In the game between the Lakers and the Celtics on December 26, Beijing time, the Lakers were in trouble at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Among them, they couldn't score on the offensive end and couldn't defend on the defensive end, which ultimately caused them to be at a disadvantage throughout the game. This, coupled with the fact that the final quarter was not yet close, led to a heavy defeat to the Celtics.
And in the whole game, Brother Thick Mei was almost alone. In fact, after the start of the mid-season, his overall form has been getting better and better. Not only can he play strongly under the basket, but he also has the ability to shoot three-pointers, and 15 of 25 in the game cut 40+13 data, which is already very eye-catching. It's a pity that in the case of his rampage, the overall contribution of his teammates is still too low.
Especially for James, who completely lost himself today. Yesterday he actually had a day off and finished the big explosion in the last game. Unfortunately, there was no strong attack in the final quarter, no shooting, no three-pointers, and turnovers. James was completely a war criminal in the whole game, and he shot 5 of 14, which greatly affected the team's performance.
In addition, Hachimura has no value at all today. Basically every ball was a big open space, but unfortunately he basically couldn't score. Even if he scored two three-pointers in the last minute, it was useless. The slump of these two men has indeed wasted too many opportunities on the offensive end.
And Ham also played Rivers and Russell in the third quarter and dominated the defeat, which is very inexplicable. You have to know that as long as the two of them are together, then the Lakers' defense will definitely be a collapse. During this time, the Lakers were forced to drop 10 points, which was too frustrating. If there is no collapse, the Lakers can still withstand the pressure, but Ham's employment is too bad.
Of course, Prince wasn't bad. During this time, he has exploded into value, scoring 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field, and he has no problem playing on both ends of the floor. It's a pity that there are still too few players who contribute overall.