On November 6, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Kings defeated the Hornets 140-110, and this game King guard Buddy Hield broke out on the offensive end, playing 28 minutes, shooting 9 of 18, shooting 8 of 17 from three-point range, bombing 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, especially in the fourth quarter, Hield scored 12 points on 4 of 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, giving people a glimpse of the style of the league's first scorer this season.
There is no mistake, this season's Hield has a posture of the league's first shooter, even the Warriors' superstar Curry is slightly inferior in front of him, in the 9 games so far this season, Hield has scored a total of 40 three-pointers, ranking first in the league, averaging 4.4 three-pointers per game in the league, and his average three-point shooting rate is as high as 41.7 &, which is definitely quality and quantity.
In fact, this season's Hield almost played the best level of his career, although he should be relegated to the team bench, resulting in his average playing time of only 28 minutes, the first time in the past four seasons fell below 30 minutes, but his efficiency is almost comprehensively improved, three-point shooting rate, average shooting per game are new in the past three seasons, and the average of 4.4 three-pointers per game is a new career high.
With his super scoring efficiency, Hield has averaged 17.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season, even under the pressure of the Kings. Seeing Hield like this, many fans regret that he still stays with the Kings, because the Kings no longer regard Hield as part of the future of the team, Hield himself wants to leave, it is only a matter of time before the two sides break up, Hield should go to a team that is more suitable for him and can fully show his strength. This is also why many people think that the Lakers' choice not to have Hilde was a very wrong decision.
In the offseason, the Lakers' reinforcement targets include Hield, and even in the eyes of many media and reviewers, Hield's projection ability is very compatible with James, compared to Westbrook's style, hielder now has an advantage in both game style and age. Especially when you see the amazing efficiency of the 37-year-old Anthony playing on the Lakers this season, especially when playing with James, it is even more certain that Hield is a better fit for James' type.
So far this season, despite the ups and downs of the Lakers' performance, Anthony's performance has been stable and efficient, averaging 27 minutes per game, getting 17 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1 assist, hitting 32 three-pointers in 9 games, ranking fourth in the league, averaging 3.6 three-pointers per game, ranking fourth in the league, and averaging 52.2% of three-point shooting per game. Try to think about how terrifying their three-point firepower would be if the Lakers had both Anthony and Hield in the lineup this season, and how much space would James and Davis get on the court?
And from the data point of view, the gradual transformation, good at catching the ball to shoot melon, when paired with James, the efficiency is the best, which means that Hield, who is also good at catching the ball projection, can also play a better three-point performance around James, and Hield himself is still a fairly good ball carrier, fully capable of becoming the Lakers' starting point guard.
It's not that Westbrook is bad, but his style is really not as good as Hield suitable for the Lakers, suitable for James, recalling the offseason, the Lakers' offer to the Kings is almost an offer to the Wizards, that is, the Lakers can use the chips to trade Westbrook to get Hield, Hield himself is willing to come to the Lakers, but in the end, the Lakers and James, Davis chose Westbrook, and now, they must find a way to solve some of the problems caused by Westbrook.