The Rockets were still timid at the end of the quarter, their bodies were full of childishness, and the Lakers seized the opportunity to finally win the game, ending a terrible five-game losing streak, and the Rockets had to swallow a five-game losing streak. For the Rockets, the failure is not a big deal, and jaylen Green has 24 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals on 8 of 16 shooting, including 9 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, which is what the Rockets want to see. If Green can keep improving, losing some games won't be a big deal for the Rockets.
For the Lakers, this is a much-needed victory, and it is difficult to imagine what kind of public opinion the Lakers will have when they lose to the countdown Rockets. However, the Lakers really have nothing to be proud of when they win the game, first, the Rockets are weaker, and the Lakers only locked in the win at the last moment, most of the whole game, the Lakers and the countdown Rockets came and went, which is not a normal situation. LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Malik Munch and Carmelo Anthony all scored 20+, but the Lakers are still very glued with the Rockets, which can actually reflect the Lakers' problems on the defensive end, hoping that they can solve the situation of weak defense.
In the absence of Anthony Davis, the Lakers are relying on James and Westbrook, in the past six games, James has performed well, Westbrook is still up and down, but the overall state is not bad. In fact, in the past six games, although the Lakers have only achieved a bad result of 1 win and 5 losses, they have made some adjustments and changes, of which James has changed the most, and even said that he has made a "compromise".
We all know that the main problem of the Lakers is the integration of James and Westbrook, both of them are ball-holding type players, accustomed to controlling the ball and being a distributor, but there is only one ball, once James holds the ball, Westbrook can only have no ball, Westbrook holds the ball, James can only have no ball. Unfortunately, James and Westbrook are not masters of the ball, once there is no ball in hand, many times they become walkers on the court, which has a great impact on the Lakers' offense, after all, this is equivalent to four to five.
So, how to avoid James or Westbrook holding the ball, the other person walking this situation is extremely important for the Lakers. There is no good way to avoid this situation, the most direct is that James and Westbrook take the initiative to make adjustments. Judging by his current performance, James has made a change, he is working to change his role, and with Westbrook on the floor at the same time, James can contribute as much as possible on the no-ball end. Since entering the league in 2003, James's goal assist rate has basically been around 30%, and the most changed is actually the Heat period, when James's goal assist rate reached about 40%.
In the past six games, James's goal assist rate has reached 50.7%, which is an extremely rare situation for James, because when his career goal assist rate reached 40%, it was already a minority, and it did not reach 50% at all, which shows that James is indeed making adjustments. In the game, he added attack modes such as empty cut and catch the ball, and the effect was relatively good. This not only solves the problem of incompatibility between James and Wei Shao, but also allows Wei Shao to find his previous self.
In the first 35 games, the Lakers' record is 17 wins and 18 losses, the winning rate is less than 50%, such a performance can certainly not satisfy the team management, but the Lakers still retain some hope this season, if James is getting better and better on the no-ball end, the Lakers' offensive system will become more and more fluent, plus the team's defense will be improved after Davis' return, the Lakers are still worth looking forward to. Of course, I hope that James' high goal assist rate can be maintained, otherwise it will be abandoned.
Text/Duncan's laugh