The Lakers suffered two consecutive defeats, facing the Knicks, who were relatively strong in the near end, the Lakers were unable to turn the tide in the end, even if James cut a triple-double, thick eyebrows also got a large double-double, the Lakers still could not win, it can be seen with the naked eye that Zhan Mei lacks helpers, and to make matters worse, Vanderbilt suffered an injury again, limped to the bench in the game, and is expected to miss part of the game in the future.
Although the difference between the Lakers and the Knicks was not large, they were suppressed by the Knicks throughout the game, and the Lakers also had thick eyebrows in a state, causing a lot of trouble to the Knicks at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, especially in the face of Randle, thick eyebrows have enough confidence. Although James cut a triple-double, his performance on the offensive end was not too good, and in the end, it was because he forced a three-point shot that caused the game to lose suspense, of course, James is good enough, and James needs a helper who can stand up.
After winning the mid-season championship, the Lakers' state has gone a little downhill, losing three of the last four games, and the opponents in these four games are not too strong, first facing the Mavericks without Irving, then playing two Spurs, winning one of them, but also allowing the Spurs to end their losing streak, and then facing the Knicks, this result obviously should not be a championship should have, is the midseason tournament overdrawn the strength of the Lakers.
At present, the Lakers have a big problem, especially the role of at least two main players in the playoffs has been greatly reduced, one of them is Van Debiao, who is injured again, has defense but no offense, and basically does not get too many opportunities in the playoffs, and the other is Russell, who has been in the trade message, has offense but no defense, and the key offense is not stable enough, and the data may be good in the regular season, but it will inevitably be abandoned in the playoffs. Players such as Prince, Wood, Reddish, and Hayes are also embarrassed in the playoffs, and may not even be as good as the above two, and the lack of personnel will be the most urgent thing for the Lakers to solve next.
Zhan Mei needs help, which is the Lakers' No. 1 problem at the moment. Considering that the season is still very long, the thick eyebrows have not experienced major injuries and have not missed many games, the Lakers have such a record, and if they suffer injuries or James suffer injuries after that, the Lakers' record may decline seriously, and even crisis whether they can enter the playoffs, so the Lakers should strengthen it, but they should not focus on strengthening the guard, after all, James can play point guard, and the Lakers can also supplement the front, if Siakam is brought in, the Lakers' strength will inevitably be improved by a notch, and it will be more competitive than the championship, of course, Siakam is just an illusion, and the Lakers still have the opportunity to supplement other players。