On January 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season fierce battle is in full swing, the Lakers host the Timberwolves, although the process is tortuous, but with the outstanding performance at both ends of the attack and defense in the last quarter, or 108-103 thrilling defeat to the opponent, to achieve two consecutive wins. It was also the team's third win in the last four games, which is expected to help them out of the previous wave of decline and on the road to winning.
In addition to the last 4 wins and 3 wins, the Lakers have another good news after this game. According to Jacob Rude, a reporter for the local Media "Silver Screen and Roll" in Los Angeles, although there is no specific comeback schedule, Davis, who has missed many games due to injury, is expected to return at the end of this month.
As one of the team's big three, in the 27 games this season, The Thick Brow Brother can average 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2 blocks, shooting 52.1%, and his importance to the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is self-evident. Since the deterioration of Achilles tendonitis, the Lakers' internal line is almost facing an embarrassing situation where no one is available, whether it is Jordan Jr. or Howard, can not fill the gap, helplessly, the team can only let James in the past few games cameo center, although James has performed well during this period, but this is not a long-term solution.
In the past 8 games, James has averaged 34.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.9 steals, 1.5 blocks per game, shooting 56.8% from the field and 40.9% from three-point range, and his excellent competitive form is the key to the team's recent victories, but if the team wants to stabilize the playoff seat or even return to the discussion of the championship, it will undoubtedly need other teammates to stand up.
In the case of the continuous absence of the thick eyebrow brother, Westbrook should have stepped forward to share the pressure for James, but so far this season, the former regular season MVP has averaged only 19.6 points per game, averaging only 30.2% of three-point shooting per game, and even averaging as many as 4.8 turnovers per game. Obviously, Wei Shao is unreliable, or needs a comeback to share the pressure for James.