On December 26, Beijing time, the NBA Christmas War ended, which was the first important game day of the 21-22 season, followed by the All-Star Game. Focus events like Christmas Wars and All-Stars can increase the attention of the NBA. And today's 5 games, bucks and Knicks, Warriors, Nets and other teams have won the game. There are almost no upset scenes, and superstars like James, Curry, Harden, Alphabet Brother and other superstars have also played very bright performances, overall, this year's Christmas war is wonderful, but there is no special story and surprise.
The net and Lakers showdown is not as exciting as imagined, and the most important reason is the absence of durant and James, two historic stars, which greatly reduces the excitement of the game. What was originally KD and Harden vs. Zhan Mei has now become Harden and Mills vs. Zhan Huang and Wei Shao, and in the end, the Nets won the game.
It was the team's second star, the Nets' Mills, who scored 34 points and rode the savior multiple times in the fourth quarter, while the Lakers' Westbrook dragged his feet, scoring only 13 points on 4-of-20 shooting. Wei Shao was also scolded by American netizens as the first on Twitter hot search, which shows that the audience has seen how bad Wei Shao's performance is. However, James is very generous, although Wei Shao has become a burden, but the old Zhan said that Wei Shao played very hard and had no opinion on his performance.
The showdown between Harden and James, the two have their own strengths, almost indistinguishable. Harden's Nets won, and Bearded got a big triple-double, and the stats were more luxurious than James's. But Old Zhan is more efficient, and his dominance at key moments is much stronger than Harden's, but he can only blame it for not having helpers. Harden cut 36 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, while James scored 39 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block on 14-of-25 shooting, and Old Zhan almost cut 40+, almost led the team to win, the 20-point gap was erased, and finally lost to Westbrook.
The Lakers' loss is not terrible, the horror is the pattern of the West, the current Western League has fallen to this point, the Lakers suffered 5 consecutive losses, however, the record can still rank in the top eight in the West, 16 wins and 18 losses, the winning rate is only 47%. The ranking does not mean that the Lakers are the top teams in the West, the playoff teams, but that in addition to the first-tier teams in the West, half of the other teams feel that they are in a mess. The Lakers are definitely trying to win, but unfortunately they can't win, they have lost 5 consecutive games, still in the top eight, such things in the past, almost will not appear.
Among the teams in the West, the Warriors and the Suns, the Jazz will most likely be the top three teams in the West, while the Grizzlies, Lone Rangers, and Nuggets are likely to enter the playoffs, and the Clippers may fall behind because George's ligaments are torn and the return date is undecided. Also the most likely to fall behind is the Lakers, thick eyebrows are only absent for a few days, it has been 5 consecutive losses, and thick eyebrows from the return, may take at least three weeks, the Lakers so lost, may be the bottom team in the West.
The Lakers don't have to worry too much, because many teams in the West don't want to win, the Lakers often lose, and some teams can lose consecutively. The Spurs are tenth in the West with 13 wins and 18 losses, and it is well known that after trading DeRozan, the Spurs pressed the rebuild button. The Trail Blazers are 11th in the West with 13 wins and 19 losses, the Kings and pelicans, thunder, rockets four teams, the core members of the Western Fish belly group, the next few years may still be like this, the Pelicans although they have Zion Williamson, but can not maintain attendance, pelicans do not want to win.
So many teams in the West are in a bad situation, and the Lakers enter the playoffs, which is not too much of a problem, but how about entering the top eight of the West? This Lakers, regardless of facing any team of the Warriors, Suns and Jazz, does not have an advantage on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and is likely to be a runner. In fact, the Lakers' winning capital is James and Davis, thick eyebrows are frequently injured, and old Zhan is old, relying on him to play unrealistically. Therefore, the Lakers are like this this season, when Pelinka decided to build a team with a glass physique of thick eyebrows, it should be thought of today's situation, thick eyebrows can not play, you must let James play more, however, old Zhan is old, can not change the trend of the game with his own strength, the Lakers lose is also reasonable.
The 21-22 season is already halfway through, and for the Lakers, there is still a chance to change the situation. Before the deal deadline in February, if the Lakers can make a few good reinforcements, change the rotation lineup, the Lakers enter the playoffs, there may be the strength of other strong teams PK, but if you still rely on the current veterans, the Lakers have the most first-round trips, in the playoff team, the Lakers are estimated to be able to beat no one.