104-107, another big score lead was reversed, the opponent was oklahoma Thunder, the only difference is that this time the Los Angeles Lakers are at home. A week before the Lakers' last away game by the Thunder to complete a 26-point reversal, the plot is particularly similar, LeBron James is out of the game due to injury, the two teams each played a good half- goal, the Lakers led by Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis led by the half of the big score, and in the second half, the Lakers became unable to play, they lost the lead, the key moment, the young Thunder is a better team than the Lakers without James.
1 win and 4 losses, the basic salary returned to the Lakers, but it was incompatible with the team! You don't play a bigger role than you play.
With six minutes left in the first half, the Lakers led the Thunder by 19 points after Russell Westbrook made an iconic jumper, the biggest point difference between the two teams in the game. Since then, the storm has suddenly changed, and the Thunder have played a wave of offensive climax in the last 6 minutes, almost wiping out the 19-point difference before the end of the half. In the third quarter, the Lakers still played steadily, holding an 8-point lead, but in the fourth quarter, they once again showed a state of "no one available", no matter who played, the effect was not good, including two superstars Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook, no player could help the Lakers stabilize the situation and harvest the game. This Lakers are still too dependent on James.
Anthony Davis attacked and defended a grasp, he shot down 29 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, this side just blocked, that side is a dunk, Davis can say that he tried his best, Wei Shao played three quarters and three goals, but in the last moment again power outage, the defensive end leaked people, the offensive end fatal mistake, resulting in the Lakers directly lost the game, and the role players, except Cameron Anthony, no player can stand up in this game and give the team help at key moments. And to say that the biggest problem of the Lakers in this game is the problem of on-the-spot adjustment.
When James did not play, the Lakers re-used Jordan Jr. as the starting center, coupled with dwight Howard's comeback, which is not too much of a problem, but Vogel sent a five-man group of lajeon Rondo, Austin Rivers, Kent Bazemore, Dwight Howard and Everly Bradley at a time period, which is undoubtedly digging its own grave.
This lineup, no matter how you look at it, needs Rondo to organize the possession, and the offensive finishing ability of other players can only be said to be difficult to compliment, in the absence of James, Vogel rationally took Davis and Wei Shao apart to try, the Lakers have a big three, even if there is one less star, they can still guarantee at least one strong point on the court.
In addition, Rondo's performance in this game is indeed not very satisfactory, the whole game, Rondo came off the bench for 15 minutes, he shot 4 shots 0, three-point shots 1 shot 0, did not score the score, only contributed 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and also made 3 mistakes, and the plus-minus value was only -7.
This season, the basic salary return to the Lakers Rondo in the team lineup is very embarrassing, although fans ridicule the Lakers have an additional "coach", but at least from the current point of view, Rondo stays on the court, it is indeed more important than his play to the Lakers. As a core organizer, Rondo needs to have the ball in hand, but now he has a hard time driving the attack, and it is even more embarrassing for him to play without the ball.
When was the last time Rondo was on the pitch before this match? It was the game where the Lakers were reversed by the Thunder last week, and Rondo's performance was also not good, but there was no way, James was still in a state of suspension, and the Lakers needed a substitute ball carrier. Since then, James has returned, and Rondo has been abandoned by Vogel in three consecutive games, and in these three games, the Lakers have ushered in a three-game winning streak. Regardless of the strength of the Lakers' opponents in these games, even if they are two games against the Thunder, they can be twice completed by the opponent to complete a super reversal. Rondo's plus-minus this season is only -3.4 per game, ranking 407th in the league, and there are only 450 players in the league, so you can imagine how poor Rondo is in today's state and how well he fits with the Lakers.
The Thunder have won 2 wins and 6 losses so far, and the two games won have all won the Lakers, and they are all big score reversals. In Rondo's 5 games this season, the Lakers have a record of 1 win and 4 losses, the only game won is the away game against the Spurs, and when Rondo is discarded in 4 games, the Lakers without exception win all of them.
Some fans joked that Rondo simply stopped and was at ease as a coach at the Lakers, and when he didn't play, his role was greater, and with Vogel's recent incomprehensible platoon arrangement, Rondo adapted to the class that could take Vogel.