After the Lakers defeat the Timberwolves, they will be confirmed to enter the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the West.
In the first round, they will face the league's youth army representative, the Memphis Grizzlies.
For the Lakers, how to ensure that the defense is not defeated is a difficult problem that needs to be dealt with and solved.
After all, in addition to being young, the Grizzlies are one of the most explosive teams this year.
The Grizzlies are averaging 37.6 three-pointers per game after All-Star, ranking seventh in the league and shooting 36.3 percent from the field.
Throughout March, they shot 38.1 percent from the field, eighth in the league and higher than the Warriors.
Yesterday against the Timberwolves, the Lakers have exposed weaknesses in their backline.
Schroeder & Russell, the main force in the year of fighting, was actually blasted by the old and decaying Conley.
Facing the younger and more impactful Grizzlies, the Lakers' series odds are really not as high as imagined.
On February 10, the Grizzlies made a deal with the Clippers for Kennard.
Although he was disliked for high salaries and imbeciles in Los Angeles, after coming to Memphis, the latter turned into a top shooter.
Played in 24 games, averaged 24.6 minutes and scored 11.3 points, plus the league's highest 54% three-point shooting.
In an interview today, James also made it clear that the team needs to beware of Kennard, and the original words are as follows:
"He broke my record in high school, I'm very impressed with him and the team will focus on taking care of him."
In fact, in recent years, Kennard has been the bitter owner of the Lakers.
This season, for example, he shot 8 of 17 from beyond the three-point line four times in the regular season, shooting nearly 50 percent from the field.
With Schroeder and Russell's abilities, it was impossible to lock Kennard up.
Since James spoke, it means that the Lakers may have other coping options, such as arranging other players to match.
In fact, Lonnie Walker's traverse speed would be a good choice to defend Kennard, but unfortunately he has fallen out of the rotation list.
How to solve Kennard's point, and then Hamm is busy.