The NBA regular season continued, with the Lakers sitting at home today facing the Hornets, who eventually narrowly beat the Hornets 126-123 in overtime. Today, Davis still came out with illness to score a game-high 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Today's Lakers won this game thrillingly, largely because of the consecutive mistakes in the fourth quarter, giving the Hornets too many opportunities to chase points, resulting in the two sides into overtime. This game the Lakers should have successfully ended the game in the fourth quarter.
Of course, today's game also has a gratifying place, that is, the Lakers finally found Davis's manual. Today we can clearly feel vogel's obvious adjustment in the lineup rotation. That is to make Westbrook and Davis apart as much as possible, and not to let two people play at the same time. Because Westbrook's chemistry with Davis on the court wasn't good. Vogel's choice to replace Westbrook is veteran Rondo. Judging from the results shown today, it is simply amazing.
Today Rondo played just 12 minutes and delivered eight assists, many of which were directly to Davis' aerial relay. Today's game in the third quarter can be said to be Rondo on the court to control the rhythm of the Lakers, becoming the leader on the court. In the third quarter, Rondo had a lot of exquisite passes, including Davis directly to the inside in the backcourt, and also gave Davis a lot of exquisite aerial relay passes. When Rondo gave Davis exquisite passes again and again, James was also very happy to watch off the court. That's exactly what the Lakers players and the coaching staff want to see.
Vogel kept Rondo and Davis as present at the same time as possible, in large part because Rondo had Davis's instructions. Since the two men had been teammates in the Pelicans before. So Rondo is very familiar with Davis' personal characteristics and playing style, and is very aware of Davis's position on the court. There is also the fact that Rondo's pass is very accurate, sure, and there will be no inexplicable mistakes. Rondo not only gave Davis a lot of exquisite assists, but also created a lot of direct shooting opportunities for Anthony. Today Rondo played just 12 minutes on the field plus-minus to reach positive and negative 20. It's a miracle.
So in the future, Vogel should try to make Rondo and Davis both present at the same time as much as possible, and reduce the time that Westbrook and Davis play at the same time. Especially in the case that James can't play, Rondo's role is highlighted. Anyway, Lakers fans should be relieved that this game, because Vogel at least understands the importance of Rondo.