The NBA regular season continued, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 132-123 under the leadership of James, James got a triple-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and scored 30+ points in the fifth consecutive game, and the performance was still very good. However, from the high-level statistics, James's game was rarely suppressed by a person on the Rockets.
This guy is Rockets center Wood.
Since James played center from the beginning of the game, he and Wood have been in position for much longer than they went. And the data shows that whether it's offense or defense, James is at a disadvantage against Wood.
In the whole game, James played against Wood at the defensive end with 6 minutes and 59 seconds, and Wood had 17 points and 2 assists on 6-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-3 three-pointers and 2 free throws.
James, in turn, played 1:14 against Wood on the offensive end, and James scored 4 points on 1-of-3 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws.
Throughout the game, James faced the other players of the Rockets, whether offensively or defensively, as a whole, to occupy a greater advantage, but when facing Wood, it was quite rare, after all, Wood's fame and ability were far less than James, even if James was misplaced to play center, Wood could score in front of James so easily, which was very surprising, especially in three-pointers and 3 shots, which was far beyond Wood's average level.
On the field, Wood had 22 points and six rebounds on 8-of-12 shooting. It is worth mentioning that Wood has had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 26 points and 16 rebounds in the previous two games with the Lakers, which is also good, but at that time, he is more in place with Davis, or he can also be in Westbrook. But in this game, he can suppress James on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and his performance is really good.
Wood's performance may make the Rockets happier, as the Rockets have been exposed to be willing to trade Wood. Only when Wood plays better, his value will be higher, and he can exchange more chips for the Rockets, thus helping the Rockets to get more assets after trading Harden.