Today, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 124-111 to mark a two-game winning streak.
With 10:01 left in the fourth quarter, the Warriors trailed by 20 points at 82-102, and Warriors coach Kerr waved his hand after a pause, replaced the full bench, and announced that he would abandon the game, and the game became garbage time. The Lakers were around 8 minutes old, James took the initiative to ask for a substitution, and the Lakers replaced the "garbage time" lineup.
Take a closer look, the Lakers' "garbage time" lineup is not simple, Walker + Hachimura + Gabriel + Bamba + Reid. Before the trade, Walker was the Lakers' No. 3 scorer, a savior-like player, averaging more than 16.5 points per game and shooting more than 40% from three-point range. Gabriel was the main interior rotation before the Lakers trade, averaging nearly 20 minutes per game. Just such two players, in the current Lakers can only play garbage time, which is too unimaginable.
In addition to Reid, Walker, and Gabriel, if the Lakers go into garbage time, it is really difficult to choose who to play. The game was between Hachimura and Bamba, and the garbage time against the Pelicans was played by Rivers and Beasley. After the trade, the Lakers really got richer, and basically the main force.
In today's win over the Warriors, James scored only 13 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists on 5-of-20 shooting, and only scored 12 points and 12 rebounds on 3-of-5 shooting, and the two combined for 25 points to win.
After Russell retired from injury, Beasley stepped up, shooting 7 of 11 from three-point range, scoring 25 points and 3 rebounds, and was the first hero of the game; In addition, Van Debiao, who started the lineup, had 4 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. The bench scored a total of 68 points today, including Schroder 13 points and 6 assists, Hachimura 14 points, Bamba 10 points and 13 rebounds, Rivers 17 points and 4 assists (emphasis on Rivers' performance in the third quarter), Brown 3 points and 4 rebounds, Walker 10 points, Reid 1 point.
Without James playing 40 minutes, he scored 40 points; Play for 40 minutes without thick eyebrows and cut 25+15; The Lakers were still able to win big, and that's what changed after the trade. There are more scorers, Hachimura, Beasley, Russell; The defense improved, Bamba, Van der Biao. Pelinka's trading operations this season are absolutely 10 out of 10.
Next, the Lakers will usher in a challenging season, and the next 5 opponents are the Lone Ranger with Irving + Doncic; Youth Army, the second grizzly bear in the West; the Thunder and Timberwolves of key card battles; Curry, Wiggins and other returning Warriors. The real test is yet to come!