Today, the Lakers challenged the Jazz on the road, and in the end they won 105-104. In this game, the Lakers' Russell and Reaves were both sidelined. So this game Vincent came to the starting lineup. After coming to the start, Vincent performed very well, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-5 shooting in the game, sweeping away the previous haze. You must know that Vincent's average of points per game before this game was less than 3 points.
After the game, Vincent also talked about his performance this season, and he believes that part of the reason he struggled with the Lakers was because he didn't have the ball with the Lakers. He thinks the Lakers have a lot of players who need to carry the ball, which leads to him playing without the ball with the Lakers, but he is not fully adapted to the off-ball role at the moment, and playing without the ball is a challenge for him. So after coming to the start, Vincent got more opportunities to hold the ball, and he naturally played more calmly.
In fact, Vincent's expression is very correct. Any offensive player with the ball could come to the Lakers with a dip in their stats. Russell, for example, has even made All-Star games on other teams before, including with the Warriors, where he averaged nearly 24 points per game. After coming to the Lakers, his average data per game has also dropped significantly, this is because there are many players in the Lakers who need to hold the ball a lot, such as James needs to hold the ball, and Reaves also needs to hold the ball, Russell is a player who prefers to play offensive with the ball in his career, and he is not good at playing without the ball.
James has had a lot of ball-handling rounds in a game, and throughout his career, he has been a player who has been in control of the game on the court. Although James has been playing as much as possible without the ball in the last two seasons, he has been inconsistent in terms of catch-and-shoot shots, including his three-point shot. In the last 15 shots, James didn't hit from beyond the three-point line, shooting 0 of 15, so letting James play without the ball is also a test of his projection to a certain extent.
Reaves is also a player who needs to attack with the ball, and Reaves doesn't have a consistent shooting ability from the outside. So when Reaves needs to hold the ball, Russell needs to hold the ball, James needs to hold the ball, maybe Vincent's ball-handling opportunities will become few. That's a reality for the Lakers, who lack a great catch-and-shoot player.
So that's why Curry is so great, because Curry is a player who can adapt to any team, he can play with the ball or without the ball. But there are a lot of superstars in the league who are very offensive with the ball, but very poor off the ball. I wonder what the fans think?