On January 3, Beijing time, when the thick eyebrow brother continued to be injured, Wei Shao's performance was mixed, who would support James? The 23-year-old new recruit Munch became Zhan Huang's latest "guard with a knife". Munch has scored a total of 100 points and 20+ points in 3 of his 5 games since he was released from isolation, and has averaged 20 points per game in the last 5 games, plus or minus +66 to pressure James to be the first in the team, which also makes Westbrook highly praise him, and bluntly says that his job is to pass the ball to him.
The Lakers signed too many veterans in the summer of 2021, but also brought in two young players, but Nunn is still in injury mode and has not played any regular season games for the Lakers so far. As for the other 23-year-old Munch, he has become a Surprise soldier role for the Lakers, and his continuous hot performance makes people see the possibility of him becoming james's best protector.
Looking at Munch since his comeback on December 26, he has played five games and continues to shine as the Lakers' second-highest scoring point on the offensive end:
Dec. 26 against the Nets: 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting and three three-pointers.
December 29 against the Rockets: 25 points on 7-of-14 shooting, 3 three-pointers.
Dec. 30 vs. Grizzlies: 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
Jan. 1 vs. Blazers: 18 points on 2 of 6-of-11 shooting.
Jan. 3 vs Timberwolves: 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting, four three-pointers.
Munch scored a total of 100 points in five games after his return, averaging 20 points per game, and Munch shot 57.4% from the field after his return, including 42.4% from outside three-point range and 16 of 16 free throws from 16.00. In Munch's 5 games back, his plus-minus during the game was as high as +66, even higher than James, who continued to run wild, ranking first in the Lakers' team.
It is based on Munch's powerful performance that Westbrook and Anthony have given him high praise, especially after the game, "Munch has been playing very aggressively recently, and my job is to continue to pass to him." ”
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)