58+18, heart-piercing Lakers! Davis is habitually lazy, and James is exhausted with all his might
The NBA regular season continues, and the Lakers' game against the Mavericks has officially begun. The two teams played very intensely in this game, and the strength of the offensive and defensive ends was relatively balanced. At the end of the first half, the Mavericks led by 16 points. Entering the second half, the Lakers sounded the horn of a comeback. Especially in the last quarter, the Lakers played a 30-13 offensive in a single quarter. But unfortunately, the Lakers fell behind too much in the first half and missed the reversal. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks won 104-101 over the Lakers.
As for the trend of this game, I won't give you a lot of words here, and in this article, I want to focus on talking about the Mavericks' Eastern European combination and the Lakers' Zhan Mei combination. The phrase "58+18, piercing the Lakers!" Davis is habitually lazy, and James is exhausted with all his might, it is very appropriate to describe these two combinations.
Let's start with the Eastern European combination. Doncic played 38 minutes, shooting 10-of-26, including 3-of-12 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, to finish with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and a quasi-triple-double of 0 turnovers. Irving played 34 minutes and finished with 28 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals on 11-of-22 shooting, including 4-of-8 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws.
At present, the division of labor in the Eastern European combination is very clear, and Doncic controls the ball of the whole team, responsible for the team's combing and tactical core. Irving is the team's top scorer and has unlimited fire. The offensive end of the two can become each other's containment points, which can give the opponent a very ample space for singles. Especially when it comes to the decisive moment, both Irving and Doncic have a very stable scoring ability, which is also the main factor for the Mavericks to have the last laugh.
After talking about the Eastern European combination, let's talk about the Zhan Mei combination. Let's start with James. James played 36 minutes in this game, shooting 9 of 19, including 4 of 9 three-pointers and 4 of 7 free throws, and got 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. James' performance in the first three quarters can only be regarded as mediocre and does not shine much, but in the final quarter, James was full of firepower, scoring 16 points in a single quarter. At this stage, James played very resolutely, and you can see how much James wants to win this game at this stage. Especially at the last moment, James was even more tired and gasping for breath. To borrow a phrase from fans, James tried his best to win, tired to the point of exhaustion, but failed to bring a victory to the team.
Davis played 36 minutes, shooting 4-of-10 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers. To put it mildly, this data doesn't look like the data Davis handed over at all. However, Davis should have foreseen such data. To put it bluntly, Davis has a habitual laziness situation. If you think carefully about Davis's recent seasons, as long as Davis has played a few good games in a row, Davis will habitually lazy one game as his adjustment. 10 shots and 2 free throws in the game, these two statistics can show that Davis is "not working" in this game.