Fitzdale let James play center in the whole game, insisting on using a "small lineup", see how Wei Shao evaluated?
The Lakers beat the Rockets 132-123, stopping a five-game losing streak, which is what everyone hopes, in the absence of players such as Thick Brow, Ariza, Reeves, etc., it is not easy to win a victory, this game is remarkable, but there is a most obvious feature, this game Fitzdale decisively changed the lineup, do not use the center, why, Fitzdale said, because in the face of the small, fast-paced Rockets, must tit-for-tat, take countermeasures, do not use the center, let James play a center bet, The bet was won.
ESPN Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin tweeted: "Two seasons ago, LeBron helped the Lakers win the championship as a point guard. Tonight, he plays as a starting center in Houston. Indeed, since Joining the Lakers, James has always been a point guard, and two seasons have been used to it, which has also allowed James to rest, reserve energy and avoid more injuries.
James played the starting center, from the perspective of this victory, it is indeed a good effect, James is also very happy, playing in the wind and water, the first quarter cut 13 points, to help the Lakers take the lead, gave the Rockets a downhill power, James cut 32 points, broke the record of 36,000 points, but there is a saying, such a fight, James physically consuming a lot, and also easy to injure, just worry about whether James can stick to the end for a long time, this is indeed a problem, so James playing center can occasionally, according to different teams, Still, the center should be used alternately to ensure James is healthy.
After the game, Lakers guard Wei Shao accepted an interview with media reporters, Wei Shao made it clear that as the season continues to deepen, the Lakers can make good use of the small ball lineup, and continue to improve, further enhance this style of play, it can be seen that Wei Shao is very fond of this "small lineup", at the beginning of the season, Wei Shao shouted that it is fast-paced and to make the Lakers the best "running team" in the league.
In this game, Wei Shao did play well, he started for 35 minutes, shot 17 of 10, three-pointers 2 of 2, contributed 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals for the team, another triple-double, Wei Shao fired the first shot for the Lakers today, a breakthrough layup opened the curtain, the last minute of the first quarter, Wei Shao was another dragon layup, another left side hit, the first quarter was a wonderful performance of Wei Shao.
In the second quarter, Wei Shao came up to attack the basket, but unfortunately made a foul 2 penalty 0, but Wei Shao immediately used a three-pointer to make up for it, and then Wei Shao twice burst into the basket to hit all the hits, and it was the last 1 and a half minutes, Wei Shao's dunk set off a climax, igniting the whole field, James shot in response, Gua Ge a three-point rush to help, the Lakers set off a wave of counterattack tide, and the score was reversed.
In the second half, Wei Shao's attack is still surging and charging, the third quarter of a whistle three points to impress everyone, Wei Shao today's three-point shot is accurate, it is also rare in the past, the last quarter of Wei Shao's two breakthrough layups, crashing into the wall, killing the Blood Road for the Lakers, in short, today James and Wei Shao are doing their best, come up with the determination to fight a battle, the Lakers play "small lineup" is indeed in line with Wei Shao's way of playing, James playing center does make the attack appear more fluent, the Lakers also won a victory today.
However, the Lakers after all the old players more, James after all one day is 37 years old, the old Zhan so play the body must not be consumed, so non-stop running, the whole team is estimated to be less body to carry, so, the use of the lineup should be flexible, encounter some teams have tough big men, the Lakers can deal with it, such as and the Nets that game, the Lakers inside line suffered losses, so what kind of lineup the Lakers use, but also let the center participate, different situations have changed, blindly using the "small lineup" is definitely not feasible, Wei Shao is happy, but James is tired!