Watching the lakers and spurs game, although James was absent due to injury, but in the end the Lakers still won with difficulty, thus winning two consecutive wins, and finally the Lakers narrowly defeated the Spurs 125-121 in overtime.
In this game, Vogel's platoon arrangement at key moments caused a lot of doubts, as Yang Yi said, the Lakers' advantage is on the inside, so Vogel should keep the twin tower lineups like Howard and Davis. But when the game entered the crucial moment of the fourth quarter, Vogel still resolutely took down Howard, posing a big four small lineup such as Davis + Anthony + Munch + Batsmoor + Westbrook.
Although the victory was won, but according to the game video analysis, it is not difficult to see that the Lakers were robbed of a lot of frontcourt rebounds by the Spurs, even if the Spurs pulled a three-pointer at a critical moment, the Lakers may lose the game, which is the fundamental reason why Vogel was questioned, Howard defense is so good, it is really puzzling.
Why? Let's also respect the idea of The Vogel head coach, after all, everyone's thinking is different, so vogel's thinking at that time will definitely be different from ours, for example, Vogel's idea must have been to create offensive space for the likes of Munch and Westbrook, not only that, when Davis went to the fifth position, he could also create opportunities for himself to attack under the basket. And the process does not lie, Davis did get a lot of offensive opportunities at key moments, at the same time, Westbrook broke through to the left and right of the box and dunks, which everyone saw.
If Vogel insisted on using a double-tower lineup like Dwight Howard and Davis in the last five minutes, the Lakers really might not be able to win the game, so we can't just look at the surface of the problem, and after digging deeper, I still gave Vogel a round of applause.
There is no doubt that the MVP players of this game are Westbrook and Davis, and in the absence of James, these two brothers have played a top performance at the same time.
First of all, let's talk about Davis, who played 42 minutes and exploded for 35 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. In terms of data alone, Davis is already invincible. If we can watch the game seriously, you will find that Davis is really omnipotent.
Davis took the rebound in front of the opponent's penalty area again and again, and then completed the second offense in cold blood, and he was like a tireless machine, unscrupulously flaunting his talent on the court. Not only that, whether it is a high and low back single, or a frame distance jump shot, as well as a hard bow under the basket and an offensive and defensive conversion offense, these offensive methods have been achieved by Davis to the pinnacle.
I've long told fans that Davis is a special player who is the ultimate answer to the number five spot in today's league small-ball era. As a player with a height of 211 centimeters and an arm span of 233 centimeters, Anthony Davis can actually attack with the ball outside the three-point line like a point guard, and he can switch back and forth between the left and right hands in the process of breakthrough, and the finishing ability is still so strong, you say how the Spurs defend.
Of course, playing 42 minutes in the whole game, it was not a small pressure for Davis, because his body has been questioned, and the glass attribute is the label that fans press on him. You really don't have to say, in this game, Davis is really shocked by the fans a cold sweat, in the process of grabbing rebounds, Davis fell to the ground in pain, and lay on the ground for three minutes and could not get up, when I saw Davis holding his knees with both hands, my little heart directly mentioned the throat eye, if there is a three long and two short, the Lakers championship dream can be shattered.
Fortunately, Davis was fine, and the Lakers escaped the disaster. In any case, in the use of Davis, Vogel still has to be cautious.
Then speaking of Russell Westbrook, he played 39 minutes and exploded for 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. What I didn't expect was that James had just stopped playing, And Westbrook played at the MVP level, and I was fascinated by the game.
If the fans have watched the first four games carefully, I believe that everyone will definitely find a detail, that is, Wei Shao played better than the other, and the degree of tacit understanding between him and his teammates is also better than a day. But after only a short period of four days, Wei Shao was able to return to the top, which still surprised me, at first I thought that Wei Shao would need at least twenty games to integrate into the Lakers, and it seemed that I was worried about it.
People in the world say that if there is no space, Wei Shao will not play, but I don't think so. According to the analysis of the game video, it is not difficult to see that when Vogel puts up a two-tower lineup like Howard and Jordan Jr., Westbrook can activate Jordan Jr. and Davis through continuous assists, while also hitting some mid-range jumpers. When Vogel put Davis in the fifth position to play a big four, Westbrook can frantically kill the Spurs to score in the penalty area, and the left and right hand layups and dunks are clearly played by Westbrook. Of course, Wei Shao's speed really shocked me, I didn't expect that the 33-year-old Wei Shao could still be as fast as lightning, and it was still in extra time, you said that it was not scary.
Hit three points at key moments, cut 6 points in overtime, and the wonderful pass was continuous, frantically filling the data column, plus leading the Lakers to win. All I can say is that the omnipotent heaven of heaven and earth has returned.
At this time, Westbrook is The Westbrook after entering March last season, averaging 25 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists per game, which is as simple as probing for things.
At this time, Westbrook is Westbrook after entering January in 2020, averaging 34 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting 57.1% from the field, leading the Rockets to attack the city.
Last season's Westbrook didn't return to MVP mode until after the All-Star Game. But this year's Westbrook has only played 3 games and is already back in MVP mode, do fans know why? Because in the early stages of last season, Wei Shao suffered a quadriceps tendon tear in both legs, so he took a long time to get back into shape. But this year is different, Wei Shao is very healthy, so as I expected well, this year Wei Shao is determined to win the championship.
The only two rounds that made me uncomfortable in the game were when the game went into the final tens of seconds, when Westbrook played really well and helped the team with assists and points repeatedly. But in the last two rounds, when Westbrook asked Davis for the ball, Davis ignored Westbrook twice in a row, which made Westbrook feel embarrassed at one point. After all, Westbrook and Davis are so good friends, and they all know that this Lakers are davis' team now, and I hope that Westbrook will not affect his emotions.
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