On November 3, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 119-117 and won three consecutive wins. The Lakers, who suffered 2 consecutive defeats at the beginning of the season, were constantly questioned by the outside world, and seemed to be falling apart, have now gradually become the best team in the league, winning 5 games in the last 6 games, and are currently fighting to the third place in the West with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses, with the completion of the run-in of the big three and the gradual return of injured people, the Lakers are not without hope for the first place in the West this season.
The current Lakers are obviously not yet fully formed, and important rotation players such as Ellington, Nunn and Tucker are still unable to return due to injury, because the Lakers have not really determined their final rotation list, but one thing is almost certain, that is, guard Avery Bradley will get more weight, and in today's game, Bradley got a second consecutive start.
In the whole game, Bradley played 27 minutes, 1 of 6 shots with 2 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, it can be seen that Bradley's offensive state is very bad, so far this season, his average shooting rate per game is only 41.4%, averaging only 4.3 points per game, but even so, he can still get 18.6 minutes of playing time per game, and the last 2 games are sitting on the throne of the team's starting guard, playing more than 20 minutes in 3 consecutive games.
There is no doubt that the player who refused to play in the playoffs for the Lakers in 2020, left the Lakers in the 2020 offseason, and made a very unpleasant fuss with the team, is now recapturing the hearts of the Lakers, as head coach Vogel said, Bradley's efforts on the defensive end are very infectious, can drive the enthusiasm of the whole team to defend, which is one of the reasons why even if Bradley's offense is so poor now, it is still regarded as a treasure by the Lakers.
In this league that attaches importance to offense, Bradley's defensive toughster is also easy to ignore, because the decline in offensive ability is too serious, starting from joining the Heat in 2020, in just 1 year, he has experienced the dilemma of being abandoned by the Heat, Rockets, and Warriors, in this offseason, he was cut by the Warriors, once no one cared, and finally the Lakers chose to claim him. Unlike other teams, Vogel, who has always attached importance to defense, likes Bradley very much, and even if he has had an unpleasant fight with the Lakers, Vogel is still willing to give Bradley enough chances, and it turns out that Bradley deserves this by the Lakers.
Judging from Bradley's 7 games for the Lakers, in addition to some struggles on the offensive end, the rest of the defense, organization and enthusiasm are almost perfect, so if there is no accident, the Lakers will definitely choose to keep him in the end and give him a lot of drama.
In an interview the other day, Bradley talked about not playing a rematch with the team in 2020, saying: "Of course I wanted to win the championship with them, but I was thinking about something else. If I had the chance, I certainly wouldn't mind talking to my old teammates about it. I think everyone will have a different view of everything, but I believe that anyone who knows my experience will respect my choice at the time. ”
It can be seen that Bradley is also willing to actively resolve the misunderstanding with his former teammates, and he has always regretted that he did not personally help the Lakers win the championship, perhaps everything has its own providence, the Lakers are still the favorite to win the championship this season, Bradley also returned to the Lakers, he once again got a chance to help the Lakers win the championship, and this time, I hope he can really contribute to the Lakers in the playoffs, and really help the Lakers to win a championship.