At home against the Eastern powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers continued to be strong, although they did not beat the opponent, but the Lakers were like boiled frogs in warm water, and easily won. Due to the sluggish state of the Kings during this period, the Lakers won all the way to the eighth place in the West, and the overall state was very fast.
The offense is the basic plate of the Lakers, LeBron James and the thick eyebrows are very stable, and they both got a double-double this time, and combined to score 46 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists. D'Angelo Russell also provided support, scoring a game-high 28 points, and the overall efficiency was terrible, and the Lakers have won nine of their last 10 games, which is even hotter than many first-class teams.
At the same time, the Lakers can be described as three happy things, compared to those main and core players, backup forward Torian Prince also ushered in an explosion. In the four games before playing the Cavaliers, Torian Prince did not score a double-double, especially against the Brooklyn Nets, although the Lakers won easily, Torian Prince missed all 2 shots in 15 minutes, and finally hung up the egg. But this Torian Prince had a miracle help, and finally got 18 points and 4 rebounds on 7-of-9 shooting, and the +26 plus/minus stood out, in other words, when Torian Prince played, the Lakers could outscore the opposite Cavaliers by as many as 26 points, which is quite exaggerated.
Secondly, if the offense is kept at the lower limit, then the Lakers' defense has now become the secret to winning, and the Cavaliers are certainly not weak in the third place in the East, but under the strict defense of the Lakers, they only scored 97 points in the whole game. In particular, Donovan Mitchell, the star of the Cavaliers, only scored 10 points, 7 assists, 3 steals on 4-of-13 shooting, and had as many as 5 turnovers. The Cavaliers only have Darius Garland and Carris LeVert whose stats are better, but they can't change the tide of the game at all, and the Lakers have won most of the games by bombardment during this streak, but this lock up of the Cavaliers proves that the Lakers can also win by defense.
Finally, judging from the current standings, the Lakers have risen to eighth in the West, and it is very likely that they will avoid the extremely difficult Warriors in the play-offs. The Lakers only have four games left this season, and the opponents are the Timberwolves, Warriors, Grizzlies and Pelicans. Therefore, as long as the Lakers fight for their own strength and don't drop the chain, the eighth position in the West should be retained, which will increase the margin for error.