It's been a while since the NBA regular season began, and in the last six games, the Lakers have a 3-3 record and are currently temporarily in eighth place in the West. Obviously, such a record is more optimistic for the Lakers, because the Lakers are experiencing a very painful period of struggle.
First, the Lakers have undergone a major blood change this summer, and the members of the team are almost all new faces, and they have not fought side by side with each other before, so they all need time to get to know each other.
Second, the new season has just begun, the Lakers have ushered in a wave of injuries, Ariza, Ellington, Tucker and Nunn and other important rotation players have not yet been able to play, which will bring huge trouble to Vogel's deployment. At one point, there was even a send-off lineup like Westbrook + Rondo + Rivers.
Third, Wei Shao is a basketball player with a very unique playing style, he is a player who needs some ball in hand, and his ability to open up space is not good, so he must make sacrifices when playing with James and Davis, and this brother will definitely go through a painful run-in period.
According to the video analysis of the past six games, it is not difficult to see that after various reasons are brought together, the Lakers team has become unstable, the performance of the defensive end has been good and bad, and indirect power outages are also common, especially when the anti-block demolition, directly exposing the lack of tacit understanding of the team. The same is true on the offensive end, often chaotic, frequent mistakes in the process of offensive and defensive conversion, only six games, the Lakers have accumulated 100 mistakes, for a team aiming to win the championship, such mistakes must be corrected.
But then again, although the Lakers currently have a lot of problems, but the process will not lie, the Lakers play a game better than a game, the Lakers' competitive state is better than a day. That is to say, the Lakers have entered a period of benign operation, and everything will develop in the right direction.
Another point I need to emphasize to you is that even if the Lakers' offense has not yet been ground into a composite, in the past six games, they have still averaged 115.5 points per game, leading the Western Conference and ranking third in the league after the Knicks and Hornets. Fans! The Lakers' offense has played so badly that it can become the leader of the league, which shows how terrifying this team's offensive ability is.
So the question is, when the Lakers grind the composite, what kind of performance will they play on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends? Put it this way, in my opinion, once the Lakers will smoothly pass through the run-in period, the entire league will usher in the finale, and the Lakers are expected to have a 16-0 record in the playoffs. Why? I'll tell you about it in 1510.
First, let's talk about the offensive end.
At present, James and Wei Shao have found a way to coexist, first of all, to make sacrifices for each other, and then when James holds the ball, Wei Shao does some no-ball running positions and empty cuts, and constantly comes forward to do fixed point cover for the ball carrier, according to the game video analysis, it is not difficult to see that Wei Shao and James's blocking and dismantling cooperation is very deterrent, and the imagination space after the demolition is very wide, in time, this will become an important offensive means for the Lakers. When Westbrook holds the ball, James needs to play a space type of three or four position, obviously, this is not difficult for James, because James's offensive means are extremely rich, whether it is a mid-range jump shot, or a three-point long-range shot, or an empty cut cake, etc., these are James's best skills.
Now there is not enough tacit understanding between Westbrook and James, just leave it to time, and as time goes on, as the game progresses, it will all come to fruition. However, when Westbrook and James have a sharp mind, the Lakers can play the top offense. Think about how many offensive tactics can be derived on the offensive end when a team has two top brains. It is no exaggeration to say that the polished Composite Lakers can play triangle offense, a variety of blocking offenses, impact offenses, misplaced offenses, Princeton offenses, and all kinds of heads-ups in position warfare, which is simply incredible.
Then talk about the defensive end.
At present, the Lakers' players are not yet in order, and when everyone returns to the team, the Lakers will have all the conditions needed for the defensive end. First of all, Vogel is a defensive master, he will help the Lakers to establish a set of defensive system, and secondly, the Lakers have a large number of players with strong individual defensive ability, and there is Wei Shao in the first position, and he can definitely be alone when he is serious. On the second spot is Bradley, a well-known defensive tip. On the third position there is Ariza, a solid defensive tough guy. On the fourth spot is James, a regular in the best defensive team. There are Davis and Howard on the fifth position, and it goes without saying that these two brothers are among the top defenders in the league today. Even alphabet brother, he can't guarantee that he can suppress Davis and Howard on the defensive end.
Again, that sentence! What the Lakers lack at the defensive end is tacit understanding, and they have not achieved a sharp understanding between each other, nor have they known each other. Let's adjust the Lakers for ten games, and the Lakers, who won the championship based on defense in 2020, will definitely return.
When the Lakers have a stable defensive performance, do you know what this really means? Once there is a defense, the Lakers can get a lot of offensive and defensive conversion offensive opportunities, and then what? Westbrook and James are both among the strongest counter-attacking players in the league today, and it is not too much to even remove "one.". Of course, Davis's explosive power in offensive and defensive conversion offense is also one of the best in the league today. At the same time, Wei Shao and James also have the top passing ability in the counterattack, fast, explosive, and accurate passing, which is the label of James and Wei Shao. Obviously, in the Lakers and Cavaliers game, fans have seen how perverted Westbrook and James are in the counterattack, and they are crazy.
In fact, just when Westbrook, James and Davis were eating together at James's house, they had already begun to plan for the future, they had begun to sketch out the grand blueprint after playing together, they were all very clear about what they could do, and James had also expressed his views, which roughly meant that how could they see the rainbow without wind and rain, and they must experience pain before they could get sweetness. Westbrook's answer is even more straightforward, and the real Lakers will appear after 20 regular season games. So the only thing we can do is wait for the good news and wait until the Lakers who can rule the alliance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends appear in front of us.
There is no doubt that once the Lakers break through the cocoon, there will not be another opponent in the entire NBA league, and only the Nets with Irving can fight with one. However, Irving has lost this season, so the Lakers are likely to play a 16-0 record in the playoffs.
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