James served as the Lakers' starting point guard in the 2019-20 season, and now he is placed in the starting center position by Lakers acting coach Fitzdale. Fitzdale's reasoning was that James played the No. 5 position well. So how strong is James playing center? The data shows that the net efficiency value of the Lakers' starting five tigers in this game is negative, but when Anthony replaced the starting Stanley Johnson, the Lakers were constructed into a golden kill, winning 51.9 points per 100 rounds.
The Lakers beat the Rockets on December 29, largely on this lineup — Westbrook, Munch, Bradley, Anthony and James. Fitzdale used the starting lineup of Westbrook + Munch + Bradley + Stanley Johnson + James, of which Stanley Johnson just joined the Lakers and had only played 1 game for the Lakers.
This hasty starter lacks chemistry, so we see that in a game with the Rockets, the Lakers lost points in the first and third quarters, the Lakers fell behind 34-35 in the first quarter, and the Lakers fell behind 30-35 in the third quarter.
In this game, the Lakers used Westbrook + Munch + Bradley + Stanley Johnson + James to play 13 minutes, the offensive efficiency value was 113.8, the defensive efficiency value was 126.7, and the net efficiency value was -12.9, that is, 12.9 points lost in 100 rounds. In this game, Stanley Johnson's plus-minus is -7, while James, Westbrook, Bradley and Munch are all positive and negative.
When Stanley Johnson switched to melon Anthony, the Lakers formed a golden kill - Westbrook + Munch + Bradley + Anthony + James, which has been used in a total of 3 games this season, and the Lakers have won in these 3 games, playing a total of 13 minutes, with an offensive efficiency value of 151.9, a defensive efficiency value of 100.0, a net efficiency value of +51.9, and a 100-round win of 51.9 points.
Specifically, it fell to the game between the Lakers and the Rockets, and the Lakers have repeatedly relied on this set of golden killings to stabilize the situation. With 8 minutes and 56 seconds left in the second quarter to 7 minutes and 32 seconds left in the second quarter, the Lakers used this lineup, and in 1 and a half minutes, the Lakers won the Rockets by 6 points. Anthony was then replaced by Tucker Jr., and the Lakers played for more than 3 minutes with a plus-minus of 0.
The Lakers then replaced Anthony for Tucker Jr., who was in poor shape, and in about 3 minutes, the Lakers won 5 points. In the final moments of the final quarter, the Lakers used this lineup to play for about 4 minutes and won the Rockets by 5 points. In this game, the Lakers played about 10 minutes with this lineup alone, winning as many as 16 points against the Rockets.
James is now the new representative in NBA history who can play five positions. In the history of the Lakers, Magic Johnson has made a guest appearance as a center by a point guard, and he is seen as a player template who can play five positions. Later, Garnett and Odom were both seen by the outside world as players who could play five positions. James is truly practicing in the NBA from one to five. In this game against the Rockets, the Lakers shined four stars, and James, Westbrook, Munch and Anthony all cut 20+. It is believed that in future games, the Lakers will still reuse this set of offensive sharp killings.