At the same time, the league strongman remains unchanged, with the Celtics in the east, 76 ers and Pacers occupying the top spot, while the Heat temporarily failed to meet people's expectations because of the epidemic and injuries. On the other hand, the Clippers are as stable as the Lakers' old dog, occupying the top two positions in the West. For the Clippers, they changed coaches and brought in some good players. The style of play has changed a lot compared with last season. For the Lakers, they left a lot of players in the offseason and gained a lot of players, which caused them to struggle slightly in the first few games of the season, but at least for now, the team's lineup is getting better and better. In addition, the biggest difference between the Lakers this season and last season is that Lao Zhan and thick eyebrows began to paddle deliberately this season, especially thick eyebrows.
After all, last season's finals ended just over two months ago, and the new season is about to begin, especially for the Lakers Heat, a team that has reached the depth of the playoffs, it is really facing great pressure. Especially for the Lakers, after all, LeBron James is 36 years old and no longer young, so it is very necessary for him to have enough rest time. And anthony davis, although he is only 27 years old now, is still a relatively young player, but he is indeed a player with hidden injuries. In the fifth and sixth games of last season's finals, it was obvious that he was troubled by an ankle injury and could not move and break as quickly as before.
In fact, Lao Zhan said last season that he wanted to be the team's second scorer and gave the opportunity to be the team's first scorer to Thick Eyebrow, who also assumed many such roles last season. He did well in the regular season, and his efficiency score was not high. In terms of data, Lao Zhan has completely surpassed him. In the playoffs, especially in the first three rounds, he averaged 30 points 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game. At the same time, he shot 42% from three-pointers, averaging blocks 1.5, ranking fourth, while the top three players have been eliminated. His middle-distance back-to-back singles became a weapon with no solution, and he got 1.32 points in each round.
From this point of view, thick eyebrows are close to becoming the scoring champion of the team, and this season will be an important season for him to accumulate honors, plus the gradual decentralization of Lao Zhan and the excellent record bonus of the Lakers. However, it seems that he is not interested in personal honor and data. He began to learn from Lao Zhan at a young age, and now he is rowing harder and harder, which makes Lao Zhan feel ashamed.
From the data point of view, thick eyebrows can only get 22 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this season, which is an all-round decline compared with his previous seasons, only stronger than his rookie season. From the game point of view, he also chose a more relaxed style of play. In the past, you can see that he often played low, lost the ball without the ball and caught the air, but this season, the heavy eyebrows are very aggressive on the offensive end.
He often stands outside the three-point line, throws when he gets the ball, and keeps standing when he doesn't get the ball. Of course, all this is related to the team's new aid Schroeder. Schroeder told the media during the offseason that he wanted to play the team's starting point guard, and head coach vogel respected his wishes, but Schroeder's organizational ability was so poor that he could not give it to Davis, who was in a favorable position everywhere. Moreover, he is sticky with the ball, and often plays hard alone, regardless of rationality.
In addition to paddling on the field, the coach specially arranged a rest for him. Now the Lakers have only played a dozen games, and thick eyebrows have rested twice, and this is still in the case that thick eyebrows are not injured. Even so, the Lakers currently rank first in the West with 12 wins and 4 losses, which also proves that they have opened a big gap with most teams in the league even if they don't exert their strength. If they stop paddling and start to explode, who in the league can really resist them?