On January 16, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and in the Lakers' away challenge to the Nuggets, they were behind from the beginning of the game, losing all four games, and losing more than one. They lost 5 points in the first quarter, 8 points in the second quarter, 10 points in the third quarter, 14 points in the fourth quarter, and finally they lost 37 points 96:133!
The Lakers' defensive end of this game is really too bad, the whole game let the opponent get 133 points, Jokic is basically omnipotent on the court, the third quarter of the clock off the clock off the work got 17 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists, not even sweating, such a personal offense and for the team's organizational tandem is completely helpless to the Lakers. It is precisely because of Jokic's dominance on the inside that the Lakers are a bit careless, the inside line can't be defended, the outside line can't be defended, so that the opponent shot 23 three-pointers!
The Lakers also made some adjustments in this game, that is, to let Howard play the starter, this game Howard started 21 minutes, shot 8 shots 6 of 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal data, the efficiency is still good. Although there is no way to compare with Jokic, at least it is not too bad, and it is better than when James plays center against Jokic!
Previously, there was news that the Lakers wanted to trade Howard, after all, the team is not the base salary, and there are not many chips with transaction value, if they want to make a trade, then Howard, Tucker Jr. and Nunn are the main chips. But if the Lakers trade Howard out, then the team really only has Jordan Jr. an inside line, Jordan Jr.'s ability and state are also obvious to all, and Howard is not at the same level, so if Howard is really traded away, even if the trade comes to players like Grant, can it really have a better effect?
For the Lakers, the loss of this game may lead to a lot of changes in the team, this game can not be described as a defeat or rout, I don't know what will happen to the Lakers next!