In the offseason, teams have made trade reinforcements, the Nets, Lakers, Bucks and other teams have supplemented their lineup absences, and these teams were once considered to be the favorites for the new season, but after half of the schedule, some teams seem to be in trouble. According to statistics, the Lakers and Nets have used 25 starting lineups so far, tied for the first place in the league. The Lakers' most used 5-man group of Bradley, James, Stanley Johnson, Westbrook and Munch in 25 starting lineups played five games with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss. The Nets' most used of these 25 starting lineups is the five-man group of Durant, Griffin, Harden, Brown and Harris, who have played a total of 11 games and have a record of 9 wins and 2 losses.
However, the current situation is still much more optimistic than the Lakers, the Nets are currently 29 wins and 20 losses, temporarily ranked 6th in the East, and the Lakers have slipped to the 9th in the West with a record of 24 wins and 26 losses, if the Lakers are really likely to fall into the playoffs, and look at the same position as the Lakers As if the Lakers really do not have much chance of winning, the Timberwolves, the Blazers, the Lone Rangers, the Clippers before the lakers are basically in a downwind, So the Lakers are really in big trouble now, even if they have been more than halfway through the schedule, but the Lakers' big three still have not found a suitable way to cooperate, this is the Lakers' biggest headache now, as the Lakers' basic disk does not have a good integration, which directly determines that the team's upper limit will not be too high.
Of course, it can be said that this period of the Lakers' quagmire is caused by Davis's absence, but will the previous Lakers cause the entire defensive system to collapse because of Davis's absence? This obviously not. Although Vogel is still the head coach of this purple and gold division, he has lost too many defensive resources around him, not only the loss of players, but also the coaching staff has also undergone huge changes, which has led to the Lakers' need to re-establish the team system this season, coupled with a series of player changes, resulting in the culture of the entire team has not been stablely established, and the tacit understanding between players is even more shaky, which is one of the reasons why the Lakers have been depressed this season.
In addition, the Lakers' injury troubles this season also give Vogel a headache, the Lakers at the beginning of the season due to injury missed players as high as 7, and even once even Chandy Brown, Khuf and other marginal players have become the Lakers rotation, even to the lakers' most important and valuable signing of the summer, Nunn has not played a game for the Lakers. In addition, the Lakers of the big three only One Wei Shao to maintain full attendance, James and Davis two rotational absences also led to the Lakers can not send a fixed starting lineup now, whenever the Lakers have a little improvement, will always have to rearrange the troops because of injuries, until now we have not seen a really healthy Lakers.
The situation on the Nets side is much more optimistic than the Lakers, at least now the team has no pressure to record, even if Irving can only play in the big three now, their combat effectiveness is stronger than the Lakers. The Nets' lineup this season has not changed much, and it can even be said that the strength of each position has been higher, Jeff Green's position has Beenlthap, James Johnson's filling, Chiosa point guard has Mills fill, coupled with Aldridge's comeback, it can be said that the depth of the Nets lineup is also one of the best in the league, and there are quite good personnel in each position to rotate. The recent lineup of basketball kings is unstable as long as it is because the team has suffered an injury, their starting main players need to be absent for a period of time due to injury, Durant left knee ligament strain, Aldridge left ankle sprain, Harris left ankle injury, Irving, Millsap personal reasons are absent.
Although the Nets' big three can't get together now, they only play in only 16 games together, but there is nothing wrong with their adaptation problems, Irving and Durant have extremely good no-ball ability, and Harden can also contribute on the no-ball end, the most important thing is that these three people's shooting ability is very strong, there is no problem between James and Westbrook. The Nets Big Three can almost seamlessly connect, now is just when Irving can figure out the vaccination, this is the Biggest trouble for the Nets now, but as long as it is possible to convince Irving, the power of the Nets Big Three is absolutely incomparable to the Lakers, they have proved their dominance in 16 games, the three people are currently showing excellent state, Durant, Harden still maintain the level of MVP level.
Although the two teams are now in a quagmire, but the actual situation is very different, as long as the Nets carry this wave of injuries they will smoothly embark on the road to the championship, and the Lakers even if the lineup is neat, I am afraid that the adaptation of Westbrook and James will become a big trouble for the team. Both teams are also in a helpless situation, which is a test for both teams, the current unstable rotation will become the biggest obstacle on their way to the championship, the championship is never a strong lineup to win, more importantly, to stay healthy, there has never been a team that can not be stable to win the championship. I hope that in the future, the two teams can be fully organized, and they can give more exciting games to the fans!