4 out of 8, abandoned by the Lakers at a critical moment, refused to be interviewed directly after the game, and was likely to leave the team

The NBA regular season continues today when the Lakers host the Raptors. In the end, they narrowly defeated the Raptors 132-131, and Davis was undoubtedly the main winner in this game. He finished with 41 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Of those, he shot 13-of-17. The Lakers took advantage of the Raptors' lack of a good interior and constantly created opportunities for thick eyebrows, which played a very good role. And James also personally cut down the statistics of 22 points and 12 assists, and today he helped the team a lot in terms of tandem balls.

The Lakers still didn't start Russell in today's game, and Russell hasn't started in many games this season. You must know that Russell has been playing the starting lineup at the beginning of the season, so this has changed the psychology of the players to a certain extent. Russell came off the bench today for just 17 minutes and was the shortest playing time of any player on the team. He played 17 minutes and finished with 11 points and five assists on 4-of-8 shooting. Statistically, Russell's performance is still good, and he is the player with the highest plus/minus on the team. But in the final moments, Hamm didn't let Russell play in crunch moments, and even used Christie without using Russell.

So this made Russell dissatisfied to a certain extent, and Russell did not give an interview after today's game, which is the second consecutive game that he has not been interviewed. It's clear that Russell is unhappy with his place on the team right now. Now that his rotation is getting deeper and lower, and even his playing time in this game is the shortest on the team, which makes Russell puzzled, and naturally there may be a lot of complaints. Of course, many fans have also analyzed and may think that Russell will be traded by the Lakers in the middle of the season.

Russell's personal style of play in the current Lakers lineup is indeed somewhat contrary to other players, first of all, Russell's characteristic is a skillful type, he is not very confrontational on the defensive end, and he is not tough. This is completely different from the overall defensive philosophy of the Lakers, where Ham still prefers tougher players on the court. Including the offensive end, Ham also prefers to take the initiative to find some opportunities to hit the basket, while Russell relies more on outside shooting, and if he doesn't feel right in a game, he may play little role. The reason why Ham likes to use some forward players is that the front players are more confrontational on the court, and it is easier to hit the basket and score some relatively safe points.

And once Russell reaches the playoffs, it seems that his performance has been up and down, which comes down to his style of play, and once the opponent gets on his body, he may not perform well. It may also be one of the reasons why the Lakers want to trade him, I wonder if fans think Russell can still stay with the Lakers?