"There were five scholars in the dynasty, and four had to be deposed. Of the six Shangshu, Shuo had to depose three. Look at these seven people, which one is not two sideburns, which is not the pillar of the imperial court, which is not the children of the decay, they are rotten, and the heart is going to be broken! —Kangxi Dynasty
When I watched the Lakers' overtime defeat of the Rockets, I had this classic line from the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty" above in my mind. At that time, Kangxi was heartbroken that the imperial court was rotten, and gritted his teeth and was eager to tear these ministers to pieces. And when we look at the current Lakers, I think the Lakers are also playing badly.
Look at the Lakers' roster this season, James, Thick Brow and Westbrook, which is not the top player in the league today, and Howard and Anthony are also players who have been All-Star level, but these players have not brought the Lakers any excellent results this season. After losing to the Rockets, the Lakers currently have a record of 28 wins and 37 losses, and the league ranks 9th in the West. If this continues, it is not unusual for the Lakers to fall out of the top ten in the west.
I'm not alarmist when I say that, and just looking at the Lakers playing rockets shows how bad the Lakers are now. Before the game, James returned, and he was also the team that played the bottom of the West, and the Rockets, who were the first in the league in terms of defensive efficiency. In the eyes of many fans, the Lakers should win the Rockets in a nine-out-of-ten way. But it is such a team with the lowest defensive efficiency in the league, the Lakers even failed to win, losing to the Rockets 130:139 in overtime. In fact, the process looks more helpless and desperate than the score.
At first glance, James scored a triple-double of 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, and the data was excellent and there was no suspicion of brushing points; Westbrook also scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Munch, Rivers and Anthony also performed well, that is, Augustine, who just joined the team, also scored 16 points. But the Lakers just failed to take down the Rockets, what is the problem?
It always feels like the Lakers have a feeling of defeat this season, so that even if they play the Rockets, they look lazy and have no fighting spirit. Originally, they needed to fight hard to save the playoffs, but they didn't seem to see the strength of the Lakers players. Take the Lakers playing the Rockets as an example, the offensive mistakes are repeated, and the defense is even more lazy and lazy, so that the Rockets scored 139 points. With such performances at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, how can the Lakers win? Do you still have to rely on James to score 40 or 50 points per game?
Now that the Lakers are really badly playing, it's time to make some changes.