Beijing time on October 27, NBA regular season Lakers against the Spurs, this battle James because of swollen ankle rotation, Vogel to enhance Wei Shao's role, the first quarter of the game Wei Shao sent 5 assists, after increasing the ball, Wei Shao is obviously more adapted to the cooperation with teammates, found the rhythm to promote the Lakers offense. In the middle of the first quarter, when Wei Shao went off, the Lakers were immediately overtaken, which reflected the importance of Wei Shao, and the Lakers fell behind 27-29 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lakers' offensive problems began to appear, James, as the best shooter in the Lakers in the first few rounds of the season, could not play meant that the Lakers' outside threat fell sharply, the Spurs defensive formation opened to contract, emptying the Lakers' outside line, Vogel in addition to relying on defensive counterattacks, is to rely on Davis's low singles, there is not much good opportunity to score. In the last 3 minutes before the end of the first half, the Lakers were in trouble, and Davis Weishao could only play a giant role, starting to frequently carry the ball to single the box, able to score but unable to mobilize the Lakers' overall offense. The Spurs, on the other hand, rebounded with consecutive three-pointers from Murray and Walker. After halftime, the Lakers trailed by one point 61-62.
Throughout the first half, the Lakers played chaotically in James' absence, with Davis becoming the first offensive option with just 7-of-16 shooting and a 44 percent shooting percentage as an interior shooter, which was unqualified and didn't play a reasonable leadership performance. Due to Davis's sluggish offense, Wei Shao could not play a better tandem performance, after the first quarter of 5 assists, Wei Shao in the second quarter was actually 0 assists, the Lakers in the second quarter into a passive single fight. In addition, the Lakers' defense of the backcourt line has always had problems, whether it is Westbrook or Rondo, has not inhibited the spurs guard's three-point play, Murray and Walker in the first half of the three points totaled 5 of 4, can play a counter-offensive climax, relying on the outside three points, the Lakers attack and defense at both ends of the problem.
Obviously, the current Lakers can not adapt to the situation after James's absence, organization, outside three-point projection in many aspects have caused the Lakers to decline, Vogel can not find a good way to distribute James's role, Davis and Westbrook's performance is not good enough, which is the most critical reason why the Lakers are still behind in the half. In the second half, the Lakers want to win, they need targeted changes, Westbrook wants to push the offensive rhythm more, let more players join the offense, Davis to improve efficiency, focus on the field to avoid downturn. Otherwise, the Lakers will lose again and suffer another defeat.
First-half stats: Lakers Davis had just 16 points and seven rebounds on 7-of-16 shooting, Westbrook 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Munch 8 points, Jordan Jr. 4 points and 6 rebounds, Spurs Murray 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Walker 10 points and 5 assists.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)