The Lakers sent the Hornets a nine-game losing streak at 133-112 at home, with three points not available, and Hayward continued to truce, which is unacceptable if he can't win. Because Reddish was unable to play in this game, Ham put Hachimura into the starting three position. In fact, to put it bluntly, the Lakers don't need another ball-handler at all, and they don't need a point guard. Because the real point guard can only be James, you just need to put a bunch of pitchers for him.
So in the past, the backcourt of Russell and Reaves, Reddish at the No. 3 position, James at the No. 4 position with thick eyebrows, has changed recently. The Lakers once again lifted Lao Zhan to point guard, and the quarterback matched with the 3D attribute Prince. Fan Debiao re-pushed to the fourth position, the fifth position is thick eyebrows, and the third position is not set, it can be Hachimura or Reddish, anyway, it's that sentence, if you want 3D attributes, don't come if you don't have 3D attributes.
If you want to maximize James' playmaking influence, you can't allow another ball-handler to be a starter. That's the perfect Lakers winning the championship, it's like reaching the top in 20 years. The same was true of today's game, Lao Zhan came up to control the court in the first quarter, and he and Davis attacked the basket in a row. But the Hornets exploded, Miller, Rozier and McGowens shot wildly, and the Lakers fell behind 13-22 at one point. But Russell, who came off the bench at the end of the quarter, scored eight points in a row, and the Lakers chased it to 28-31.
In the second quarter, James came on the court with a turnaround and back-to-back shot, and then he assisted Wood and Christie to hit three-pointers, and the Lakers quickly overtook the score. However, Miller was in good shape, and he completed the chase in a singles. At the end of the quarter, James and Davis combined their swords, thick eyebrows scored many baskets, and they connected with Lao Zhankong, and the Lakers still led by 1 point at halftime. In the second half, the Lakers didn't give a chance, James held the ball and cut inside 2+1, Hachimura scored 3 points under the basket, and then Zhan Mei scored 6 times under the basket, and the Lakers instantly led by 14 points.
The Hornets paused and returned to play a wave of small climaxes, but it was James who hit the three-point surge to stabilize the morale of the army, Hachimura played 2+1, and the Lakers continued to lead by 19 points. In the final quarter, the substitute attacked the Hornets and surrendered. In the whole game, Zhan Mei 43+13+12, Davis got 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks on 11-of-19 shooting, James got 17 points and 11 assists on 7-of-13 shooting, Hachimura scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, Russell had 16 points and 9 assists, Reeves 16 points, Christie 10 points, Wood 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Hayes 10 points. On the Hornets' side, Miller scored 17 points, Rozier scored 18 points, and Bridges scored 20 points on 7-of-20 shooting.
After today's game, the reporter asked the Lakers to regain control of James, what do you think about this? When the thick eyebrows talked about this, the most common thing they said was that it was right to give the ball to James, and the Lakers had to do the same.
"When the ball is in LeBron's hands, good things always happen because he made excellent readings and he was a student of the game," said Bush. He can look at the form on the field and make judgments to make every screen count. He's done that throughout his career. So, what we're going to do is give the ball to LeBron, it's good for the team!"
I think Pelinka needs to understand that the Lakers don't need to invest too much in the starting point guard and can put some ball handlers on the second lineup, just like Rondo did off the bench when he won the championship. But the starters still have to operate with James as the core, because this is the best benefit. The Lakers may have room to maneuver at the trade deadline, but the premise of packing Russell and some supporting roles is that the Lakers get a Big Three that fits James' style of play.