The regular season is finally over, and for the Lakers, the long season has been a kind of ordeal, embarrassing record, fans' attacks, and doubtful voices have filled the entire season. When the Lakers missed the playoffs, the Big Three decisively chose to take a break, but what everyone did not expect was that the role players played beyond the expectations of many people, whether it was Tucker Jr., Munch or Rivers, under their leadership, the Lakers completed the final battle with a two-game winning streak.
The main player is absent, the role players are full of firepower, and people can't help but start to wonder, what is going on? Is the main player is the existence of the lagging legs, overtime victory over the Nuggets, big score victory over the Thunder, the state of the role players is particularly brave, when everyone put the responsibility on Vogel, suddenly found that he is not as bad as imagined, perhaps the real problem of the Lakers is actually in the main player.
For the Big Three, the problem between them has always existed, whether it is James's age or Westbrook's shooting rate, until the injury of the thick eyebrows, in fact, it has been plaguing the Lakers, and it can even be said that even at the end of the regular season, the Big Three have not explored a lineup model that suits them. So the question is, why are role players able to burst out in such a short period of time? Are the main players really inferior to the role players? Below Xiao Feng to give you an analysis of why the Lakers' role players are so powerful.
First of all, the degree of engagement in the game, the regular season has entered the final stage, many teams have begun to take turns of their main players, compared with most of the regular season, it is not an order of magnitude game at all. That is to say, most of the teams have not shown their full strength to deal with the remaining games, which has created an illusion for us that the Lakers' lineup is unprecedentedly strong.
Then, the run-in time is very long, although the Lakers have a rotation of the big three, but we must admit one thing, the strength of the Lakers role players is really not bad, whether it is Munch or Tucker Jr., in fact, they have the level of the main players. James and Thick Brow have been absent for a long time this season. But young players have always been eager to prove themselves, and after a long run-in between them, the end is still very good, whether it is against the Nuggets or against the Thunder, the Lakers are in an absolute advantage in overall strength.
Finally, the mentality is relaxed, there is no scruples, the impact is very strong, playing to the last stage, in fact, everyone has no pressure, the mentality of the game becomes relaxed, it is easier to play a better level, for Munch, his goal has achieved what he wants, although it is a pity to play the playoffs, but he has already proved himself, and Rivers has also achieved his wish, and finally it is Tucker Jr., although his performance is not bright, But everyone knows that Tucker Jr. is likely to become a bargaining chip for the Lakers, and this time to prove his strength, for next season, Bai Li is harmless. When James, Thick Brow Wei Shao and Anthony are on the floor, their paper strength does seem to be very strong, but the age is there, the young players are different, although they will also make mistakes, but it is undeniable that their impact is stronger, the shooting is more confident, and now it seems that the Lakers are not as bad as they think.
In fact, the Lakers' lineup is not too much of a problem, Xiao Feng has always felt that the biggest problem of the Lakers is actually in the defense, why the defensive ability suddenly declined, youth is a key factor, compared with young players, the Lakers do not have an advantage, in fact, this also points out the direction for next season's reinforcement, that is, the team is young, although I don't know who will leave, but the change is already on the way.
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