At the moment, the Lakers are in a decent situation, at least they bite the top eight teams. And as far as the bench is concerned, Ham has also tapped two major players, both of which are helping the Lakers as much as possible.
For Hayes, his performance during this period has been getting better and better. In both games in particular, Hayes completed the rampage, and he was worth more than Wood. On the one hand, there is speed, and on the other hand, there is stability in attack and defense. And during this time, Hayes's playing time has completely overpowered Wood, and he has already gained recognition within the team.
After all, Hayes can see every aspect of the pitch. Energetic, positive, rebounding. Especially on the offensive end, his pie-eating deterrence is much greater than that of thick eyebrows, which also allows him to get 10+3 assists on 3-of-3 shooting, and also has 1 steal. Don't forget, he played for 12 minutes. In fact, with such data, his position on the bench has become more and more consolidated, and he can definitely continue to maintain the rotation position.
And for Christie, he has been a controversial player throughout the season. Of course, Christie's focus was on defense before, and he was still leading the defense against the Knicks. In particular, the defensive end of the defensive end has been eyeing Brunson, and it can also limit Hart to a certain extent, which is a surprise. Just playing on the defensive end, there is no problem.
And on the offensive end, Christie's consistency isn't bad either. He scored six points on 2-of-2 shooting in the game, and both of his goals were three-pointers. In other words, Christie is now a player who can play both offense and defense, and his plus/minus is still the highest on the team, which is the value he has shown.
So as far as Ham is concerned, his excavation of these two players has given the team enough improvement. And in the last quarter, Ham also made a decision to abandon Russell and reuse Christie, which is an admirable point. As these two develop their value, they will hopefully continue to win in the future to squeeze into the top eight.