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As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves, this sentence is really suitable to describe the current Lakers, yesterday the Celtics defeated the Kings, helping the Lakers to catch up with the gap between the Kings, and today the Lakers themselves fought again, defeated the Cavaliers 116-97 at home, won 4 consecutive wins, after winning this victory, the Lakers finally overtook the Kings in the Western rankings and came to eighth in the West. This also means that if the Lakers maintain this ranking, they will not face the Warriors in the first round of the play-offs, and it can even be said that after winning this victory, the Warriors have no possibility of overtaking the Lakers.
For the Lakers, getting rid of the Warriors' pursuit is a solution to their worries, but they still want more, eighth in the West is not the ultimate goal of the Lakers, at present, the Lakers and the Pelicans are only 0.5 wins away from the seventh place in the West, and the Suns are only 1.5 wins away from the sixth place in the West, and there are still 4 games left in the regular season, and the Lakers still have the possibility of hitting the sixth place in the West. According to statistics, if the Lakers want to move up to sixth in the West, they need to win the last 4 games, and then the Suns have to lose at least 2 games, so the result of the Suns beating the Pelicans and the Lakers beating the Timberwolves tomorrow will be key.
Taking a step back, even if the Lakers can't rush to sixth in the West, grab the seventh in the West, it is also a better choice to ensure two lives + home court advantage in the play-offs, the Pelicans are currently only 0.5 wins ahead of the Lakers, and the two sides will have a chance to go head-to-head next, and the Lakers temporarily have a direct hand-to-head advantage. To put it simply, if the Suns beat the Pelicans tomorrow, the Lakers may go straight to seventh in the West, and if the Suns lose to the Pelicans tomorrow, then the Lakers will further narrow the gap with the Suns, and the hope of sixth place in the West will be greatly increased. Of course, there is a premise for all this, the Lakers themselves must continue to win, and they cannot lose a game in the future.
This also means that the Lakers plus the current 4 consecutive wins, and finally have to end the regular season with 8 consecutive wins, so that they can hope to finish sixth in the West and directly lock in a playoff spot, which seems to be really difficult, but if you want to say who can do a little, only the current Lakers are really good, I don't know if you have found out, the Lakers are almost the best team in the West recently, in the past 10 games, the Lakers have a total of 9 wins and 1 loss, and since February, the Lakers have achieved 21 wins and 8 losses, and the record in the same period is tied with the best in the West. An amazing coincidence is that the Lakers are 16-7 after last year's All-Star, and the Lakers are 15-7 after this year's All-Star.
And what supports the Lakers in doing all of this is undoubtedly their increasingly healthy roster and good chemistry, as Reaves said after the game: "I think we're in a great place right now, like you said, it's about playing at the right time." The most important thing is to be at the top of your game at the right time and play selfless basketball and fight for each other. ”
What's more, the Lakers' Big Three are now running in very well, and finally have the feeling that 1+1+1 is greater than 3. In this game, Russell shot 11 of 17 from the field, scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Thick eyebrows were 7-of-11 from the field, scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks. James was 10 of 18 from the field, 1 of 5 from three-point range, with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, among which I believe James' performance this season is the most amazing, at the age of 39, James can still show such a strong dominance, and even after the All-Star Weekend, James' performance has been raised a notch.
According to statistics, in 14 of the 19 games James played in after All-Star Weekend, he had 9+ assists. During that time, he averaged 9.3 assists per game, which ranked fourth in the league during the same period. During that time, the Lakers averaged 120.1 points per game, the highest in the West. This kind of James is very similar to James in the 2020 Lakers championship season, using his superb basketball IQ and exquisite passing to sort out the team's offense, activating one teammate after another, such a team Lakers is the most terrifying, and the current Lakers really have the confidence and confidence to impact 8 consecutive wins and win sixth in the West.
After the game, Bushy Eyebrow also excitedly looked forward to the rest of the game, and when asked how the team can continue to play a good game, Thick Eyebrow said: "Every time we play a game, we were focused on the Cavaliers, now we want to focus on the Timberwolves, and then move on." We went up to 8th and now we are in control of our own destiny. So it's just about continuing to build, continuing to build, and getting better every day. But we can't feel like we're 8th now, we have a few games left and that. No, just play one game at a time, and then see how it goes. ”