0 of 7 didn't score a point, and he was abandoned by Ham at a critical moment, and his Lakers career was basically over

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2024-04-26 13:14Published in Shaanxi

The NBA playoffs continue with the Lakers hosting the Nuggets today. In the end, they lost 105-112 to the Nuggets and reaped another loss. At present, the score of the series between the two sides has come to 0:3. The Lakers are on the edge of a cliff.

Davis still played well in today's game, with 33 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, and James scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. And Russell, who made his debut, was extremely sluggish. 0-of-7 from the field and 0-of-6 from beyond the three-point line without scoring a point.

Russell's performance today was extremely sluggish. So much so that Ham did not choose to let Russell appear at a critical moment in the fourth quarter today, and he only played a total of 24 minutes today. Russell's performance in this year's playoffs has been difficult to be satisfied with, except in Game 2 where he was relatively normal, scoring 23 points on his own. In the first game, Russell also had a bad hand. He averaged just 12 points per game in three games, shooting just 32 percent from the field and 30 percent from three-point range. It can be said that this kind of performance is difficult to help the Lakers win, because at present, the Lakers only have Russell on the outside with some projection ability.

It can be said that it is impossible for the Lakers to advance after losing this game, because no team in NBA history has ever completed a comeback after falling behind 0:3, and the Lakers are likely to be out of the first round. After the Lakers are out of the first round, what is next in front of them is an offseason rebuild, and Russell is likely to be traded away by the Lakers, and he is almost certain to end his Lakers career.

In fact, there were rumors about trading Russell in the middle of this season, but at that time, the Lakers still chose to trust Russell and did not choose to trade him. Maybe the management will regret it now. Because throughout his career, Russell doesn't seem to be able to play well in the playoffs. This is related to the characteristics of his play, he is a player who does not have confrontation, and is more of an outside shot, but the playoffs are full of physical confrontation and defensive intensity, so his way of playing is easy to be inaccurate.

The offseason is another difficult one for Pelinka, as he has to carefully consider how the Lakers can strengthen them. In fact, there is a very good choice in front of the Lakers in the middle of the season, that is, Murray of the Hawks, but Pelinka did not choose to cherish, if the Lakers chose to replace Murray with Russell at that time, maybe the current playoffs will be different, and Pelinka needs to carefully choose who the next head coach will be in the offseason, and if Ham is out of the first round unexpectedly, it will be when he will get out of class.

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