Today the Lakers lost to the Warriors, the Warriors are after all a strong team in the West, and the Lakers' loss is acceptable. But people can't accept the performance of Lakers insider Li Kang. As we all know, the Warriors' internal level has been declining in the past two seasons, and the warriors' inner core Green has not yet played in this game. The inside line has always been the Lakers' advantage, especially the end of the inside line. After all, with james and Davis, two top stars, the Lakers' interior offense must not be bad.
Today, Lakers center Davis played 35 minutes, actually conceded 8 goals in 13 shots, and also lost 4 free throws 10 times, and only had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. This data is very mediocre to him, even unqualified. Davis was almost sleepwalking throughout the second half, hitting 2 of his seven shots in the second half and shooting less than 30 percent from the field. Section 4 Davis is largely invisible. The low-post offense and lethality that people would have hoped to see are gone.
Let's set the time back to 4 days ago. On February 9, Beijing time, Davis said in an interview: There are still three games before the All-Star, and we have to strive for 3 wins and 0 losses. The Lakers had just lost to the Bucks at home that day, and Davis had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks on 8-of-10 shooting, which was not a bad performance. Davis at the time may have had a longing in mind, and he could understand him saying such a thing. But after losing to the Bucks, how did Davis perform in those two games?
Davis, the Blazers, played 41 minutes and scored 17 points in the last game, and although the shooting rate was as high as 73%, the team did not win. Losing to the Warriors today, Davis scored 16 points in 35 minutes, and Davis averaged less than 13 shots per game in those three games. As a superstar who averaged 28 points per game at his peak, is Davis' offensive desire a bit low now?
Looking at a set of statistics, Davis's free throw shooting rate in the last 5 games is also low to the point. With only 58 percent of free throws on the line, he can only score four free throws per game, and each game wastes 3 free throw opportunities. Davis' previous free throw shooting rate can reach 80%, which is definitely a good free thrower, and all kinds of statistics show that Davis is declining. He is only 28 years old now, and he is theoretically in the middle of the fight. Today's game, the Warriors started without players over 7 feet tall, Davis played Rooney and Cuminga have obvious height and weight advantages, but he just can't score, and the offensive desire is very low.
We don't know what happened to Davis. If Davis continues to have such a state and mentality, the Lakers are basically hopeless to compete for the championship this season. After winning the championship in 2020, the Lakers intend to hand over the core position of the team's attack and defense to Davis. James is 37 years old and can't always be a big package. As a result, Davis's performance disappointed people, he wasted opportunities again and again, and his status dropped significantly. Last year's size was blessed, and this year's early season with Howard was a big fight, and these performances are all in the eyes. The Lakers' problems today can't be attributed to Westbrook or the team management, everyone on the court has problems. Davis was the neglected one, hoping that Davis would adjust himself as soon as possible, leaving him with little time to prove. Because the Lakers have now fallen out of the top 8 in the West. Dear readers, how do you think Davis did today? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.