The Lakers, who have lost four straight, met the Nets in a year-end battle, and if the season starts, this game will definitely be called a Finals preview. The league also scheduled the game in prime time, which backfired, and due to various reasons, many players from both sides could not play. Among them, the Nets have Durant, Irving, Harden, Harris and other reusable core players can not play.
This is actually the Lakers' best chance to end their losing streak, but the game process is not like this. The Nets had a firm grip on their advantage in the first three quarters, and in the third quarter they hit an offensive climax to stretch the point difference to 20 points.
The result at that time was indeed quite unexpected, and the Lakers collapsed in the few minutes that Old Zhan had just left the court. So in the early part of the fourth quarter, the Lakers once again chose to let Old Zhan play to see if they could reverse the decline. The fact is that after Lao Zhan came on, the field underwent earth-shaking changes.
The Lakers took the opportunity to play an offensive climax, and when there were more than forty seconds left in the game, the Lakers once chased the score and saw the hope of reversal. At the critical moment, Clarkston played 2+1 to seal the win, and the Lakers lost again.
Throughout the game, Lao Zhan is a well-deserved MVP, 39 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and in the first half, Wei Shao controlled the ball and Old Zhan went to play without the ball, and he scored 22 points at halftime. In the second half, when the team needed him to organize the team, he assisted his teammates to score consecutive points and cut points in key moments to give the team hope of victory.
In the final quarter of the game, the Lakers at least let us see some hope, this team has a certain talent, depending on the degree of effort in the end. In addition to Old Zhan, today the Lakers have two performances that must give them a thumbs up, one is melon, and the other is Munch.
20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists + 3 three-pointers
One of the worst things about the Lakers last season was that their shooting stability on the outside was too poor, and Pelinka also focused on reinforcing this point in the offseason this year. But now they can rely on melons and Munch, especially Munch, a young general, who has seen a little bit of the shadow of the former JR in him, and they all have great self-confidence and dare to shoot at key moments.
Being able to play such a performance after a period of isolation and just coming back is worth cultivating. I have always felt that there is a problem with the Lakers' starting lineup, take today's game, let the Warcraft start, the team still arranged James, Westbrook, Tucker and Ellington to be partners.
The Lakers' lineup has three possession points on the court, Tucker's outside shooting effect is not ideal, plus Westbrook and the in-form Ellington. The Lakers' space is very small, and in this lineup, Tucker is difficult to really play his strength.
To be honest, Tucker has a certain potential as a player, but he needs to find the right position, and I really don't know why the Lakers always like to let him start. In fact, Munch is a player who is very suitable for old Zhan, he is also able to attack with the ball, and has a good three-point ability.
I believe that after the comeback of the thick eyebrows, the Lakers' starting lineup will continue to adjust, and it has to be said that Munch is a major discovery of the Lakers this season, and he is a player who should be reused. Tucker more time to go to the second lineup to play their own energy, I don't know how to judge the Lakers' lineup?