He had 37 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, while making 8-of-14 three-pointers. James cut this kind of data Lakers do not win the game is actually very telling, the current Lakers lack not only James's personal play, but the entire team has some problems! Obviously, the Grizzlies were pulled by the Lakers at the beginning, especially James' consecutive goals, and the Grizzlies' biggest point difference was also behind more than double digits. But the Lakers' problems have also emerged, that is, it is not stable enough, when James can not score, the Lakers are less than one or two strong points, can not stabilize the advantage, the Lakers will be difficult.
Especially in the glue moment of the last quarter, the Grizzlies can take turns to score goals, and the Lakers played for half a day or the ball is still outside the three-point line, can not hit the basket at all, James and Wei Shao a pass is a mistake, a mistake Grizzlies is directly counterattack, and the Lakers are afraid of counterattack! Vogel has also been determined lately, desperately trying to play the five, James no. 5, melon no. 4, and the remaining three defenders as outside. What is the purpose? It is to enhance the Lakers' speed advantage and a certain sense of space, but many times the Lakers' lineup on the field is not well matched, and the power is not displayed at all.
You let Wei Shao take Bradley, Tucker, Howard and other people to play, that is really difficult for Wei less, the lineup space can not be opened, the ball is constantly transmitted on the outside line, the result is that no one dares to shoot, and no one can shoot. And at the critical moment, the Lakers always have a lineup of three guards and a forward or a four-guard and a forward on the court, so they force James to carry jackson's inside line under the basket, and rely on two forwards to guard the basket. A lot of times the speed of the Lakers is played, but the basket is also lost a lot of times, no height is equivalent to the backcourt rebound is not easy to fight.
And the Lakers can continue to live by James, as far as James's last six 30+ performances are concerned, it is completely full. Now the Lakers look at how many points James can score per game, if the Lakers are below 30 points, the Lakers are not enough, and when James plays less than 35 minutes in each game, the Lakers' situation is very passive. Many times need James to directly attack, the Lakers' ball is not open, whether it is Wei Shao, or others, do not have the stability of that score, the Lakers need James, and old Zhan this time is indeed full, but this is not enough!
The Lakers are now not only not only the lineup is not matched, but more or lack of major generals! At the beginning of the season, I don't know how many times the Lakers have changed the starting lineup, and there are many players who can't play the game, and there are not many people under Vogel who can use them. So the lakers' current state is not a normal state, the transaction can not be traded, the team has not even practiced once in a complete body, no one dares to say how the lineup is! The next game is still up to James, or to play thirty-seven or eight minutes, or to cut 30+ points per game.