The Lakers are losing again! On January 28, Beijing time, the Lakers lost miserably to the 76ers on the road. However, "Fat Ding Basketball" feels that although the Lakers lost this game, the Lakers seem to see the hope of competing for the championship again. Because Anthony Davis did not lose the upper hand at all, or even slightly, against Embiid, who had recently been in hot form.
Thick-browed anthony Davis played 33.6 minutes in the game, scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist on 14-of-21 shooting, while delivering 2 steals and 4 blocks on the defensive end. One of the blocks that impressed me the most in the game was to block Embiid, when Embiid had already deceived the thick eyebrow brother with a fake action, but the thick eyebrow brother still quickly found the defensive position and directly gave Embiid a cover. As you can see from this game, Anthony Davis's movements, bounces, and reactions are much better than before.
Anthony Davis is in such excellent form thanks to his success in weight loss. Lakers reporter Jovan Buha spoke about Lakers forward Anthony Davis in a podcast show. Jovan Buha said: "Based on what I was told, Anthony Davis lost some weight. He spent a lot of time in the gym, trying to lose some of the weight he gained last offseason. "The thick eyebrow brother of this game seems to be back to the state of the championship season.
Although the Lakers have a poor record now, they are currently ranked 9th in the West with a record of 24 wins and 25 losses. But the Lakers are just 0.5 wins away from the 7th and 8th-place Clippers and Timberwolves, and only 3 wins away from the 6th-place Nuggets. As long as the thick-browed brother maintains such a competitive state, when James returns from injury, the Lakers are likely to reach the top 6 in the West. The game was a crushing defeat to the 76ers, mainly because James' absence was more sudden and the Lakers were not ready.
Commenting on James' absence, Anthony Davis said: "I don't think anybody knows the news, I didn't know it until I got to the stadium. I was changing my jersey and getting ready to go to the stadium for a pre-game warm-up and the coach told me, 'You know LeBron isn't playing today?' I said, 'Wow, I don't know.' But we've been facing this all season, even back to last season, when he and I were in and out of the squad.
Healthy James + healthy thick eyebrow brother, this is definitely a championship-level configuration. The Lakers' entry into the playoffs this season should be without much suspense. If the Lakers make it to the playoffs with no. 7 or no. 8, who can guarantee winning 4 games in a series between the Suns and the Warriors?