The Lakers double-killed the Utah Jazz. After LeBron James returned, the biggest headache was actually Redick

In order to maintain their position in the online scolding war, many fans live a very awkward life, wishing that their home team would win every game and the opposing team would lose every game.

For them, 82 wins for themselves and 82 losses for their opponents in the regular season is perfect. As for player health, team integration and even playoff performance, they are all on the sidelines.

After all, the regular season lasts for five months, and always having the right to speak online is much more important than the final month of the playoffs.

For example, today's Lakers played consecutive away games against the Utah Jazz and narrowly defeated the Utah Jazz 108-106. The ending was a near miss and the process was thrilling, which left many people dissatisfied.

It took so much effort to beat the Utah Jazz, and they almost lost the game. This team is hopeless, so they might as well lose.

But if you really lose to the Eagles in an away game like before, he won't be happy.

Many people look down on the Jazz. For example, during this year's opening game, a big brother said boldly, "The Clippers will miss the first two quarters and get off work early."

The result was indeed two quarters after get off work. The Jazz were 78-47 at halftime, with a maximum lead of 37 points. This started the Clippers' sinking journey this season.

The Lakers themselves have been victims. Last season, Doncic made his debut with a 132-113 victory over the Jazz at home and won a huge victory. However, two days later, they returned to Salt Lake City and returned the favor, 132-119.

The Lakers have 7 wins and 4 losses against the Jazz in the past three seasons, including 2 wins and 3 losses on the road. Is it really stable?

In addition, Ayton was in poor physical condition due to a cold before the game, but he still traveled with the team and played in the away game. He fell to his knees during a fight in the first half. He played a total of 13 minutes, 2 points and 3 rebounds.

After the Lakers lost their inside support, they returned to the state where Zhan Dongli led a group of role players last season. It was not easy to win today.

There is no need for the Lakers to compare with the Thunder. After all, their second-in-command (Jaylen) and third-in-command (Holmgren) are still on rookie contracts, and their combined salary is not as good as that of Vincent + Kleber.

How about comparing with other teams?

The Nuggets just lost to the Kings, who lost seven games in a row yesterday, and a few days ago they lost to the Bulls in their second back-to-back game in Plateau.

The Spurs were double beaten by the Warriors at home, and today they lost to the Suns.

As for "Internet celebrity opponents" like the Warriors and Clippers, let's see where they are ranked.

You haven’t won 72 games with the Bulls, so can’t you allow players to have a low point in the long regular season? What's more, he won today.

In this game, the Lakers definitely did not perform to match their second-ranked performance in the Western Conference. Doncic played extremely relaxed with the mentality of playing in the All-Star Game or even the preseason, but still scored 33 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.

This is the confidence of a player with the "League Five Ultimate" level. You can target him crazily, but the output you should produce will not be less.

Reeves had 22+10+4. He felt poor today and lacked organization, but he put more energy into the defense and got 10 rebounds.

Finally, there is James. Today he scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 8-for-18 shooting. The good thing is that without Ayton as the end point, the old man supported the interior offense and fast break counterattack today.

"Stupid points" are chocolates. People will be fine if they eat them, but dogs will die if they eat them.

The shortcoming still lies in his role on both offense and defense.

Today's plus-minus value is -14, the lowest on the team. For comparison, Smart, who returned to the bench due to his comeback, has a plus-minus value of +18.

What affects his data the most is when he is on the court with Reeves and Doncic at the same time.

Especially after Ayton came off the court, Redick had to put Reeves on the front line of defense again, which not only consumed his energy on the offensive end, but also faced Jazz guard Keyonte George, who has improved rapidly this year, and Lee's defense was indeed ineffective.

Even though Markkanen scored 8 points in the last moment, which was quite scary, he only had 20 points in the game. What really kept the Jazz from being taken away by the Lakers today was the new version of Pig Man. He scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists in the game. In addition to the 34 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in the previous game in Los Angeles, he was the Jazz player who performed best against the Lakers.

High-post defense is now the biggest problem for the Lakers. When Zhan Dongli plays at the same time, either Smart Hachimura will be sacrificed to make up for the leak temporarily, or Hachimura will be replaced by Xiao Li as a human sandbag.

In the two games since Lao Zhan came back, the third-year George alone has scored 61 points in two games.

On the offensive end, the old man participated more actively in organizing the team's offense than in the previous game.

Due to Ayton's absence, Zhan Dongli used more high-position threesomes today as he did last season.

"Pistol", "Mind Pig", and the Spanish pick-and-roll were all performed, and the Jazz was once stunned. But in the final period, they almost only double-teamed the three of Zhan Dongli, leaving Vincent and Kleber on the court.

Redick was very bold today. The only ones on the court at the last moment were Zhan Dongli and these two.

The original intention was to open up the space and use up the last time against the Jazz. The two also reported to the coach in the last few minutes. Vincent's three-pointer and Kleber's dunk were all overturned today.

But the price was that Zhan Dongli and the three of them collectively misfired. In the last four and a half minutes, the three of them only scored one point with Doncic's free throws. They watched Markkanen close the score with one three-pointer after another.

Generally speaking, these two games when Lao Zhan came back still greatly affected the Lakers' previous game feeling and rotation order.

Lao Zhan and Vincent who returned together not only took up part of Smart's time, but also completely dropped Van Der Biao and Knecter, who were still able to play before, out of the rotation. They have been DNP for two consecutive games..

Even Bronny can't get a second of playing time now.

At the same time, the appearance of Lao James made Reeves once again become a "consumable" on the defensive end. Not only did he have to face the opponent's No. 1 ball carrier most of the time, he also gradually transformed into a pure shooting guard on the offensive end, as if he had returned to before Russell was traded last season.

LeBron himself admitted after the game

"This week's game is equivalent to my own training camp. Because during the entire training camp and preseason, I have no chance to practice with my teammates. I still need to get back to form through games."

Indeed, the old man only participated in the media day of the training camp because of sciatica. He lacked the running-in and adaptation with the new teammates and the team's new system.

At the same time, a very common sense thing will be ignored by many people.

The return of an injured player, especially the core of the team at LeBron's level, the adaptation problem after his return is not only for himself, but also for all teammates on the court, even Doncic, Reeves, and even head coach Redick.

Not only does the old man have to stretch his heart and lungs and remove rust, but more importantly, the role players who have adapted to Dongli's style of play must rediscover how they and James can coexist and cooperate on both offense and defense.

Someone asked whether it makes sense to do so?

The 92-121 loss to the Thunder actually gave the answer.

Without James, relying on Dong Zi and Xiao Li may be able to reach the top three in the Western Conference (please pray that both of them are healthy), but when encountering strong championship-level teams like the Thunder, Nuggets, and Rockets, the Lakers, who are born with a salary space of 50 million, are destined to have no chance.

Only when the old man returns and truly integrates into this system, the Lakers with three cores in hand will have the confidence to compete with the Thunder.

The struggles during the run-in period, poor plus-minus values, and even occasional losses are all silent costs in this process.

But what’s interesting is that the Lakers won today, why are there so many people unhappy.

Are they really fans of the Lakers or James?

It’s so hard to guess.