With 16 points and three rebounds on 4-of-4 three-pointers in a single quarter, Klay Thompson is no stranger to this, and the Warriors who played at home eventually won the game 117-115. Of course, the Lakers are not without opportunities, Stephen Curry's foul on LeBron James directly gave the Lakers the opportunity to equalize, but James was a bit angry, after the first free throw failed to hit, the Lakers can only expect to deliberately not score a free throw, and then grab the offensive rebound. Unfortunately, the Lakers' wishes ultimately failed.
After losing to the Warriors, the Lakers have suffered three consecutive losses, ranking ninth in the West with 26 wins and 31 losses. There's also not-so-good news that the Clippers won the game against the Lone Rangers, and the record became 28-30, ranking eighth in the West, and still have a slight advantage over the Lakers. The Lakers' ninth position in the West is temporarily solid, but the trailing Trail Blazers, Pelicans, Spurs and Kings teams are likely to squeeze the Lakers down. Therefore, the Lakers still have to get more victories to consolidate and improve their positions.
Before the player trade deadline, the Lakers did not make any moves, which also means that the Lakers will retain their current lineup until the end of the season. For the fans, this is not a very easy result to accept, but the facts are in front of them, and don't simply blame the management for not doing anything. The chips in the Hands of the Lakers are really limited, the trading market is not a vegetable market, and the players who want to get their favorite must have some chips, and the Lakers without chips can only eat the closed door.
The Lakers' current state is a bit different, they are not without combat effectiveness, but this or that problem has always affected the Lakers, at the beginning it was the integration of James and Russell Westbrook, they are both ball-holding cores, and who holds the ball has always been an open question. But for the Lakers, the problem has not been solved, they have encountered new challenges, and James and Anthony Davis do not seem to be on the same channel anymore.
In the four games after his return, James averaged 28 points, 10 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game, shooting 50% from the field and 35.5% from three-point range. Davis averaged 20 points, 40 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game and shot 64.2 percent from the field. It stands to reason that both James and Davis have played very well, but in fact, Davis is much more efficient than James, but his ball is a little insufficient. In the past four games, James has averaged 23 shots per game, while Davis has averaged 13.3 shots per game, as many as Malik Munch and 2 more than Westbrook. In fact, Davis is one of the lakers' offensive efficiency, and he averages nearly 10 fewer shots per game than James, which is not a normal value.
Davis is back on January 26, and has played in nine games since his return, in these nine games, Davis can average 25.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 58.8%, a significant improvement in form compared with before the injury, and in the five games before James' return, Davis can average 20.8 shots per game, after James' return, Davis's number of shots fell to 13.3.
The situation of star gathering will inevitably lead to a decline in the numbers of players, but for the current Lakers, Davis should be the main point of attack, and the team should also play tactics around him, like the situation that James has shot nearly 10 times more than Davis in the past four games. No matter how bad it is, Davis's shot should be equal to James's. If this situation of Davis' ball rights is not guaranteed, the Lakers' record may still be difficult to warm up, because James and Wei Shao are not compatible, you can consider the key moment of the snow to hide Wei Shao, if Davis is forced to be a blue-collar player, then the Lakers can not see any hope.
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