On January 26, Beijing time, the Lakers beat the Nets 106-96, and the Lakers avoided 2 consecutive losses, and for the Lakers whose trading rumors are boiling, a victory is particularly important! Also, this is also the first game of the comeback of the thick eyebrow brother, the comeback 24 minutes 46 seconds 8 of 3 contributed 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, the offensive end may still need time to run into the adaptation, but the defensive end sent 4 blocks and 1 steal, the thick eyebrow brother's defensive coverage is visible to the naked eye.
After the game, the thick eyebrow brother also said: "I try to help the team on the defensive end of the team, the physical level feels great, the knee feels great! ”
And when talking about the injury, he said: "I am ready to go to the race to contribute, I need to get my legs back through the race, I don't think about where I was injured when I was racing. ”
Of course, this game Lakers coach Vogel's key challenge in the fourth quarter of the game is worth praising! At that time, the Nets' offensive round, Mills's outside three-pointer borrowed cover to force the dry pull, and the thick-browed brother long nose cover was blown off by the referee after the foul of the hitman, what was the impact of this foul? Nets 3 free throws + 5 fouls on the back of the thick eyebrows.
If it is a thick eyebrow brother with 5 fouls on his back, then the impact on the Lakers can be imagined! However, at this time, Lakers coach Vogel was very direct, directly launching a coach challenge, and the referee reviewed the video after the Lakers challenged successfully, and finally both sides jumped the ball. This avoids the Chance of the Nets getting three free throws, mills shooting from the free throws is extremely high, which also means 3 points, and if he makes five fouls, then he will hesitate when defending.
The Nets also fought back in the final quarter, but the Lakers stood up at the critical moment, and the Lakers finally won a big victory.
Many people have questioned Vogel, the current two major focuses of the Lakers are whether Westbrook will be traded, whether Vogel will be dismissed, but now it seems that Vogel's move has been praised, and the coaching position is also stable, after all, he is the manager who led the Lakers to win the championship in the 19-20 season.
And this game the Lakers also won very crisply, 10 free throws in the whole game, 10 of the Lakers' 10 free throws, the Nets 22 free throws, 22 free throws and 15 of 22 penalties, the Lakers did not rely on free throws to win!