After experiencing the shame of the Christmas war, the Lakers finally successfully avenged in the game with the Nets on January 26, and after this game entered the second half, the Lakers began to establish their own lead, it can be said that the Lakers who entered the second half played very well, especially when the game entered the scorch, Westbrook's performance was excellent, and James's impact on the inside line did bring great lethality, this game, James' impact on the inside line, did not lose a single ball! In this game, James only conceded seven goals from the outside, and the rest of the goals were hit.
Why did it take only a month for the Lakers to go from losing to winning? There's a very obvious shift in the process, and that's the way Vogel is changing the squad is far better than Nash has changed! In this game, Vogel successfully dominated the game with only two moves.
Trick one, pinch Harden, force the Nets' other role players to solve the problem
The first meeting between the two sides, the Lakers lost very stubbornly, that game, Davis did not play. So the Lakers' interior line is very empty, and they didn't do a good job of pinching Harden, in that game, they also selectively pinch Harden, but the rest of the Nets players stood up, Mills 34 points, Brown 16 points, Bembry 15 points, Clarkston staged a wonderful scene of the partition James! Without Davis' Lakers, the overall momentum is not enough, and it is difficult to win just with James and Westbrook to lead the team.
The second meeting, the Lakers have more experience, compared to the first meeting, the Lakers after the pinch Harden, when Harden quickly out of the ball, Davis can always be timely defense, which also led to in this game, why the Nets only three people scored in double figures. And in this game, Mills did not show a strong ability to score, this game, Mills scored 15 points, Bembry took 12 points, but bembry's 12 points of three points were taken in garbage time, that is to say, when the Nets chose to surrender, Bembry brushed his own score to double digits. In the whole game, only three players on the Nets scored in double figures, and compared to the first game, the Nets' firepower was very bad! Although Harden cut a triple-double of 33 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, his teammates were really terrible in this game.
The data shows that in this game, the entire Nets in the three-point shooting rate is extremely bad, the entire game only shot 7 three-pointers, while the Lakers side is shooting 12 three-pointers, and in the first meeting between the two sides, the Nets shot 14 three-pointers, the Lakers only shot ten three-pointers.
Trick two, let Davis go to the No. 5 position, and actively assist in compressing the Nets space
Healthy Davis is truly a very good big man in the NBA! He's a great fit to play around James, and although Davis only scored eight points in the 24 minutes he played in this game, Davis's importance on the court was on full display. Although Davis himself does not like to play the fifth position, but in this game, Vogel still deliberately let Davis stay in the fifth position a little longer, his excellent arm span can cover an area, it is in this game, Davis contributed a steal, four blocks, his town guard under the basket made the Nets extremely worried when impacting the basket. No way, who called the Nets that no one but Harden can solve the problem of ball rights.
In terms of ball rights digestion, the current Nets except for Harden, Irving, and Durant, the rest of the players are difficult to say. Coupled with the fan's manipulation of Nets head coach Steve Nash, it led to this game entering the second half and suddenly collapsing into blood. You said Sharp played well, why did he suddenly snow in the second half? As a player, Steve Nash is definitely the best point guard player in NBA history, but as a head coach, he is definitely the worst head coach in the NBA, with such a lineup, but he has played the record he has today. It is completely Harden's ability to lead the team alone, this season so far, Irving pretended to be a fairy, Durant was injured again, Harden has done his best.
The Nets are in a terrible state, and Durant has to make a decision
The Nets are now able to have this lineup because of Durant's personal relationship with Irving and Durant's cooperation with Steve Nash on the Warriors. But from the last season to the present, Steve Nash has not proved that his coaching ability has further improved, and it is worth mentioning that from the beginning of the season to the present, the Nets still do not have a stable lineup that can determine the outcome of the game at key moments. Harden had made it clear after the previous game, arguing that their rotation to the final moments of the game was not stable enough. Steve Nash as the head coach of the Nets, his team performance is completely dependent on superstars, look at Harden's average playing time this season, you will find that he really contributed too much to this team, the average playing time has reached 37.5 minutes, this data has far exceeded Harden's playing time in the Rockets, and it is worth mentioning that this playing time data is also the highest value in the past six years.
The reason why Harden joined the Nets is Durant's recruitment, and Harden's own desire for a championship is extremely strong, and Harden is 32 years old this year. For a player's age, it is basically in the middle and late stages of his career. This year's Nets did not let fans or even management see any hope of winning the championship, especially in the case of European culture, only playing away games, the proportion of nets losing will continue to increase, not to mention entering the playoffs, that is, whether the next regular season can stabilize the military, that is still a big problem.
Steve Nash, as the team's head coach, did not learn the essence of Cole and D'Antoni in terms of coaching ability. On the contrary, as a manager, his use of players, the rotation of players is always unexpected, and he seems to have a fondness for the use of veterans. From the beginning of the season to the present, the Nets still have not established a lineup that can determine the outcome of the game, which proves that his head coaching job is extremely unqualified.
The Nets' lineup is basically formed by Durant's own wishes, and even his personal relationship. Therefore, if the Nets want to fight for the championship, they must communicate with Durant to see if he wants to keep head coach Nash or his good brother Harden, and Durant can no longer hesitate when the season is halfway through.