On January 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers collapsed in the last quarter of the game against the Eagles, suffered 3 consecutive losses, currently only ranked 9th in the West, the situation is not good. But there are still Lakers supporters who are optimistic that this team can compete for the championship, including Lakers veteran Odom, who has followed Kobe Bryant to win the championship twice.
In an interview with the American media "TMZ" Sports, Odom supported that the Lakers still have a chance to win the championship. "I think the Lakers are still good enough to win the championship." Odom said.
Odom will hold this view, on the one hand, because he was a former Lakers player, so he still supports his former parent team in his heart. On the other hand, it is also because he feels that today's Lakers have not played their full strength.
"Whenever you have healthy James, Davis and Westbrook, and Anthony as the 6th man, you're a favourite to compete for the title." Odom said so.
Odom also compared the Lakers team he once played for with this Lakers team, and he believes that if the Lakers want to win the championship today, then James must infect his teammates with willpower like Kobe Bryant did.
"We had a super leader at the time, and that was Kobe. His willpower and tenacity deeply affected our team. I hope to see the same willpower, the same tenacity, the same competitiveness in James, and I hope he can infect the whole team. Once that can be done, I'm sure they'll be fine. Odom said.