On January 29, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Lakers will take on the Hornets on the road. It was their fifth consecutive East road trip, where they lost to the 76ers 87-105 yesterday.
Before the game began, the Lakers announced today's starting lineup, which were: Westbrook, Bradley, Ellington, Stanley Johnson, Jordan Jr.
The Lakers suffered a massive injury today. James missed today's game with a left knee injury and Davis with a right wrist injury, and according to coach Vogel, both of them are sore and will continue to evaluate tomorrow, hoping to play next Monday against the Hawks.
Munch missed today's game because of sore left groin, and it was a pity for him not to play against his old club. In addition, Nunn will continue to be absent due to a contusion in his right knee, and he has not played this season so far.
Because of this, the Lakers had to line up a new starting lineup today. According to statistics, this is the Lakers' 25th starting lineup this season, which is the highest number in the league. In the past three seasons, when James and Davis are absent at the same time, the Lakers' record is 9-10.
At the same time, this will be the first time this season that Westbrook has led the Lakers alone (James and Davis are absent), and so far this season, Westbrook has maintained the record of starting at full attendance, and he is the only player on the Lakers who can do this. According to statistics, in the absence of Westbrook and James Davis, the Lakers' offensive rounds reached 104.6, while the Rockets, who currently have the most offensive rounds in the league, are only 101.3 per game.
Prior to this game, the Lakers had a record of 24 wins and 25 losses, ranking 9th in the West, a half-win gap from the 8th-placed Timberwolves in the West.