On February 13, the Lakers lost 115-117 to the Warriors on the road, James missed key free throws in the final moments, and his performance in the second half was not very good, may be really tired, the first half was very efficient, and the second half frequently hit iron. In the third quarter of the game, James was 1 of 5, and in the final quarter, old Zhan still failed to find the feel of shooting, 10 in the single quarter, the whole game, James contributed 26 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, but shot 9 of 27 shots, very inefficient.
The Lakers even overtook the Warriors in the fourth quarter to establish an advantage. But the Warriors' Tang Shen relied on the performance of 16 points in the last quarter to lead the Warriors to win successfully, and the Lakers side, the thick eyebrows played very generally, 13 shots 5 to get 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, although the number of shots is small, but the Lakers want to win, the thick eyebrow brother at least need to show the level of 25 + 10, otherwise, the team will be very difficult. Wei Shao scored 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, the performance has been very good, this Lakers lost, can not blame Wei Shao.
The Warriors' Tang Shen scored 33 points, Curry had 24 points and 8 assists, Wiggins had 19 points and 5 rebounds, Cummingga had 18 points and 9 rebounds, and shot 8 of 11 from the field, which was very good. Looney had 3 points, 12 rebounds, Poole 11 points and 4 assists, and the Warriors as a whole were very good, although the three-point shooting rate was only 31%, but the core players basically had a good performance. In particular, 19-year-old Cumminga, who is now playing as a starter, is the Warriors' biggest surprise.
Cumminga also scored a goal against James in the game, very tough, and the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. After the game, In an interview, Cuminga also talked about the 37-year-old Zhan and expressed his respect, but in Cuminga's view, the player with the strongest confrontation ability in the league is not James, but a player from New York.
"James is very talented, but I think Randle of the New York Knicks is more capable of fighting than he is, but James' vision is also too good, he can find everyone on the court. I'm enjoying the game, James won't have a chance to watch him play when he retires in the future, and now I can learn something from him."
Cumminga is the 7th pick in the first round of 2021, and this is only his first season in the NBA, and he has been reused by Kerr, and the future is limitless. So far this season, Cumminga has averaged 7.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, shooting more than 50% from the field, and he is 2.01 meters tall, which is a very promising forward player, and the defense is also good.
Cumminga's evaluation of James is actually very pertinent. James, as a young man, was one of the toughest stars in the NBA, and as he got older, James could only focus most of his energy on the offensive end, his defensive influence declined significantly, and it was difficult to enter the best defensive team. James' current confrontation is indeed a lot worse, but his scoring ability is still very strong, averaging 29+ per game, and is a strong contender for the scoring king, second only to Embiid.
And Randall, whom Cumminga mentioned, is a star at the peak, with excellent physical fitness, can play three positions of small forward, big forward and center, very mobile, many players meet Randall, can not please. At the beginning, the Lakers gave up Randall, I don't know if I regret it now, if Randall can polish his shooting skills, he can become a very dominant interior line at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends like a thick eyebrow brother, but now, Randall is at most an All-Star level player, and has not yet entered the ranks of superstars.