The NBA regular season continues, and today the Lakers traveled to take on the Raptors, who eventually beat the Raptors 131-125. The Lakers played a high-scoring game in this game, and Davis was once again the hero of the Lakers' victory, scoring 38 points, 12 rebounds on 14-of-20 shooting and 10-of-11 free throws, plus 3 steals and 2 blocks. James also had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.
After losing two games in a row, the Lakers quickly adjusted their game today, continuing the strategy of winning the first three games. It's about giving the ball to Davis as much as possible and letting Davis finish. After today's game, Redick admitted that if the Lakers want to play the right way, it's that the ball needs to be handed to Davis.
In fact, after Redick took office, he found out that the trick for the Lakers to win the game was that Davis had to play a leading role. If you don't play to Davis's strengths on both ends of the floor, then it's a complete waste of Davis' talent. Because in the current lineup, Davis's ability is completely stronger than other players, and even now Davis is the top three players in the league. Don't waste his offensive talent.
Redick found the trick to the Lakers' win just a few days into the roster, but Ham hasn't figured it out after two seasons in charge. You'll find that Davis rarely got the ball in the fourth quarter under Ham, and many fans complained last season that Davis couldn't get the ball in the fourth quarter. And Davis's relationship with Ham last season was also very tense, and even publicly yelled at Ham on the court, just complaining that he couldn't get the ball, while Ham didn't seem to adjust, and still self-righteously thought that his strategy was right.
That's the difference a coach's judgment of the situation on the field. James is no longer suitable for a big bag role at this age, and he should try to reduce the burden as much as possible on the offensive end and give more of the ball to Davis. Relying on Davis' strong point to create easy scoring opportunities for other players is the right way for the Lakers to play. Instead of letting Davis sit on the sidelines and watch other players go to the singles and attack, it would be a complete waste of his power on the offensive end.
You'll find that Davis has scored more than 30 points in the games the Lakers have won this season, and this seems to be slowly becoming a rule. Because the Lakers don't have a stable shooter on the outside, and there is no stable scoring point on the bench, if Davis's data is very sluggish, then it's really difficult for the Lakers to win, which is actually a normal rule. I wonder what the fans think?