He scored 16 points in the first half and couldn't touch the ball in the second half, so James let him go, he should be allowed to attack more

Today, the Lakers challenged the Timberwolves on the road, and in the end they lost to the Timberwolves 80-109, and they reaped a big defeat. This game is a back-to-back game for the Lakers, so the physical test for the Lakers players is very big. And James continued the slump of this period today, scoring only 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting in the game, and still 0-of-4 from beyond the three-point line.

The Lakers' best performance today was Russell, who scored 16 points in the first half today, scoring 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-12 shooting and 4-of-5 from beyond the three-point line. But today Russell didn't get many attacking chances in the second half, which was puzzling to many fans. Because no one has been more consistent in this game than Russell's offense, and Russell deserved more opportunities to attack with the ball in the second half.

And Redick did not observe the situation on the court, in the second half more to use Russell to hold the ball, in the second half it was still James in a lot of possession, Russell was still squatting in the bottom corner in the half of the attack. In today's game, the Lakers want to face up to the Timberwolves on the offensive end. Their ideal offense is the pick-and-roll combination of Russell and Davis.

Because James is no longer powerful in his pick-and-roll, and opponents are currently defending James mostly with a single defense. Nowadays, many teams have thought that James' single defense is enough to deal with James after knowing that he is declining, so they will not attack him again, and Davis is not easy to have opportunities at this time. In addition, James' shooting outside the three-point line is very bad, and he does not have the ability to shoot three-pointers directly after playing pick-and-roll, so James' power of blocking and pick-and-roll is declining now.

And when Russell and Davis play pick-and-roll, he has the ability to shoot directly from beyond the three-point line, and Russell has been a very good shooter from start to finish. In this way, he can completely activate Davis and let Davis play more in the positions he is familiar with. In addition, Russell can also misplace to punish Gobert.

So the Lakers didn't find the right way to attack. It was clearly irrational to let James have a lot of ball in the second half. James is shooting very badly at the moment, and all he needs to do is do some open cuts, so that the scoring chances are easier. Instead of facing the opponent to force a strong shot or a strong shot. Hopefully, the Lakers can adjust their offensive strategy and set the tone with Russell as the core of the offense, which may be the only way to save the Lakers' offense. I wonder what the fans think?