Defense cures all diseases. This is the challenge the Lakers must face and the only way to solve the team’s problems. In consecutive losses to the Timberwolves and the Heat, the Lakers’ offense was poor with three-pointers. What’s worse, the defense was ineffective. The Timberwolves easily killed them by scoring 15 three-pointers with a 43% three-point shooting rate and a 50% field goal percentage. Lakers. The Heat were even more ruthless, hitting 24 three-pointers with a 50% three-point shooting rate, directly defeating the Lakers.
The two aces of James and Anthony Davis will be out at the same time. The Lakers bench can provide the worst firepower, defense, and rebounds in the league. Redick has almost no cards to play.
There are three main reasons why the Lakers will be in trouble:
The first is injured players: Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood, the two main forwards of the Lakers, have been injured this season and have not yet played. Starting guard Austin Reaves has also been injured consecutively. In two games, the bench captain missed five consecutive games. The Lakers’ personnel rotation was already very tight, and the situation became even more difficult.
The second is the lack of talent on the bench: The Lakers’ bench has been ranked last in the league in scoring and firepower this season. Reddick has tried his best to tap the maximum strength and talent from the existing lineup. The Lakers management must face up to this problem and can no longer do nothing.
The third is the lack of leadership skills of James and Davis: the Lakers have been defensively sluggish recently and there is no communication on the court. There is no cohesion and determination to fight before and after the game. The defense is especially lax. The two leaders of the Lakers James and Davis certainly have more responsibilities.
As a team leader and boss, in addition to taking the lead in defense, showing extraordinary belief and determination to win, and driving teammates with practical actions, it is more important to motivate teammates at all times, not just self-examination after the game. This has no positive results. and influence.
The Lakers need internal player meetings to bring everyone together in the face of defensive problems and team difficulties, spend more time, communicate more, and get along more to cultivate team awareness and show their determination to win. The two core players are James and Davis. The leader has grossly failed in his duty.
Reddick saw the Lakers’ problems, and James knew the Lakers’ predicament. The next step was to see how the Lakers were mentally equipped to play the best defense. However, the Lakers do need to make trades or reinforcements as soon as possible. The Lakers have too few cards and can play even fewer cards, which makes it difficult to solve the immediate crisis.
