On January 10, Beijing time, today's NBA regular season was held as usual, and the Warriors ushered in Thompson's comeback, and all the fans fell into a boil. Seeing that the former opponent warriors can usher in the comeback of the general, James's side still needs to endure the shortage of manpower. After the Warriors' game, the Lakers also had a very exciting big game with the Grizzlies, but the scene showed a one-sided situation. In the end, the Grizzlies successfully defeated the Lakers' 9-game winning streak, and as for the Lakers, morale was low, and even the head coach made not-so-good remarks.
Vogel said after the game that many people had a very tough night together today, and this is also related to the Grizzlies' tough defense. This sentence should not have appeared in the mouth of a manager, because this statement is undoubtedly just a shirking of responsibility, he did not find the reason for himself and the team, but instead blamed the team's failure on the opponent's defense is too tough, which is a very rare situation. In fact, according to the trend of the game, this is not the opponent's defense is too tough, but the Lakers' offense and defense are too crotch-pulling.
By the time the game was halfway through, the Lakers were the only one on the team, James, who scored double-doubles, and James alone scored 23 points through 9-of-13 shooting. Even so, the Lakers are still behind the Grizzlies, because except for James, there is no player in the Lakers who can get the scoring double after halftime, even With tens of millions of salaries, Westbrook can't do it. And James is almost carrying the team on his own, but James is never the James he once was, he is indeed old.
Since the thick eyebrow brother was injured, James has started wave after wave of scoring frenzy, and James, who has scored 30 consecutive points, has gradually found his 18-year form. However, the Lakers are still losing more and winning less, and now the Lakers' record is only 21 wins and 20 points, barely ranking seventh in the West, and if they are not careful, they may not miss the playoffs. Fans are also quite heartbroken after seeing James's performance, just take the Grizzlies' game, Westbrook only scored 6 points in the whole game, how can such a performance be called an all-star player?
With 30+ in 10 of the last 11 games and an average of 34+9.5+6 per game, fans really can't ask James to do anything more. Now we should focus the Lakers' problems on Westbrook and Vogel and other role players, and the biggest problem is obviously in Westbrook. Wei Shao's problem is not a day or two, his defense and attack are sporadic, sometimes it can erupt, but most of the time Wei Shao is just a useless person who hurts the team.
If the Lakers really want to help James alleviate a little pressure now, they need to bring the whole lineup to life, and the most critical place is to trade Westbrook away. If there was no Westbrook, even James with Harrell and Kuzma and other players could not have played the current record, and it is clear that the role of Westbrook is not as good as the role of several role players combined. And Vogel's problem is also very big, in the face of Howard and other effective players, he still can't trust, and it is simply unbearable to abandon Howard many times.
At the same time, it must be said that the Lakers' current spirit does not look like a team aiming for a championship at all, and their situation on the defensive end is getting worse and worse, even James himself can not play an example on the defensive end. After all, James is old, and his mental strength has also declined, and he can't motivate his teammates all the time. At this time, the Lakers need an old future with a belief in winning to lead the team, otherwise the Lakers can only be a round of travel this season.
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