On January 5, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In today's Western Focus game, the Lakers will face the Kings at home. Prior to this game, the Lakers were 8th in the West with 19 wins and 19 losses, and the Kings were 10th in the West with 16 wins and 22 losses.
Before the game began, the Lakers officially released the starting lineup for the game, which were: Ariza, Bradley, Munch, James, Westbrook. It was the Lakers' 21st starting lineup of the season, and veteran Ariza ushered in the first start this season.
James has recently maintained a super high attendance since his absence due to injuries and suspensions at the start of the season, and this game will be his 16th consecutive starter, setting his personal record for consecutive appearances this season. In his last 8 games, James has averaged 25+, including 7 30+. As a 37-year-old veteran, such a performance is really admirable.
Vogel spoke about Westbrook and Tucker before the game, saying: "Although Westbrook made a lot of mistakes in the last game (9 times), he did help us and he was a winner! Tucker hasn't felt good lately, but we believe in his shooting ability, he'll find a three-pointer, and he'll grow into a good defender. ”
Lakers coach Vogel said about Nunn before the game, saying: "Nunn will get a lot of playing time after his comeback, and we will see if he can adapt to the Lakers system and play around the core of the team." ”
In the training video before the game, It can be seen that Nunn has been practicing the bottom corner three-pointer and shooting all 4.
It is worth mentioning that before this game, the Lakers have won 3 in the last 4 games, getting rid of the haze of the previous 5 consecutive losses, and they have the hope of continuing the winning streak today.