The Lakers narrowly beat the Kings!
The Lakers, who played at home today, finally withstood the pressure and they defeated the Kings to win 3 straight. This season's Lakers can achieve a winning streak has been a very difficult thing. Today, to be able to defeat the Kings, the Lakers mainly benefit from the following factors.
First: Old Zhan is still stable + dominates the game at key moments
In the whole game, James, who only scored 17 points in the first three quarters, scored 14 points in the final quarter, including 2 consecutive three-pointers and a 2+0 at key moments, and personally cut 10 consecutive points to help the team establish an advantage.
Second: Munch continued to be in excellent shape after the start
After the Christmas war, Munch was put in the starting position, and after starting, Munch became the most trusted helper around The Old Zhan, he was confident enough, also stable enough, he scored 24 points again today, and hit 6 three-pointers, it is clear that he has become the biggest gain of the Lakers this season.
Third: Warcraft comes into play
When the small lineup was really unbearable, Vogel reused the Warcraft, and he had 14 points and 14 rebounds in just 21 minutes of playing time, including seven frontcourt rebounds. It turns out that the Lakers can't live without monsters, he is a treasure of the Lakers, and whether he can play a role depends on Vogel's platoon deployment.
Fourth: Westbrook 0 turnovers and Tucker's small outbursts
Wei Shao has been criticized for his mistakes, and his mistakes have become a lingering problem for the Lakers. Today's Westbrook reduced his ball holding, and finally he didn't make a mistake in a game. There is also the outbreak of Tucker Jr. today, he scored 19 points and 6 assists, which is what the Lakers are most looking forward to Tucker, after all, the team in addition to the Big Three is basically a player signed with a basic salary, and Tucker is a player signed by the Lakers with 3 years and 32 million, and it is time to eat dumplings!
The Lakers' strongest killing move emerged
Today's Lakers mainly win at key moments, so how do Lakers arrange tactics at key moments? In fact, we all look in the eyes, the most trusted player of the Lakers at the critical moment is definitely Old Zhan, at this time Old Zhan is very clear-headed, so he keeps blocking and dismantling with Munch.
Because Munch has a strong shooting ability, the opponent first dare not choose revenge, and is forced to change defenses. After the change of defense, the player responsible for defending Munch needs to face Lao Zhan, and today, taking advantage of this, Lao Zhan can have multiple choices. If the opponent is a big player, old Zhan can break through him, if it is a small player, he can shoot three points.
After the blocking, a little slower back, the old Jan will choose to pass to Munch at the first time, and he will get a good three-point opportunity. Munch is unambiguous in key moments, he is not only a good three-point shooter, but also has the ability to hit the basket.
Such a strategy will put the opponent in a dilemma, and today the Lakers used this to end the game. In fact, we all know that at the critical moment, the team basically relies on their strongest two players to block the demolition, in the first season after the thick eyebrows joined the Lakers, the key moments of Zhan Mei blocking and dismantling can always play an effect, and now the old Zhan finally found a better way to solve the problem, this season he is finally no longer alone.
I have to say that after winning the championship, the state of thick eyebrows has declined a lot. Before he had two major threats on the court, first of all, thick eyebrows have a strong shooting ability, and after blocking and dismantling with Old Zhan, he can choose to attack the basket, can choose to shoot from mid-range, or can choose a three-point shot. This season's three-point shooting rate is only 18%, and when the thick eyebrows lose the threat they should have, this effect will decrease, which is why we rarely see Zhan Mei block this season.
Today's Lakers are starting to feel a little back on track, and this day fans have been looking forward to it for a long time, of course, they have not yet played against a real strong team. The Lakers need a tough fight to prove themselves, and it remains to be seen whether they can continue to perform strongly in the next game!