On January 8, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Atlanta Hawks. The Lakers have been in good shape recently, having won three straight games before. The Eagles have also gradually returned to the right track recently, winning three games and two wins. However, in terms of overall strength, the Lakers are still relatively dominant, so fans are more optimistic about the Lakers winning before the game.
In the first half of the game, the Lakers have been in the lead from the beginning, and established a 6-point lead in the first quarter. But in the second half of the second quarter, the Eagles gradually approached the score. In the first half, the Lakers' best performance was undoubtedly Munch. Munch shot 8-of-10 from the entire first half, 5-of-6 from three-point range, and scored 21 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, making him extremely efficient. In the six games before this game, Munch scored more than 15 points, and four of them scored more than 20 points, which was very good and was loved by many Lakers fans.
Munch's outstanding performance is arguably the Lakers' biggest windfall this season. Since Munch's contract with the Lakers is only 1 year, even many fans are looking forward to the team's early extension of Munch. James, as the core of the Lakers, also praised Munch. James has said in the interview before: "I've been trying to help him learn and put him in the right position, and I know how good his offensive talent is. "Now it seems that James is really not wrong, Munch's offensive talent is so good that he can throw the ball in as long as he is in the right position.
In recent games, Munch has really found the feeling that he can always be in the right place, his cooperation with James is becoming more and more skilled, and the stability of the shooting is getting higher and higher. It is precisely because of Munch's outstanding performance that the Lakers' recent performance is getting better and better. It can be said that Munch has become the new "knife guard" around James. If Munch can continue to maintain this performance, then by the time Davis returns, the Lakers will still have a strong competitiveness.
The Lakers and Munch are undoubtedly a win-win. You know, in this offseason, Munch has not been offered by other teams, just as long as the Lakers extend an olive branch. And now, Munch is using his best performance to help the Lakers win. I believe Munch will continue to surprise us.