The Lakers win the Timberwolves! James played hard but still efficiently! Westbrook mistake on doubles!

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On January 3, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves.

Although the Timberwolves are not ranked high, they have beaten the Lakers twice this season. The first was a sudden wave of hit the Lakers who couldn't play, and the second time was when Towns was tough and suppressed Davis. That game had two unfriendly aspects for the Lakers, first, Davis was both average and suffered injuries that would have to be nursed for at least a month, and second, it was the only game in James' last dozen games that had performed below his personal average. In addition to the game against the Timberwolves, James is playing the scoring champion, MVP and the league's first-man status.

The friendliness of the game for the Lakers is that Towns and Russell are absent, leaving only edwards, the former champion. Edwards is obviously not strong enough to lead the Lakers to a single-core team war, and he has not established absolute authority in the league or even the Timberwolves, and is the future team leader, but at this stage, the right to speak is obviously not as good as Towns, and even Russell. It's not about cohesion, it's about the usual tactical direction, so Edwards' performance is no different from that of the average super rookie, such as the Rockets' Jaylen Green.

Especially without Towns, so the Lakers once again abandoned Howard and Jordan Jr., allowing James to play the starting center for the third time in his career, and then play five small. However, the Timberwolves do not have tough enough centers such as Towns and Reed, the whole team is young and motivated, and the defensive efficiency is higher than that of the Lakers who have significantly improved in this regard at this stage. So James played quite hard, and he also had to take care of activating the whole team.

In a fluid game, the Lakers' criticized players will make old mistakes, such as Westbrook's mistakes and Tucker's lack of stability. But there are also bright spots, Munch maintains his usual talent cashing effect on the Lakers, and the tacit understanding with the Hall of Fame supergiants is very good. Previously, he was with Anthony, mainly responsible for passing. Now with James, the mission is to end the round. Unlike pitchers scoring three-pointers, which is one of his operations, Munch still has no ball at the tactical execution level. In addition, johnson, who is still one of the Lakers' most active players in single defense. But that's a phase, and it's not the key to the Lakers winning and winning the championship.

In the second half, the Timberwolves completed their first comeback. This is both the offensive momentum of the Timberwolves and the limited attack of the Lakers. Unlike players, a team's offense and defense are tied together, and while some teams do attack strongly or weakly or win defensively, on average to each round, it is a counterproductive relationship. The only answer to the Lakers' offense is to "give the ball to James," and James' usual way to solve the problem is to punch into the box and create mass destruction, whether it's making the opponent pay foul on the free throw line or directly scoring. The Lakers, reminded by James's actions, hit a wave of streams to prevent the Timberwolves from establishing a lead.

The Lakers started again in the fourth quarter, or the defense worked. James showed fatigue when he fought until the timeout, but once he entered the actual battle, he was full of aggression, the defensive end could make all kinds of steals and scientific positions, and the offensive end still fulfilled his promise of not adding shots to score efficiently. While players like Anthony and Munch can also save the Lakers with points, Bradley understands the tactics. The Lakers played hilariously, regained the lead, and left the Timberwolves without a rule, and Reid, who scored as easily as James in the first half, looked worthless. Antoni plus three plus one, Bradley scored the whistle ball. James was called MVP several times. Ultimately, the Lakers won the Timberwolves! James played hard but was still efficient! Westbrook mistake on doubles! Edwards performed average!