122-115, the Lakers beat the Eastern Conference powerhouse Knicks after James' comeback. The effect of the return of the old Jan was immediate, Davis continued to play steadily, and the shooter Munch exploded, the whole team attack was very good, but the defense still needed to be improved, so that the Knicks, who were not particularly good at scoring, also scored 115 points. However, from the current point of view, the Lakers are moving in a favorable direction, as long as James and Davis can play a dominant performance, Vogel can also use Wei Shao reasonably, then the Lakers will be very scary in the playoffs, and even, it will be the first favorite team in the West to compete for the title.
It may be that James has just returned, entering the state is relatively slow, and the Lakers have already trailed by 13 points in the first quarter. However, after the Lakers adjusted at halftime, the third quarter exploded, playing 31-13 in the single quarter to reverse the situation on the court. In the final quarter, the two teams played inextricably, and the Knicks' Pair of Randle and Barrett also scored consecutive points, and the game went into overtime. The Lakers scored key goals and won the game. This victory is very critical, the Lakers not only stopped the decline, but also continued to march to the top six in the West, the Lakers ranked ninth in the West with a record of 26 wins and 28 losses, and 3 wins behind the Nuggets, who were sixth in the West, the gap was not large.
In this game, The Lakers' James cut 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, thick eyebrow brother 28 points and 17 rebounds, Munch 29 points, three people together to lead the team to win, Knicks' Randall and Barrett both cut 30+, this is the Lakers in everyone's mind, in addition to the Zhan Mei combination, as long as there is one person who can provide firepower, the Lakers will be difficult to be defeated.
After the game, the domestic basketball celebrity Su Qun bluntly said that the Lakers' new three giants were born, and the Lakers' third giant identity was taken away, and the 24-year-old Munch was officially put on the position, and it can be predicted that in the future game, Munch's tactical position may be more important than Wei Shao. "Today Westbrook is going to be in a meeting again, and the extra time is pressed on the bench. The Lakers' new Big Three scored 86 points, but the Big Three became James, Davis and Munch."
Congratulations to the Lakers, Vogel finally knows how to use Wei Less. In fact, the Lakers have James and Davis, as long as they are equipped with enough excellent shooters, the Lakers will be very strong. And Wei Shao's projection ability is very poor, coupled with the similarity of play to James, he is completely cumbersome in the decisive moment. In future games, Vogel should let Wei Shao play the role of chaos master, let him play in the first three and a half quarters, and at key moments, use the lineup of James + Davis + Munch + Anthony + Ariza, both offensive and defensive.
Westbrook had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers on 10-of-10 shooting in the game, 0-of-3 from three-point range, 3-of-7 from the free throws, a plus-minus -15 lowest on the team, and was finally discarded in overtime, and Vogel finally woke up. Munch, 24, has averaged 13 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season, shooting 40.9 percent from three-point range and nearly 80 percent from the free throws. I believe that the Lakers coaching team already knows who can reuse, who to abandon, Wei Shao can not send out, but also to reasonably arrange him to play, can not think that he is the former MVP, just think that he is still capable of turning the tide.