28+14 finally proved himself, in the Warriors he scored 52 points in a single game, and the Lakers should not be despised by the coach

Today, the Lakers played a game against the Trail Blazers, and James was exempt from the game in this game. In James' absence, the Lakers won the game through the excellent play of three players, Davis scored 30 points and 11 rebounds, Hachimura scored 23 points, and Russell, who came off the bench, scored 28 points and handed out 14 assists.

Russell's performance today was really the key to the Lakers' victory. From 14 assists, it can be seen that Russell is very qualified as a point guard, but the Lakers did not seem to pay attention to his advantages in this area before, and did not give him a lot of ball control to let him play his talent in passing. In fact, Russell's performance in the previous games was also very good, but he had very little ball possession on the court. A lot of the time, it was James who came and controlled the ball, and he spent a lot of time crouching in the bottom corner waiting to receive the ball. There are no opportunities to host the ball on the field.

And this arrangement just makes Russell's characteristics completely annihilated, Russell is a player who needs to have the ball in his hands, and when he has the ball in his hands, he can play superstar stats. Russell's previous season with the Warriors was the highlight of his career, averaging nearly 24 points per game and a career-high 52 points per game.

The Warriors coaching staff trusts Russell a lot and gives him plenty of opportunities to attack with the ball. It gives full play to Russell's ability to block and dismantle. In fact, not only in the Warriors, but also in the previous Nets and later the Timberwolves, Russell is also the absolute offensive core with the ball. It's just that after coming to the Lakers, his ball possession is not as secure as before. This has led to a decline in his stats. You must know that Russell is currently in his prime, and he has not suffered any major injuries in his career, so it stands to reason that he should not have a big decline. It can only be said that he did not play his own characteristics with the Lakers.

In fact, today's game should give Redick some inspiration, and it's time for Russell to return to the starting lineup. The Lakers' ideal starters may still be Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James, and Dee Davis. Maybe the Lakers still have to go back to the starting arrangement that Ham used to play when he was coaching. Because the Lakers' starting arrangement in the previous two seasons had a certain effect, this season Redick disrupted the previous arrangement seems to have affected the Lakers' offense. I wonder what the fans think?