On December 30, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Los Angeles Lakers went to Memphis today to challenge the Grizzlies. Coincidentally, today is also James's 37th birthday, so fans are very hopeful that the Lakers can win a big victory to celebrate James' birthday. But the reality is very bone, there is no thick eyebrow Brother Lakers, is not the opponent of the Grizzlies at all, Morant frantically cut 41 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, led the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter to counterattack the Lakers, and finally won 104-99 against the Lakers. Although James is still brave, shooting 13 of 25 from the field, 8 of 14 from outside the three-point line, slashing 37 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, but still can't save the Lakers.
After this battle, the Lakers' record came to 17 wins and 19 losses, although it continued to rank seventh in the West, but the eighth-ranked Lone Rangers and the ninth-ranked Timberwolves had a record of 16 wins and 18 losses, and if they were not careful, the Lakers were likely to fall to the ninth position in the West again. In the next five games, the Lakers will face the Five Teams of the Blazers, Timberwolves, Kings, Hawks and Grizzlies at home, and if there is no thick eyebrow brother to help, the Lakers' next five games will probably be more than losing more and winning less. In addition to the Lone Rangers and Timberwolves, the Spurs, Kings, and Blazers are also eyeing the top eight tigers in the West, and although the Blazers have a record of only 13 wins and 21 losses, ranking 12th in the West, they are only three wins away from the Lakers.
Although James is still 37 years old, but the state is still very good, currently averaging 28 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks, shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate are as high as 52% and 36.9%, respectively, personal data is not lost to Curry and Durant, but because the team's record is bad, so it failed to enter the MVP selection. The current Lakers team is also reminiscent of the Lakers team 9 years ago. The Lakers also formed a luxurious lineup that year, and the combination of Kobe, Gasol, Nash, Howard, and Artest made fans happy, but the aging of the lineup and injury problems made them difficult in the regular season. In the end, Kobe Bryant broke the Achilles tendon and barely managed to take the Lakers to seventh in the West, but in the first round of the playoffs they were swept by the Spurs.
That season, Bryant averaged 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6 assists per game, but the playing time was also as high as 38.7 minutes, and this season James's average playing time reached 37.1 minutes, already at the forefront of the league, there is no doubt that the Lakers are currently overusing James. The next Schedule for the Lakers will be more difficult, and if the Lakers overuse James in this way, there will be great injury risks.
The current Lakers team is full of problems, and if you want to completely solve these problems, the Lakers must first open the knife to Wei Shao. Although Wei Shao's data this season is still very good, but because of the problem of ball style, it is difficult for him to integrate into this Lakers team, and if the Lakers can trade him out in exchange for an All-Star level player, they may really be able to come back to life. But Westbrook's $44 million salary this season has deterred many teams. Of course, some experts have also put forward an idea, that is, the Lakers might as well give up this season to completely mess up, let James and the thick eyebrow brother recuperate well, and then shoot at next year's trading market and draft meeting, which may also be a good way!