The 4-game Lakers and the 8-game Grizzlies meet again!
Both teams have been in excellent form in recent times, and for the Lakers they have just recorded their longest four-game winning streak of the season, as have the Grizzlies, who have made a wave of eight straight wins after yesterday's win over the Clippers.
Today's home-playing Lakers for them this is the best opportunity to prove the small lineup, before they relied on the small lineup to get the effect, but to be honest, after all, the strength of the opponent they face has yet to be tested, and the Lakers can't explain too much problems although they win.
Old Zhan scored 23 points at halftime, and the Lakers trailed by 13 points!
In the just-concluded half- game, the Lakers trailed by 13 points, and Old Zhan scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 9-of-13 shooting in 19 minutes, but such a brilliant performance did not lead the team to the lead.
In fact, in the first quarter, Old Zhan's offensive form was very good, and he scored 12 points in the team's first 14 points. Today's Grizzlies strategy is very clear, Vogel continues to choose to use a small lineup, and the Grizzlies use this to constantly impact the Lakers' basket, and received very good results.
Old Zhan as a center makes the Lakers' offensive space a lot smoother, but the team's protective frame has problems. After all, the Grizzlies are a very holistic team, and compared with previous teams such as the Hawks, Rockets, and Trail Blazers, the Lakers have encountered difficult bones to gnaw.
I have to say that in the tough game, the only thing the Lakers can stand up for now is Lao Zhan. It was heart-wrenching to see him doing his best on the pitch. But this is the situation of the Lakers, and against the Grizzlies, Vogel's choice to continue to use a small lineup is not a wise move.
Of course, the game is not over yet, and the Lakers still have a chance to adjust themselves in the second half. But I would like to say that in the current situation, if Vogel does not use Howard, this game is probably hanging. One of the most obvious gaps in the half was the rebounding, with the Grizzlies grabbing 31 rebounds in the half, while the Lakers had just 18. Didn't Vogel really plan to activate Warcraft?