On December 30, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 99-104. In this campaign, the performance of Los Angeles Lakers player Horton Tucker is still very sluggish, he played 19 minutes, 2 of 7 with 4 points, 5 boards and 2 assists, plus or minus -7. At the same time, the US media has also counted a data showing that Tucker has behaved very awkwardly in the past 5 games.
According to statistics, Tucker has averaged only 7.2 points per game in the last five games, shooting a total of 14 of 48 shots, shooting only 29.2%. The details of the 5 sessions are as follows:
Tucker scored only four points against the Grizzlies, including 2-of-7 shooting; Tucker scored just two points against the Rockets, of which he shot 1-of-4; Tucker scored 14 points against the Nets, shooting 5-of-11; Tucker scored 13 points against the Spurs, shooting 5-of-13; and against the Suns, Tucker scored only 3 points on 1-of-13 shooting. What's more, in the last five games, Horton Tucker has made a total of 0-of-14 shooting from outside the three-point line.
You know, this summer, the Lakers even sent away Caruso in order to be able to keep Tucker, however, now it seems that the Lakers' decision is not the right one. After all, in the offseason at the time, the Lakers offered Tucker a three-year, $30.78 million contract. In order to keep Tucker, they did not even choose to renew Caruso's contract at one point.
After going to the Bulls, Caruso helped the team to 22 wins and 10 losses, ranking second in the East, and although Caruso's personal stats are not so good, with his help, the Bulls have performed very well in key moments. Therefore, seeing such a gap, will the Lakers feel that the original decision was wrong?