On January 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Lakers played at home against the Jazz. This game is also a lot of pressure for the Lakers, who have suffered 3 consecutive losses and a winning percentage of less than 50%, and urgently need a win to boost morale. In the starting lineup announced before the game, Vogel changed sides again, ranking the 22nd starting lineup of the season.
The Lakers' starting lineup is Westbrook, Bradley, Ariza, James and Howard, while the Jazz are Conley, Mitchell, O'Neal, Bogdanovic and Gobert.
The Lakers' change from the previous game was that Ariza went into the starting lineup, while three-point shooter Munch returned to the bench, wondering if the change would have a miracle effect. This is already the Lakers' 22nd starting lineup this season, tied with the Nets for the first place in the league.
The Lakers also made targeted adjustments in this game, mainly because the opponent has a big center Gobert, and howard is also sent to better limit him and avoid him from having an absolute upper hand on the inside. The removal of Munch for Ariza may be to limit Bogdanovic, from the technical and tactical point of view, Vogel's arrangement is still quite reasonable. But if you want to win the game, it mainly depends on the players' performance, as long as the players quickly enter the situation on the field, the chances of winning will become great.