This season's Lakers have completely missed the playoffs, and the team has star players like James, Davis, Westbrook, Howard and Anthony, but the results are indeed very unsatisfactory! The Cavaliers' Lakers this season also reminded people of the Lakers in 2012, when they assembled a luxurious big four combination, Howard, Bryant, Gasol and Nash, and there was Artest on the team!
Recently, the US media Switchpoint asked, the Lakers in 2012 and the Lakers in 2022, seven games in the series, which team can win?
In addition to Kobe, Gasol, Nash, Howard and Artest in the 2012 Lakers roster, the role players were Jamison, Meeks, Blake, Earl Clark, Jordan Hill, Darius Morris, Ibanks and Chris Duhun respectively. Kobe Bryant averaged 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and six assists per game that season, Howard averaged 17.1 points and 12.4 rebounds per game, Gasol averaged 13.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, Nash had 12.7 points and 6.7 assists, and Artest also had 12.4 points. Although the strength of the role players is average, these five giant-level players are actually still good, especially Kobe Bryant and Howard, the overall state is still good!
Although the Lakers this season have James, Davis and Westbrook, no one but these three people has been able to stand up stably to help the team, and Munch may be the most effective one. In addition to Munch, it is indeed difficult for a veteran like Anthony to bring about qualitative change!
And this season their internal disadvantages are too obvious, although Howard that season is not the peak of the Magic Beast, but the inside line of the Lakers this season should still be no problem, coupled with the extremely resilient Kobe Bryant, the Lakers in the series of seven innings and four wins of the game 12 years should be able to win steadily!