Today the Lakers sat at home again ushered in the Timberwolves' adjustment, and the two previous meetings with the Lakers this season ended in failure. After a terrible 5-game losing streak, the Lakers have won against the Rockets and trail Blazers, two slightly weaker teams, and facing the Timberwolves today is another test of the Lakers' small lineup.
Before the Lakers beat the Rockets and the Blazers have made bold attempts, they chose to let the old Zhan play the starting center, the final result is very ideal, but in fact, everyone knows in their hearts what kind of a reserve the Rockets and Blazers are inside. The Timberwolves they face today are very different, and even if Towns can't play, the Timberwolves still have a strong impact on the inside.
From the beginning of the game, the Lakers continued their previous good offensive form, and they quickly opened up the point difference and firmly occupied the initiative on the court. However, due to the height gap, coupled with the Timberwolves' athletic talent did make the Lakers' inner line tight, the Lakers continued to lose rebounds in the backcourt, the Timberwolves seized the opportunity to narrow the point difference little by little, and at the end of the half, the Lakers only led by 3 points.
But just after the end of the half, the Lakers appeared on the field some discordant pictures, only to see the old Zhan and the Lakers assistant coach Handy had a fierce discussion, I don't know what the two said specifically at that time, but from their expressions and actions can be seen, Handy is suspected of being dissatisfied with the old Zhan's last round of losing rebounds and being beaten to 2+1.
In fact, today's performance in the first half of the old Zhan has been outstanding enough, he scored 14 points and 4 assists on 4 of 6, can see that when he is on the court, the Lakers' offense can be solved, and when he is off the field, the Lakers are chased for points. In fact, the final attack of the half is a microcosm of the Lakers' entire half, and Vogel insists on using a small lineup, which is the inevitable result.
Hopefully, the controversy is benign, and hopefully the Lakers will find a solution to the problem as soon as possible in the second half. After all, before the Lakers faced the Timberwolves was a collapse in the third quarter, today they can withstand the pressure to win this game, we will see you in the second half!