After losing to the Suns, missing out on the Top 10 and playoffs in the West early, and losing the playoffs altogether, the Lakers have three games left this season, against the Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets.
Because it has not been able to enter the playoffs, so whether the Lakers big three will play the remaining 3 games is not easy to say, James and thick eyebrows are still injured, not fully recovered, so it is likely to be difficult to play again, and although Westbrook has only missed one game this season, the Lakers have no hope, so there is no point in playing again.
The Lakers challenged the Warriors on the road today, and James, Thick Brow and Westbrook were all absent, which is the first time that all three of them have been absent at the same time. In addition, Anthony also missed today's game due to illness. So the Lakers also had to send a new starting lineup: Reeves, Stanley Johnson, Howard, Munch and Tucker.
It is worth mentioning that this is the Lakers' 38th starting lineup this season, and the Lakers have only won a total of 31 games this season. Other words. The Lakers don't have as many wins as their starting lineup, which should be the main reason why the Lakers have performed so badly this season.
The reason why the Lakers will send so many starting lineups this season is simply because the lineup is not neat, and too many players are absent due to injury, so they have to adjust the starting lineup all the time. The lineup is unstable, no matter how strong the book strength is, there is no point, a strong team, must be the starting lineup is relatively stable, such as the Suns, their starting lineup this season has basically not changed much.
Interestingly, the Nets have also used a lot of starting lineups this season, even one more than the Lakers. The Nets have used 43 starting lineups this season, which is also a record in team history, and they also used as many as 38 starting lineups last season. Like the Lakers, the Nets have more starting sets than they have won (42 wins).
The reason why the Nets use so many sets of starts is mainly because of injuries, and there are many players on the team who are absent due to injuries. However, the Nets have other reasons, on the one hand, because Irving was not vaccinated, initially suspended, and then only played on the road, so the Nets' starting lineup could not be stabilized, on the other hand, because the Nets experienced a big deal, after the lineup changes, the starting lineup will also change.
The Lakers have missed the playoffs, the Nets are currently only in the playoff zone, and it is difficult to say whether they can make the playoffs. Both the Lakers and the Nets were supposed to be title hits, but in the end they were disappointing, mainly due to the lineup. No matter how luxurious the lineup, if it can't maintain health and stability, it can't show its due strength.