Curry leads the Warriors over the Lakers by 32 points! Lao Zhan may renew his contract with the highest salary!
The Lakers without James can even be said to be a very interesting thing. On the 22nd, Beijing time, the Warriors defeated Los Angeles 128-110, and in this game, the Warriors scored double digits, including Wiggins scored 20 points, Kuminga scored 12 points, Pochemsky scored 10 points, Davis sat on the bench and scored 17 points, while Klay sat on the bench in 1 of 9, 1 of 3, and scored only 3 points. Four Lakers had double-digit scores, including Davis with 27 points and 15 rebounds, Russell with 18 points, Reaves with 16 and Prince with 12. Both players had double-digit records, with Davis scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds, Russell 18 points, Reaves 16 and Prince 12. In the first quarter, the Warriors first launched a wave of offense, once stretching the score to 11:4, but in the following time, the Lakers gradually returned to normal, they not only caught up with the score, but also expanded to 3 points, at the end of the first quarter, the Warriors have opened a 3-point advantage, of which Davis alone scored 13 points; In the second quarter, the Warriors did not play as well as they should, but in the second half, they began to find their rhythm and pulled the score to 11 points, even if the Lakers tried their best, they could not stop the Warriors' offense, and in the second quarter, the Warriors had surpassed the Lakers by 11 points.
In the third quarter, although the Warriors fell into a slump again, when they continued to play, they opened the score with a huge 17-point advantage, and then the two teams engaged in a stalemate, and by the third quarter, the Warriors had a 16-point lead. In the fourth quarter, the Warriors fell into a slump again, and the Lakers took the opportunity to catch up with 10 points, but after a timeout, the Warriors began to fight back, and a wave of 19-point offense made the Lakers a little scrambling, but because the score gap was too large, the Lakers had no room to fight back at all. It was a 19-point offense that caught the Lakers off guard, and although they struggled to catch up in the second half, the gap was too big, and they didn't give the Lakers more playing time, and in the end, they won at home. It can be said that Kerr replaced Klay as a substitute, in addition to Klay being more suitable as a substitute, he can also bring out the strength of the main lineup, although Klay's performance is not good, but his role in defense is still very large, at least the team's defense has been pulled up.
But others believe that the loss has taught them the value of James in the past, which is that in a cycle of eight, players like Russell are greatly limited. James's absence has made the Lakers' offense worse, whether it is shooting or defense, it seems a little inadequate, in other words, without Lao Zhan, the strength of the Lakers will decline, and the cooperation will be greatly affected, in this case, once Lao Zhan is gone, it will be difficult for them to even get the playoffs, James's contract is not just a matter for the Lakers, and more importantly, James's contract with the Lakers is not just a problem. According to NBA reporter Brian Winterhorst, the Lakers will sign James to a long-term contract of up to 100 million euros this season.
Lakers manager Pelinka has agreed to James' new contract. Pelinka once said that he wanted James to retire, and he also said that he would choose to retire, so both men agreed. James' annual salary this season is 476.1 million, which will increase to 51.42 million next season. Last season, James averaged 248 points, 78 assists, 72 rebounds, 13 steals.