On January 16, Beijing time, the NBA had a total of 10 games, of which the Lakers against the Nuggets and the Nets against the Pelicans are worth watching! After the Nets lost to the Thunder at 8:30 a.m., the team ranked third in the East with 26 wins and 15 losses, and the Pelicans ranked fourth from the bottom in the West with 16 wins and 26 losses, with a large gap between the two sides. The Nets managed to end a difficult five-day, four-game schedule, and this game against the Pelicans was a good start, and the Pelicans would need to work hard against the Nets led by Durant and Harden.
The Nets have only won 3 and lost 6 of their last nine games, and against the Pelicans, who are in good shape, the Nets need to be prepared to deal with it even at home. Irving, Ade, Harperia are absent, Clarkston is in doubt, Durant is back on leave, and the strong showdown with Pelicans star Ingram is worth paying attention to! The Nets and the Pelicans have played each other once this season, when the Nets beat the Pelicans 120-112, and I believe the Nets will go all out to beat the Pelicans and avoid a losing streak!
10 o'clock Lakers vs. Nuggets, the Lakers are currently in the west with 21 wins and 21 losses, the Nuggets are ranked sixth in the West with 21 wins and 19 losses, the two teams are only one win apart, this is actually a qualifying game, if the Nuggets win, it will be difficult for the Lakers to achieve sixth place in the West.
The 37-year-old James is not old, the performance is very strong, the last 12 games in 11 times to get 30+, the effect of playing center is really good, James's appearance has made the Lakers' ups and downs more stable, but the Lakers have also encountered trouble, after getting four consecutive wins, they have suffered two consecutive defeats, the Lakers have lost to the Grizzlies and kings.
Against the Nuggets with Jokic, the Lakers' five small starts should change, after all, the opposite Jokic will make James play center need to bear too much pressure, the last game was criticized wei Shao also need to find the state, in the absence of Davis to share the pressure for James, interestingly, Ming Ji said in the program that in the last 2 minutes of the game, if the Lakers are behind by 4 points, should not put a guard who has shot 20 three-point three-pointers this season on the court. This is actually a big blow to Wei Shao, after all, is his performance really so bad? Opinions vary, but I believe James will lead the team to avoid a three-game losing streak!