On January 1, Beijing time, the Lakers ushered in the final battle of 2021. The Lakers unveiled a starting lineup of Munch, Johnson, Bradley, Westbrook and James.
The Lakers desperately need a win to get out of the trough. In this game, they ushered in the return of Ariza, Reeves and Bazemore before the game, and all three of them can participate in this showdown with the Blazers.
Except for Thick Brow and Nunn, who are still recuperating, the Lakers have no one who can't fight because of isolation. Head coach Vogel also returned to the sidelines to conduct, and before the game, he also talked about the idea of building the team's lineup, "We believe in what we are building, believe that we have the opportunity to do something special this year. He said the team's small squad still has a lot of details to improve.
Previously, due to the double blow of the epidemic and injury, the Lakers' lineup was quite unstable. Currently, the Lakers are 17-19, ranking eighth in the West, and in 36 games they have used 20 different starting lineups.
Against the Blazers, with the return of Ariza, Reeves and Bazemore, Vogel continued to adjust the starting lineup. The starting lineup abandoned the Warcraft, with Munch, Johnson, Bradley, Westbrook and James joining forces to start.
This is the Lakers' 21st set of starts this season, in any case, for them, this showdown with the Blazers really can't afford to lose, after the Lone Ranger won, the Lakers have fallen to the eighth place in the West.