This Lakers, winning the Thunder, also won a bunch of troubles

With thick eyebrows hitting both free throws, the Lakers defeated the Thunder 112-105 at home.

Before the Lakers, the Thunder had an offensive efficiency of 120.2, second only to the Pacers, Bucks and Celtics in the league. But the game was only suppressed by the Lakers and scored 105 points. It is worth mentioning that the last time the Thunder scored only 105 points in a single game was back against the Rockets (101 points).

Defense is one of the keys to victory for the Lakers. All that's left is to attack.

In the whole game, the Lakers scored a total of 84 points in the starters, of which all except Prince scored double-doubles. Speaking of which, Prince is really love-hated at the same time. On the bright side, the three-point percentage since the second game against the Spurs is 40.2%, averaging 2.7 goals per game. The three-point efficiency alone is completely comparable to that of sharpshooters like Hield, Bane, and Simmons Jr.

However, as against the Thunder, Prince was in a three-point situation (1-of-5 shooting).

Meanwhile, with Reaves being promoted to the starting lineup, the Lakers' bench group combined for just 28 points. You must know that the Lakers have averaged 32.9 points per game off the bench so far this season, which is more than the Nuggets (31.4 points) and the Celtics (28.2 points). It is worth mentioning that 12 of these 28 points came from Hachimura and 11 points from Wood. In other words, once Reaves is promoted to the starting lineup, then the Lakers will lack offensive firepower from the bench.

In addition, Russell had seven assists from 32 passes and Reeves had seven assists from 36 passes. Compared to Russell, Reeves' tandem ability was somewhat surprising. You know, Reaves has converted 5.1 assists per 46.8 passes so far this season. Looking at the stats, it looks good, but the assist-to-turnover ratio is 1.89. That's one turnover for every 1.89 assists.

Of course, for the Lakers, when Reaves' passing and control shows an upward trend, it will inevitably bring an increase in the value of the trade. But the question also arises, are the Lakers still willing to trade Reaves or even Russell? I don't think so, from the perspective of the Thunder, the Lakers' poor record is not more about the lineup, but on the coach.

The Lakers still led by more than 10 points in the first 4 minutes of the final game, but with Ham replacing Russell and Reaves in the backcourt, they were instantly chased by the Thunder to 6 points. In other words, the Lakers' poor record as coach Ham is to blame. In other words, it would be difficult for the Ham Lakers to get ahead without a change.

In addition, although the win also exposed the inconsistency of the shooter and the lack of firepower points on the bench. In other words, the Lakers won but won a bunch of troubles. One of them, I think the most important thing to solve is to replace Hamm. It's not that Ham isn't, it's just not suitable for the Lakers at this stage.

At the same time, neither Russell nor Reaves can make an easy shot, unless it involves a star player like Murray.