrook has been controversial, in this game, his projection problem has once again highlighted, 4 of 20 only 13 points, especially the last-minute dunk is covered by the basket, he is not the Lakers' eagerly needed superstar, and the personal ball-holding style of play is not compatible with James, but, two years of nearly 90 million salary makes it difficult for him to be traded, so in order to make James and Westbrook achieve communion, there is the above, James transformation of the fifth position decision.
James mainly plays the fifth position, can release the possession, Wei Shao can return to normal mode to hold the ball in hand, do not have to change the type to play no ball, the effect, Wei Shao in the first three quarters of 11 assists only 3 mistakes, the whole game 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists returned to the three-point king mode. Note that In addition to the poor shooting feel, luck is also part of the matter, after all, he has an overall shooting rate of 45% this season.
If James's transformation of the fifth position is successful and can allow Wei Shao to comfortably integrate into the team system, then Wei Shao will basically stay with the Lakers and not leave, but some people are not so lucky.
Three, three people are difficult to stay on the team.
Stanley Johnson is expected to stay in the squad
Thomas Jr., Gemellio Jones, Mason Jones, three 10-day short-term contract players did not get the opportunity to appear today, and as the Lakers several major rotation players ended isolation, the above three will get fewer and fewer opportunities, note that the team signed today Collison and Stanley Johnson, the overall effect of offense, defense and experience is better than the above three, so Thomas Jr. and two Jones, basically bid farewell to the Lakers' short career.
To add, Stanley Johnson, 2015 No. 8 show, 198 cm tall, 110 kg, arm span up to 212 cm, professional forward, and only 25 years old, suitable for the lack of front, older Lakers, and contributed 7 points today, the effect of defending Harden is very good, very promising to eventually stay in the Lakers.
Although the Lakers are in the midst of five consecutive losses, the above three "signs" are still very favorable for the team, at least they have cleared up the general direction of the season, thick eyebrows and James mainly play the fifth position, in order to facilitate The integration of Wei Shao into the team system, what is currently lacking is the personnel neatness and running-in problem.