In the Lakers' fiasco against Philadelphia, the performance of Lakers rising star Tucker was very sluggish, he played 17 minutes and 43 seconds off the bench, and only scored 7 points in 2 of 8 in the game, when he lost 23 points in the game, which was the lowest in the team. It is worth mentioning that this is already Tucker's 4 consecutive games in the slump, in the past 4 games, his scores are single digits, the overall shooting efficiency and three-point shooting rate are very bad. As a young player that the Lakers focus on cultivating, Tucker's performance of not advancing or retreating is disappointing.
In this game, Tucker's presence was very low, and he did not perform up to the requirements of the manager when he was given playing time. In the first quarter, Tucker had just 2 points and 2 assists on 1-of-3 shooting. In the second and fourth quarters, Tucker scored 0 points in a single quarter, and in the third quarter, Tucker only got 1 of 3 points. For the entire game, Tucker scored just seven points on 2-of-8 shooting, and when he was on the field, the team had a plus-minus of -23.
From the game point of view, Tucker in the game, the team has been in a state of losing points, they can not play a smooth team offense, the team is blocked on the offensive end, and at the same time in the defensive end is not very good performance, so that Philadelphia has too many scoring opportunities. Tucker, as the core defender of the team's second team, should have controlled the rhythm of the game and used his personal ability and passing to help the team. Tucker didn't do that, though, as he had poor rhythm control on the pitch, his personal offensive performance was less than ideal, and on the defensive end, he couldn't limit the attack of the opposing defender. It can be said that Tucker's performance in this game was very bad and he was not able to show his strength.
Tucker's form has hit a low point in the past four games, with Tucker scoring 2 points on 1-of-4 against the Magic, Tucker scoring 5 points on 1-of-5 against the Heat, and 0-of-6 against the Nets. Facing Philadelphia's seven points in this campaign, this is actually his highest single score in the past four games, which is unbelievable. In the past four games, Tucker has shot 4 of 23 and 2 of 9 from three-point range, shooting just 17.4 percent overall and 22.2 percent from three-point range.
As a young man who has just renewed his contract with the Lakers and is also focusing on cultivating, Tucker's performance is unsatisfactory. The outside world and the team's requirements for Tucker are that he is expected to be a qualified team rotation for the Lakers, and when the team needs to score, he can stand up and complete the offense with his personal ability, while playing a good performance on the defensive end and giving the team's starting players help.
But in the last four games, we haven't been able to see this, but instead we've seen more of a constant missed shot and defensive misses, and then the opponent has completed the conversion offense. Tucker's performance this season is indeed disappointing, and there are high expectations for the young man, and the current performance is unacceptable. In my opinion, if Tucker can't quickly adjust to his form, then his playing time will only be less and less, and he may be traded by the Lakers before the trade deadline.