On January 25, Beijing time, the Lakers officially updated the team's injury report, and the appearance of thick eyebrows was increased from a doubtful appearance (50% probability of playing) to a high probability of playing (75% probability of playing). This means that the Lakers' big three are finally going to fit together again, and the Lakers' next opponent is the Nets, which also makes fans more looking forward to the duel between the two sides. Official! The Lakers' big three are integrated, the thick eyebrows are likely to play the Nets, and Harden single-core leads the team to meet the test!
From the current situation, the Lakers really need a win to boost morale. After all, in the last 7 games, the Lakers have only achieved a record of 2 wins and 5 losses. As the core players of the Lakers, James and Wei Shao have also been pushed to the cusp of public opinion. Now that thick eyebrows are likely to play the Nets, this is undoubtedly an exciting news for the Lakers.
Relative to the situation of the Lakers, the Nets' situation is quite bad. After all, the showdown was played at home to the Nets, but Irving couldn't play the home game for the Nets. Coupled with Durant's absence due to injury, this means that Harden will single-handedly lead the team to meet the Lakers' big three, and it can be said that Harden has indeed ushered in a severe test.
Since the beginning of this season, Thick Brow has played a total of 27 games for the Lakers, averaging 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 2 blocks per game, making outstanding contributions to the Lakers' offensive and defensive ends. More importantly, many of the Lakers' tactics are also formulated around thick eyebrows, which average 35.3 minutes per game.
Under such preconditions, the absence of thick eyebrows due to injuries also caused the Lakers to suffer a heavy blow. Since the injury began in mid-December last year, Thick Brow has missed 17 consecutive games. The Lakers' form during this period was quite unstable, with a record of only 7 wins and 10 losses, a winning percentage as low as 41.1%, and also lost to lower-ranked teams such as the Kings and Pacers, which was really unexpected by fans.
However, the state of the Lakers should usher in a better situation, after all, the main problem of the Lakers in the recent stage is that the lineup is unreasonable. Especially after the absence of thick eyebrows, in order to create more breakthrough space for Wei Shao, James frequently replaced the No. 5 position. The Lakers created the ultimate five-small lineup, Howard and Jordan Jr. failed to get more playing opportunities, and James's playing time remained high.
Now that the thick eyebrow injury is about to return, the Lakers' lineup configuration will also tend to be reasonable. Judging from the Lakers' official injury report, thick eyebrows have a high probability of returning to the Nets. The Nets, who play at home, just happen to be in the passive situation of a major general. The Nets are second in the East, as long as the Lakers can seize the opportunity to win the game, then the Lakers can definitely greatly improve the morale of the team, but also for the return of the injury of the thick eyebrows to enhance more confidence!
Now there is still a problem in front of the Lakers, that is, the thick eyebrows have been absent for more than 1 month, and whether he can adapt to the high-intensity game immediately after his comeback is still unknown. In order to reduce the risk of injury, in the Lakers and Nets showdown, Vogel may appropriately compress the playing time of the thick eyebrows, and James and Westbrook still have to take on more offensive responsibilities.
However, from the perspective of the configuration of the two sides, basketball star Harden is the most injured character. The lakers' strong showdown with the Nets was supposed to be a collision of two big three combinations. But now it has become Harden's single-core team to face the Lakers' big three, and I have to say that Harden is really too difficult!