The Lakers officially announced that a statue will be erected outside the stadium! The Lakers, who have won five in a row, rose to third place in the West

Today's Lakers have a 9-4 record. And Pat Riley's first season in charge of the Lakers was also a 9-4 start. In the eyes of many basketball media people, Redick is the younger version of Pat Riley, which is not a coincidence.

Lakers officials announced today that a statue of Pat Riley will be erected outside the arena. In 1969-70, Riley was traded to the Lakers, where he played five seasons, helping the team run the league's longest all-time 33-game winning streak and a 69-13 regular season record in a single season, and won the championship in 1972.

At the beginning of the 1981-82 season, Riley served as the head coach of the Lakers, creating a "Showtime" dynasty, leading the team to four NBA championships in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988.

The NBA updated the team power rankings today, and the Lakers, who have won five in a row, have risen from 13th place last week to 9th, and the top five are the Cavaliers (mother's family), Warriors, Thunder, Celtics, and Rockets (up 7 places in a row).

The Rockets lost 100-101 to the Bucks today and dropped to fourth place in the West. We have the Bucks thankful for moving up to third in the West. It's been a long time.

The Lakers currently rank 5th in the league in offensive efficiency of 117.7, 24th in defensive efficiency of 116.9, and 12th in the league in net efficiency of +0.7.

Defense is a big problem for the Lakers to solve. We can always see that the Lakers don't retreat in a timely manner and don't protect the rebounds well. There's no denying that the Lakers have a strong fast-break ability, but the defense wins the championship. If the Lakers' defensive efficiency can be improved to the top 10 in the league, then the championship can be imagined.

Hachimura has not been able to play recently, so James has taken on more offensive and defensive tasks and is very tired. Redick said today that Hachimura did not participate in today's training session with a right ankle injury. Whether they will play for the Jazz tomorrow is yet to be determined, and the Lakers hope Hachimura can play sometime this week

Los Angeles media personality Irwin said the Lakers may be reluctant to trade Russell right now because he's already played a big role in his new role: "In conversations with sources close to the Lakers, Russell's excellent performance in this role could make the team even more reluctant to give up on him because the bench has struggled so much under Vincent. If Russell can do that for the rest of the season, the Lakers could be more picky about potential trade partners or look for more reliable options than Vincent as part of a Russell trade. ”

Lakers reporter Jovan Buha revealed on the podcast that Lakers management is taking a wait-and-see approach, hoping to get a better understanding of the current roster before any big trade discussions take place.

"I have a feeling the Lakers are going to do something at the trade deadline, they should have done it last year, so I think they should have done it sooner. But based on the intel I've gotten from the Lakers, within the organization, and from third parties, it looks like this will continue into January, or even closer to the Feb. 6 trade deadline. ”

In the current ranking of players in the league RAT value, Thick Eyebrows surpassed Jokic to No. 1, and James rose to No. 6. There are two Lakers players in the top 10, but management has long since given up. In the past two years, there has been no big deal, and the basic ones that have come are leftovers.

James sealed the win with a crucial three-pointer in the final minute of the last game and made his trademark "away silencer" overlord step celebration. I haven't seen it for many years, and when I see this picture again, I'm still a little moved. He did it in his 20s, in his 30s, and now he is almost 40 years old, and he can turn things around.

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