On March 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The Suns played at home against the Lakers. The end result was not unexpected. The Suns beat the Lakers 140-111 to a 29-point win. In fact, if the Suns really go head-to-head with the Lakers and show more seriousness in the second half, then it is reasonable for the Lakers to lose 40 or even 50 points. In short, the Lakers have not much of a fig leaf left, Anthony's three-pointer, Westbrook's average score of more than 10 points per game, and the rest are James's wonderful data. Of course, I don't see any change from the Lakers compared to the previous Warriors, Rockets and Wizards, especially James, who played 30 minutes today, played 10 of 20 games, and had 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Interestingly, under the huge disadvantage of 30 points, James did not choose to continue the game in the fourth quarter, but Guan Weijia and Duan Ran sighed at garbage time: "The Lakers now have no tactics on the offensive end. It is unrealistic to say what tactics Vogel arranged. James is the coach on the court. He will dominate the attack and the end of each round. "It may sound awkward, but think about it, are the Lakers rare basic free kicks or some bottom line cuts? Are they basically going it alone? Either the monk singles, or the Wei Shao singles, or the old Zhan singles. Of course, some people's single lives are puzzling. Tucker, for example, only stares at the basket and the ball, doesn't care about his teammates at all, and talks back to James. James became a bench when the Lakers trailed by 26 points in the first quarter, and at one point he scored just 17 points in the second half of the second quarter. At the time, the Lakers were playing relatively well, and James focused his attention on the end. With Anthony's three-pointer, the Lakers also caught the Suns with a few mistakes, but Vogel was angry. Suddenly, Howard and Westbrook were on the inside and James couldn't get in because Howard was under the basket. Even if Howard plays, the Suns have a center under the basket who can attack old Jan; Wei Shao's presence makes James a little overwhelmed. If he scored a few goals for Westbrook, Westbrook could have scored, but when the Lakers moved on, they were pulled by the Suns by 30 points, and their previous efforts were in vain.
At the start of the third quarter, after Howard got the starting lineup, James began experimenting with mid-range shooting. He scored four of his six three-pointers, including one three-point line shot and two under-the-basket shots. After Howard came off, James scored a total of 16 points in the quarter. Why wouldn't Vogel want to go to Howard? James' performance shows it all. When Howard was on the floor, James was reluctant to rush to the basket. He knew that those who defended Howard would attack him. If Howard is replaced by Anthony in the bottom corner, will James still have that pressure? In Howard, that means That's halving Old Jen's influence under the basket. Without Howard, the Lakers wouldn't have an interior defense. Whoever loses the rebound loses. Duan Ran laughed angrily: At least after Howard plays, the Suns must fight for rebounds. Starting in the second half of the second quarter, when Vogel replaced the old Jan again, the two teams seemed to have reached a consensus: Let's brush the score together. I don't fight against the Lakers, but you're not going to kill me early. In fact, in my opinion, the Lakers' ideal way of playing must be the inside and outside, and the defense should also be taken into account. Westbrook + Mungke + Reeves + Old Jen + Howard should strengthen the push-pull coordination between Westbrook and Howard. When Howard was holding the ball in high positions, including Willis and Old Jen, some shortcuts and runs. Howard has rebounding protection, Munch and Reeves work offense and defense, and the Lakers have height and speed. Even if Wei Shao and Lao Zhan did not hit the box, Howard could participate in the make-up and basket confrontation to avoid being easily counterattacked by the opponent.
However, this style of play will certainly reduce James' stats. James could score around 25 points in a game. Maybe Old Jen needs to work harder on the defensive end. In addition, Wei Shao must play more steadily. He can even use Old Zhan as cover to drive his teammates through some rounds. That's how Poole used Curry. Curry doesn't need to catch the ball. Like the Warriors, he plays very smoothly and has a clear division of labor! Why can't the Lakers? Can't Vogel try this game? Of course, you have to convince James first. Because Vogel is like a puppet right now, of course, I don't know the significance of Vogel giving Tucker so much playing time, let alone signing Gabriel to promote and help the Lakers. The overall atmosphere of the Lakers is not very good now.
Every game yesterday seemed to be repeating itself: the Lakers lost the game, James' stats were very good, Westbrook was still struggling, and Howard either didn't play or didn't help the team. Will the Lakers be boiled to death like frogs in a pot? James, if you really want to play in the playoffs, you should change from now on, from defensive attitude, from taking the game seriously. I hope the Lakers will get better. Jen's career milestones are getting closer and closer, rebounds +10,000, assists +30,000, congratulations!