For the Los Angeles Lakers, their soul player must be James. Although there is Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, but James is the real core, with him, the Lakers are a strong contender for the championship, if he is absent, just with the thick eyebrows and Westbrook, it can only be a playoff team.
Although the regular season started, the Lakers' record with James in it was 1-2, not ideal. While expectations are high for them, for the Lakers in the 21-22 season, they have changed too much in the lineup. James's side, compared to last season, there is only one thick eyebrow brother left. So, they need a while to run in.
Although the team will have joint training in the offseason, the intensity of training is certainly not as intense as in the regular season, and the opponents faced are different, and the new lineup needs to be slowly ground into a composite in the regular season to find the most comfortable offensive and defensive lineup.
On October 27, Beijing time, the Lakers' game against the Spurs, James missed the game. In this game, The thick eyebrow brother got 35 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists, and Wei Shao got 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and jointly cut 68 points, 27 rebounds and 12 assists, one inside and one outside that made the Spurs unable to cope.
After there was no James, Wei Shao took charge of the ball alone, played well, and the whole person's state was different, it can be seen that Wei Shao very much wants to win the game, so the whole game is the same as playing chicken blood. He controlled his mistakes to 3 times and spelled out 5 fouls, which showed his attitude towards the game. In overtime, under the influence of the thick eyebrow injury, he stepped forward and scored under the basket with three breakthroughs to help the Lakers seal the victory.
Although Westbrook and Thick Brow perform well in the absence of James, the Lakers also have some people who are not very comfortable, that is, the big brother Anthony on the bench. In this game, he shot 1 of 7 and had 4 points and 4 rebounds, but he lost 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.
With James on the floor, Anthony was in good shape, with 2 of 4, 4-of-6 and 6-of-8 from three-pointers in the first three games, especially in the third game against the Grizzlies, Guago played 27 minutes and shot 28 points on 15 shots. His excellent performance allowed Morant to slash 40+10 in the air.
Sometimes, this is the case on the field of play, the state of a player has a lot to do with who the teammates are, which is not only related to the team's offensive tactics, the player's position, and the opponent's defensive center of gravity. Maybe when James is on the court, he can involve the defensive players more, so he gives Guago more opportunities. Or maybe James and Guago are more tacit, so it's more efficient to work together.
Of course, Guago may also just play abnormally in this game, and it has nothing to do with whether James is present or not, it is just a matter of personal status. But there is no doubt that James and Anthony are on the floor at the same time, and the opponent is definitely more difficult to defend.
After four games, Lakers fans will find that many veterans come to the Lakers, really come to the pension, want to rub a championship. Only Gua Ge, he did not come to hold the leg, but to be the thigh.