On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers defeated the Nets 106-96, in this game, the thick eyebrow brother ushered in a comeback, but he only played 24 minutes and 46 seconds, got 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks. Although the defensive performance is very eye-catching, it is obvious that the Lakers' coaching staff does not dare to overuse the thick eyebrows, but obviously controls his playing time.
In the post-game press conference, The thick eyebrow brother also talked about this, saying that he did not know that the Lakers had plans to limit his playing time, and for him, he did not want his playing time to be limited. 'I feel like I'm ready, for me, I don't need those restrictions, if I think I need to take care of my body then I'm not going to be on the pitch.' Brother Thick Brow said so.
Logically, it is normal for players who have just returned to be limited to playing time, but it is understandable that the brother's desire to fight is so eager. After all, for today's Lakers, they really need a thick eyebrow. Even famous basketball commentators have written on personal social media, saying that "the return of thick eyebrows is the lakers' last hope."
Su Qun believes that whether the thick eyebrow brother is offensive or defensive, it is of great significance to the Lakers, especially the latter, whether he is present in this game or not, the Nets' offense is completely different. When there is a thick eyebrow brother, due to his height, arm span and huge defensive coverage, it can alleviate the lakers' weak flank and solve the lakers' fatal injury of the lakers' poor basket protection when James played center.
Once the thick eyebrow brother is off the court, for example, in the third quarter game, he was replaced by Vogel for two consecutive fouls, and the Lakers' defense will immediately have a huge loophole. As a result, Harden scored 9 consecutive points and led the Nets to chase the gap to only 2 points, which is the best proof.
These evidences are enough to show the importance of the thick eyebrow brother to the Lakers, but because of this, the Lakers must also be careful and cautious about the return of the thick eyebrow brother, and even in the next few games, they should also consider appropriately limiting his playing time.
Because players are absent from the game for a long time, they will naturally be eager to fight and cannot rationally look at their behavior of being limited to playing time. Just like before Klay Thompson, he even wanted to hide his physical condition and play with an injury, but it was good that Kerr saw that it was wrong and forced him to take a 2-game truce, otherwise once he caused a serious injury, the consequences would be unimaginable.
And the thick eyebrow brother originally has hidden dangers in the health situation, and now he has to play the No. 5 position for a long time, and the intensity of the physical confrontation is greater than when he played the No. 4 position before, in this case, if the subjective feelings of the players alone, they make a decision not to limit the playing time, but they are not responsible for the future of the thick eyebrow brother himself and the Lakers. Therefore, the mood of the thick eyebrow brother to fight can be understood, but the Lakers coaching team must not conflict, you can gradually increase his playing time appropriately, but must not be overused, otherwise it is really an accident, and it will be too late to regret it.