The Lakers' performances have had their ups and downs this season, winning the midseason championship at the beginning of the season, but then their performance has been in a slump, and their performance has fallen into a serious decline and even dropped out of the play-in tournament at one point. However, before and after the All-Star Game, the Lakers finally completed the adjustment, especially on the offensive end, which has been greatly improved, and now although it is still tenth in the West, it has also opened up the gap with the teams behind it, and can basically lock in a play-off spot, and the Lakers' record in February reached 9-3. CCTV5 broadcast the 411 completion battle, the Lakers signed and judged, Jokic rushed to the MVP, Kuzma talked about Lao Zhan.
But next, the Lakers have to face a more severe test, 11 consecutive games, the opponents are all playoff-level strength, can be described as a devil's schedule. And the Lakers' next game will be against the defending champion Nuggets. The match will be played on March 3 at 9:30 a.m. Beijing time, and will also be broadcast live on our CCTV5 channel.
The Lakers made a small adjustment to the lineup, because of the injuries of Wood and Castleton, the Lakers' backup center was stretched, so they cut two-way player Vindeler and freed up the spot to sign Harry Jax. Jax was the No. 20 pick in 2017, is 2.11 meters tall and has played 16 games with the Nets this season, averaging 34 points 16 rebounds, but was cut by the Nets. In the face of danger, the Lakers should give Jax some opportunities and hope that he can grasp it and regain his footing in the NBA.
In the last game against the Wizards, James scored 31 points, which was the third time in his 4 games that he scored 30+, as a 39-year-old veteran, it is really rare. And his career total score has also come to 39,991 points, which is 9 points away from 40,000 points. It can be said that James will inevitably reach a milestone against the Nuggets, because he has scored double-doubles in 1,203 consecutive games, and I believe this one will definitely not be an exception. The only 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists project in history has also been completed, which can be said to be one of the most important moments in James' career.
Former teammate Kuzma, after representing the Wizards against the Lakers, talked about James, and Kuzma believes that James can maintain such a good form at the age of 39 because he is mainly focused on this matter. In fact, James has always put rebounding, professionalism and physicality first in his life. It's a great experience for everybody, and every young player in the league can watch and learn from James.
After talking about the Lakers, let's talk about the Nuggets, the latest edition of the NBA's MVP list, Mr. Jokic continues to be the first, and after Embiid's injury, it is difficult for others to shake Jokic's position. In the past four games, Mr. Yoo has managed to score a triple-double in three quarters, and it seems to be very easy. Now that the Nuggets' Murray and Pope are injured, I believe that Mr. Yoo will release more energy, and the game against the Lakers has also given the Nuggets more attention. 4 years and 3 MVPs, since the 21st century, James has done it, can Jokic reproduce such glory?