The Lakers won the game by beating the Nets 106-96 on the road. In this game, many Lakers players performed well, including James 21 shots and 14 to get 33 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, continuing his record of 25+, while Davis returned with 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks, and performed very well on the defensive end, Westbrook 14 shots 7 with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Munch also scored 22 points, Anthony scored 13 points, and a total of 8 players in the team scored points, playing a very smooth team offense. After winning the Nets, everyone was happy, but Tucker was a little lonely because he did very badly in this game.
According to the data, Tucker played 19 minutes off the bench in this game, 0 of 6, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 0 points on 2-of-2 three-pointers, which was the second time he did not score in a single game this season, before facing the Knicks, when he started 29 minutes and only got 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 0-of-8 shooting, and scored 0 points.
In the game against the Nets, Tucker was in no shape, whether it was shooting on the outside line or the layup after the breakthrough with the ball, he could not grasp it. The data shows that Tucker has a total of 4 layups in this game, but none of them are grasped, and the two shots on the outside line are not hit.
In the whole game, he only got 1 rebound and 1 block of 6 of 0, the rest of the data was all 0, and when he was on the court, the team had a plus-minus of -2, and he also became one of the few players in the Lakers with a negative plus-minus in this game. It can be said that Tucker's performance in this game was very sluggish, the presence on the field was very low, and did not give the team enough help.
In fact, in addition to this game, Tucker had a fatal mistake in the last game against the Heat, and in the last moment, his serve made a mistake, and was snatched by the Heat players to complete the end, locking the game. The Lakers lost that game in a big way because of Tucker's last-minute performance, and in that game, Tucker only had 5 points and 3 assists on 1 of 5. Further ahead is against the Magic, he only had 2 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 1-of-4 shooting, and his presence in the game is very low.
Tucker has scored in single digits in three consecutive games, and in the past three games, he has only scored 7 points in total, totaling 2 of 15 and 1 of 6 three-pointers, which is very sluggish. Although the Lakers successfully beat the Nets, the recent downturn in performance has also made Tucker unhappy, because his own performance is too bad, and he has not completed the task assigned to him by the head coach in the game.
Originally, Vogel wanted Tucker to become the team's core defender on the bench, allowing him to connect the whole team and become the defensive gate of the team's backcourt. However, in the past few games, Tucker not only did not attack and pass, but also lost his best defense, could not prevent the opposing players, and became a defensive loophole in the team's game, which was undoubtedly disappointing. In the author's opinion, if Tucker can't quickly adjust his state, then in the subsequent games, his playing time and ball rights will be reduced, and his tactical position in the team will also decline, and the future prospects of the Lakers are worrying.