On January 24, the Lakers lost 107-113 to the Heat. Although the Lakers set off a wave of counterattacks in the final quarter, they were ultimately defeated due to too much backwardness in the first three quarters and mistakes at key moments. James had 33 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Westbrook's performance was not bad, with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
There are 3 major culprits in this battle lakers lose. The first is starting striker Ariza. In this battle, Ariza shot 0-of-5, did not score a single point, but made 4 mistakes. Ariza's problems are serious, and his recent shots have always seemed hasty, as if he couldn't wait to throw away the bomb in his hand. Although he was in an empty position, the shooting seemed a little anxious. This may be due to Ariza's psychological problems.
Ariza has only scored nine points in his last four games, including 0-pointers in 2 of 22, and his total 22 shots are 3-of-2. Coach Vogel has always used him to start. The Lakers need to remove Ariza, which is also an adjustment for him. The Lakers should start with Munch or Anthony.
The second sinner was Howard. Howard was blown up by Adebayor. Howard didn't score a single point and grabbed only four rebounds. Adebayor had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Although Howard's lack of scoring is related to his playing time of only 11 minutes, as the starting center, he has really not performed well in this game. If the Role of the Warcraft on the field is greater, Wo Shuai will not let him play only 11 minutes and become a fake starter. Vogel still wants to play the five-small lineup paranoidally, but the five-small is not a panacea.
The third offender is substitute defender Tucker Jr. Tucker Jr.'s 5.9-second pass was snatched off by Kleib Martin, who scored a quick layup to kill the game. Tucker Jr. is overrated, he hasn't transformed this season, his skills are standing still, sometimes irrational enough.
The Lakers made a mistake in leaving him to let Caruso go. The Lakers want to use Tucker Jr. as a trading chip, but his current deal value has declined.