The Lakers finished the first 35 games of the season with a 17-18 record, a winning percentage that fell below 50%, and recently another three-game losing streak. Considering the Warriors and Jazz rushing up, the Lakers are out of the way even if they are on the fringes of the play-offs, even though the regular season is still long. In fact, as far as the situation of the Lakers this season is concerned, it can be divided into three stages. The first stage, the climbing phase. The Lakers have been climbing at the beginning, and there is some hope. The second stage is the mid-season tournament development stage. The Lakers won the mid-season tournament, which was also their pinnacle. The third stage is the downward stage. It is precisely because of this period of decline that the Lakers have more problems for the team.
There is a statistic that is very interesting and worth pondering, that is, so far in the game, the Lakers have changed 10 sets of starting lineups. In other words, on average, every 3.5 games, you have to change the starter. At this frequency, it's still quite high. If a team wants to be consistent, the starters need to be consistent. You can take a look at Celtic, except for the main players who are injured, the rest of the time is very stable. Even if the main player is injured, the players who are added to the starting line are very stable. Actually, we can look at Hamm, who is playing extreme in terms of rotation and adjustment. It's either a five-forward lineup or a defender bunching up. In any case, the current Lakers still have quite a lot of problems.
As the saying goes, when you lose, all problems and contradictions will be put in front of the stage, let alone in the Lakers, in the team with James, the problems will be magnified by 100 times. If there is a problem, it must be solved, so in terms of the current situation of the Lakers, as well as the comprehensive information, Ham and the team have a great disagreement. Could it be that Ham is going to say goodbye to the Lakers? Is he going to say goodbye to James and Bushy Eyebrows? First, the team has a poor record and needs someone to be responsible. After all, this is last season's Western Conference finalist team. Second, the coach's dismissal is the least costly way for the team to deal with the current conflict. In fact, the Lakers signed Ham in the first place, which was a wrong decision.
In the game against the Heat, James told everyone with his attitude and confirmed his current mentality. James hit 6-of-18 shots, including 0-of-6 three-pointers and not a single free throw. James' game without a free throw is still quite rare. Lao Zhan had a negative attitude in the game, and he didn't want to win at all. In addition, this 12 points is also the second lowest in the past two years. In fact, the Lakers management should also understand that there is no change in the future, and it will be explained this season. The Lakers had to trade, and that was the first thing to do, after all, the players struggled with trade rumors. Second, Hamm should also be out of class, and it's only a matter of time, regardless of who will succeed Hamm.
It is worth mentioning that the Lakers' opponents in the next few games are the Grizzlies, Clippers, Raptors, Suns, Jazz, Thunder, and Mavericks. Many of these teams are playoff teams, and even if they are not playoff teams, it will be difficult for the Lakers to eat the dividends, because now the Lakers are the dividends themselves. If the losing streak continues to expand, the Lakers will be even more uncomfortable. Regardless, the Lakers have a lot of issues to tackle this season, and they have to solve them. Some people may say that the Lakers have completed the task of the season by winning the midseason. At least for now, that's true.