On January 5, Beijing time, before the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Sacramento Kings, although the Lakers won two consecutive wins, the team's performance on the defensive end was inexhaustible. At the same time, the US media counted an embarrassing data.
According to statistics, before the injury of the thick eyebrow brother, the Lakers' defensive efficiency in the first 30 games of the season can rank ninth in the league. But after the thick eyebrow injury, the Lakers' defensive efficiency in the last 8 games fell to 24th in the league.
In the past 8 games, the Lakers have conceded an average of 114.9 points per game, ranking 26th in the league, of which 113.2 points have been conceded per 100 rounds. In the first 30 games of the season, the Lakers conceded only 107 points per 100 rounds.
For the Lakers, although James has been in good shape since he served as a center in recent days, the Lakers are still facing great problems, because there is no thick eyebrow brother sitting, the team's rebounding is difficult to guarantee, and even in the previous game, against the Timberwolves, the rebounding is only half of the opponent.
In addition, the Lakers' backcourt lineup is also a big problem. In December 2021, the Lakers and Thomas Jr. signed a 10-day short contract; four days later, the Lakers signed a two-way contract with Jones, signed a 10-day short contract with Gemellio Jones, and laid off Chandy Brown, who signed a two-way contract a month ago. Thomas Jr. also failed to stay with the Lakers after his 10-day short contract expired.