Are the Lakers fighting the Nuggets changing? The data shows that one-man partner Zhan Huang can improve the defense

In recent times, the Lakers have been experimenting with a small-ball lineup. However, the next game against the Nuggets, the Purple and Gold Army may have some adjustments, the US media "silverscreenandroll" believes that the Lakers will reuse Howard in the next game, the team will also find a balance between the five small lineups and the traditional lineup.

James has been a full-time center for the Lakers over the past, but against the Nuggets, Howard could come in handy. This game is not a repeat of the 2020 Western Conference Finals, the rosters of both teams have changed, the Nuggets are missing Jamal Murray and Michael Potter Jr., and the Lakers' Anthony Davis will also be on the sidelines. The Lakers have changed more than the Nuggets, who have found Westbrook, who has gone downhill this season, causing the team to become more unstable.

The Lakers currently have 21 wins and 21 losses, and the Nuggets have a record of 21 wins and 19 losses, in this game, how should the Lakers line up? Will they stick with the five-small lineup, or will they switch to a traditional lineup, or will they mix it up?

Since the fall of the thick eyebrow brother, James has been the Lakers' number one center candidate. Stanley Johnson, Anthony and Ariza have also made cameo appearances in the center, which means that the time when the Lakers used a traditional lineup is gone. Since Dec. 24, Jordan Jr. has been deprecated in eight of his nine games, with the only one playing was playing trash time. Howard has only gone into the normal rotation in just four of the 12 games since thick-browed absences.

It is precisely because of the lack of centers that the Lakers' offense has become more open, and they have averaged 114.4 points per game in the past 12 games, compared with only 106.3 points before the thick eyebrow brother was injured.

The 3-4 shooters around James increased the lineup space and strengthened the team's offense, but the defense of the five small lineups showed a diametrically opposed impact, in 12 games, although the firepower increased, the team conceded an average of 115.5 points per game (107.1 points before the thick eyebrows were injured), which made the Lakers' net winning points still negative.

The damage to the Lakers under no big town guard was obvious, and in the loss to the Kings, they let the opponent score 70 points on the inside, the highest of the season. In the previous game of losing to the Grizzlies, the Lakers also let the opponent score 62 points in the box, ranking third this season.

In fact, in the game against the Kings, the Lakers have made some adjustments, they let Howard play 15 minutes, when the Monsters on the court partnered With Zhan Huang, the Lakers' defense did get better, their points conceded per hundred rounds became 93.8 points, the team's defensive efficiency is closest to his Austin Reeves, but his defensive efficiency is 113.3, which proves that other players have this data even worse.

After two consecutive defeats, the Lakers have reached the moment of adjustment, facing Jokic, the outside world has reason to believe that the Lakers will reuse Howard, in the 2020 Western Conference finals, it is Howard's defense that annoys Jokic, he can use his own strength to resist the latter, making his offense more difficult. However, Mr. Yo's passing ability can not be ignored, he can use his own pulling power to deliver shells for teammates, which means that the Lakers may not blindly use a large lineup.

Considering that Howard is currently plagued by a knee injury, when it comes to how the Lakers will arrange the lineup, coach Vogel did not promise to change the lineup. "We'll depend on the situation. I think it's important for us to pull Jokic out and let him defend our outside players as much as possible while letting us pull away space on the offensive end, but I'm not going to say what kind of squad we're going to use right now. ”

Vogel obviously sold a pass, how exactly did the Lakers deploy? This will not be revealed until the game.