Lakers schedule this week:
Feb. 16 Pelicans 102-120 Lakers
Feb. 24 Warriors 111-124 Lakers
Feb. 27 Lakers 111-108 Lone Ranger
March 1 Lakers 109-121 Grizzlies
The Lakers are in excellent form this week, in the card position battle in the West, they have defeated the Pelicans, Warriors, and Lone Rangers in a row, rising to 12th in the West, and they are currently only two wins away from the Jazz, who are 8th in the West, and if the Lakers can continue their form in the following games, then we are very likely to see them in this year's playoffs. Now the Lakers roster run-in period has passed, especially new signings Beasley and Vanderbilt, these two players have played a key role in the Lakers' recent winning streak.
Defeat warriors in the way they know best
On February 24, the Lakers hosted the Warriors, and the two teams played a half-time match, and the Lakers led their opponents by only three points 59-56. However, in the second half, the situation changed, and the familiar "brave three crazy" plot did not appear, but the Lakers won the game in the third quarter. First, James hit a three-point shot from the outside, followed by Beasley and Reeves hitting three-pointers, and the thick-eyed brother's inside attack extended the gap to 10 points. Then James hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, Bamba hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc, and the Lakers hit five three-pointers in the quarter, while the Warriors only scored one three-pointer.
Just half a month ago, the Lakers' scoring points were only James and Thick Eyebrows, and during the period of thick eyebrows, James only bombed 40+, and the Lakers could win the game. But in this game, James only scored 13 points, but the Lakers played well as the whole team, it didn't matter if he couldn't shoot, Vanderbilt on the inside fought for rebounds; It didn't matter if James broke through and encountered the pocket, Beasley was waiting in the bottom corner early. Beasley, in particular, played 25 minutes in this game, blasted 25 points and three rebounds, and scored seven three-pointers. Especially the bottom corner three-pointers on both sides, Beasley did not shoot the entire game. Officially because of his presence, no one dares to easily wrap James and thick eyebrows, do you think Beasley has found a treasure? No, no, no, let's take a look at the game between the Lakers and the Lone Ranger.
The Lone Ranger becomes a backdrop board The Lakers perform the second reversal miracle in history
The real treasure boy is none other than Vanderbilt!
In the game between the Lakers and the Lone Ranger on February 27, Doncic fired early and scored four three-pointers in the first quarter! In the second quarter, the Lakers trailed the Lone Ranger by as many as 27 points, and that's when our protagonist, Biao, came on. In the time that followed, Vanderbilt did three things - defend! Defend! Or defense!
In the final moments of the second quarter, Van Debiao even used a full-court pressing defense against Doncic, a common trick in the international arena that seems to be rare in the NBA, because everyone is a top player, who is afraid of you pressing all the time? But Biao did just that, and wanted to stick to Doncic like a plaster. How could the little king of Dallas be insulted by this? Consecutive individual strong fights began, but Doncic ignored an important issue at this time, Vanderbilt can fight for the last bit of physical strength, but once his own physical strength is exhausted, the lone ranger is finished....
Then the rhythm of the Lone Ranger was disrupted, the whole team was obsessed with individual singles, Irving's unreasonable layup, and finally was mercilessly slapped by Big Brother James...
The Lakers' side is in excellent form, and Beasley's connection with Vanderbilt is officially a clarion call for the Lakers to fight back...
The initiator of everything is Vanderbilt, and it is his crazy full-court staring that makes the Lone Ranger lose his original offensive rhythm. He had 15 points, 17 rebounds and 4 steals in the game, putting Doncic on defense by just 26 points. Before him, Doncic scored 30+ triple-doubles twice against the Lakers, and today Biao firmly locked up the European king. In the third quarter of the game, thick eyebrows seized the opportunity, kicked Dallas's weak inside, led the team to overtake the score, or Vanderbilt scored 8 points and 8 rebounds in this quarter, showing all-round!
But in today's game against the Grizzlies, the Lakers were defeated, this game James and Russell were absent due to injury, thick eyebrows led the team alone, originally the first half of the Lakers and the Grizzlies still played well, but in the second half of the storm suddenly changed, Morant slammed 28 points in a single quarter, a wave of flow took away the Lakers' hope of winning. The Lakers lost the game on turnovers, with a whopping 26 turnovers compared to just seven by rival Grizzlies. This game also exposed some problems with the Lakers, James is not present, and the Lakers now have no players who can take on the core of the organization. Thick eyebrows could not receive comfortable passes throughout the game, and sometimes he even needed to go to the top of the arc to organize the attack, which greatly reduced his offensive efficiency. Schroder and Reeves combined for 17 assists, almost the entire Lakers team, and most of the time, it was the Grizzlies who took control of the court.
A loss is a flaw for the Lakers in the near future, and the Lakers are about to usher in five consecutive home games, which is an opportunity for them to overtake and a challenge.
The Lakers are on their schedule next week
March 2: Lakers vs Thunder
March 4: Timberwolves vs Lakers
March 6 Warriors vs Lakers
(NBA official website)