On January 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers lost to the Hornets 114-117. In the absence of James and the thick eyebrows, Vogel re-activated some players who had previously fallen out of the rotation, including Jordan Jr. and Bazemore.
After the game, Lakers coach Vogel also praised the performance of these players, "I think Jordan Jr., Ellington, Bazemore and Ariza, these players who are not usually in the normal rotation, this ball has played at a high level and played a big role." They were an important part of our chances of winning today. ”
Ellington shot 3-of-5 from outside the three-point line in this game, Bazemore scored 13 points in 13 minutes, and Ariza only scored 3 points, but his plus-minus was at least +1, so praising them 3 people was still understandable.
But only Jordan Jr., played 19 minutes and 30 seconds only got 4 points and 7 rebounds, not to mention, only 2 of the 8 free throws on the free throw line, what is more speechless is that in the game, Jordan Jr. once got a nearly empty basket opportunity under the basket, but he did not choose to dunk, but passed the ball to the teammates in the bottom corner, resulting in the ball out of bounds.
When Jordan Jr. was on the floor, the Lakers lost as many as 14 points against their opponents, which was the worst figure for the Lakers. In just 19 minutes, he lost 14 points, which led to Jordan Jr. once rushing on the hot search list on American social media, but Vogel insisted that he played a high level, which is really difficult to accept.
What's more, if the Lakers want to use a big center, it is obvious that Howard is a better choice, but Vogel's ball has DNP Howard, which has also caused a lot of controversy. And if it is the wrong person to choose, then generously admit that there is nothing, but the person who clearly selected him did not play well, but insisted that he played a high level, such behavior, in fact, makes people more speechless, but also more worried about the future of the Lakers.