The Lakers' injury wave has come a bit hard and lasted a long time, and Hachimura has been injured again, this time with a nasal fracture that requires surgery, and is expected to miss at least a week. When the Lakers started a four-game road streak, the lack of major generals made people worry more about the record.
Hachimura has been in better shape since returning from a concussion, averaging 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game, which has also improved his overall statistics. This season, he averaged 11.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per game while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range. Due to his recent performances, Ham recently appeared in the finishing lineup with him in place of Prince!
Since the start of the game, it has been a fact that Hachimura and Wood's form has been one and the other! Because Hamm has reduced Hachimura's playing time a lot in order to let Wood adapt to and increase the proportion of double-high combinations as soon as possible, which has also caused his early performance to be less than expected. Wood stood out in the five games leading up to the Rockets' debut.
But since the first game of the Rockets was temporarily pushed to the No. 5 position, to the rematch of the Rockets in the seven games, the performance has plummeted, a total of 29 points, shooting 11 of 33, including 1 of 12 three-pointers. In the first five games, he shot 10-of-21 from three-point range. The average time per game is nearly 10 minutes less than the average of 26.6 minutes per game in the five games before the Rockets. Wood scored 0 points in both battles against the Rockets, and the Rockets became Wood's nemesis?
Tomorrow's game against the Cavaliers, due to the large lineup of the Cavaliers in the front court and the injury of Hachimura, Wood's playing time should increase significantly. In the face of the Cavaliers' flexible large lineup, Wood needs to contribute on both offensive and defensive ends, which is a serious test! Recently, due to the decline of Wood's offensive power, Ham has given him more responsibilities to protect the box and rebounds, and the Cavaliers due to the shortage of manpower, it is not enough for Wood to only try to do a good job defensively, he must also contribute on the offensive end.
Hayes will also get a lot of playing time tomorrow, and the Lakers will need his defense and rebounding. After he was reused by Ham on the court, the Cavaliers of the big squad are also an excellent workout for him, can he seize the opportunity to prove himself again?#Los Angeles Lakers##Midseason Championship##八村塁#
