114-105! The Lakers defeated the Celtics, James and Thick Eyebrows, and their smiles were awkward
Congratulations to the Lakers on their victory over the Celtics!
Without James and Bushy Eyebrows, the Lakers still won.
114-105, the Lakers defeated the league's No. 1 Celtics with the remnants, Ham on the sidelines, and James and thick eyebrows in casual clothes, all with embarrassing smiles.
The Lakers have been up and down in recent times, with fans asking for a trade from the team, starting with Reaves, and then Russell and Hachimura. Although the deal was not reached, the Lakers' record is getting worse day by day, and they have even fallen out of the top eight in the West.
This game against the old rival Celtics, before the game, almost no one would think that the Lakers could win the game, the Celtics are strong, Tatum and Jaylen Brown are in charge, and this season has introduced Porzingis and Holiday Holiday, and the record so far is already the first in the league.
And before the Lakers, James and Thick Eyebrows both announced that they would not play, and even Reddy Ten could not play. Coupled with the old sick Vincent, it can be said that the Lakers are a remnant against the bloody Celtics, and the Celtics are still sitting at home, even the most sincere Lakers fans will feel that it is difficult for the team to defeat the Green Shirts, and can only pray that the Lakers do not lose too badly.
But in the game, the Lakers' performance was once again a big surprise, without James and thick eyebrows, the Lakers' players suddenly became more able to play. Reaves and Russell carried the team's offensive banner, Xiaoli scored 32 points in the game, shot 7 of 10 from 3-point range, and Russell, who has always been ridiculed as a "water puller", had 16 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds, and almost got a triple-double. Some people may question Russell, who shot too low on 5-of-20 shooting, but he shot 4-of-8 from three-point range, and every three-pointer was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the fire of the Celtics' comeback.
In addition, Russell's 14 assists completely revitalized the Lakers' offense and made the whole team play more fluid. Hayes, who replaced the thick eyebrows, scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 6 of 8, showing unlimited potential, Prince had 11 points and 8 rebounds and Hachimura's 15 points and 8 rebounds, which also provided firepower support and rebounding guarantee for the Lakers to win.
To talk about the efficiency of this game, there is also Vanderbilt, Biao Ge scored 10 points and 7 rebounds in only 16 minutes of play, but unfortunately, he left the game due to injury.
In addition, the Lakers' defense as a whole was quite successful, allowing Jaylen Brown, the league's highest-paid earner, to score only 8 points, while Green Kai's killer 3-pointer shot less than 35% from the field.
The Lakers won, and Ham, James, and Bushy Eyebrows on the sidelines all laughed, but awkwardly.
Many fans feel that Hamm's coaching level is not worthy of the Lakers with Zhan Mei, any coach, in the case of having a healthy Zhan Mei, the record cannot be so bad, but this game is an extreme, without Zhan Mei, Ham led the Lakers to victory, this can be reversed to prove that Ham is not very good at using Zhan Mei, at least he can't control Zhan Mei.
And James and thick eyebrows are also quite embarrassing, without them the team won, and they also won the first place in the league. It also shows that although they are the top superstars in the league, they are by no means indispensable. After all, anyone who can play in this league is a top talent in the basketball world, and anyone can become a superstar if given enough opportunities.
Maybe that's the point of the Lakers' win over the Celtics, so that every coach and player can see themselves, their true position and ability, and it will also make Lakers management reflect on whether to trade or not, or who to trade?