Beijing time on January 3, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 108-103, winning 2 consecutive wins, although the Lakers played a little difficult in this game, but in such a special period, a victory is always sweet, after winning this game, the Lakers are currently in the west with a record of 19 wins and 19 losses, not only the winning rate returned to 50%, but also opened the ninth Timberwolves in the west nearly 2 wins, in a short period of time can not worry about falling out of the top eight in the West.
Looking back at this game, the Lakers did do a poor job in many aspects, especially in the rebounding scramble, the Lakers lost a full 28 opponents 28-56, of which the offensive rebounds were 4-20 lost 16, giving the Timberwolves a large number of second-time offensive opportunities, if it is not the Timberwolves' poor feel, the Lakers are very likely to collapse directly. It is also because of the absolute disadvantage in rebounding, coupled with the continuous mistakes in the first three quarters, the Lakers and the Timberwolves who lacked major generals have been entangled until the last moment, fortunately, two people stepped forward at the key moment to save the team.
The first person is Anthony, the whole game melon played 29 minutes, 10 shots 5 got 14 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, of which the fourth quarter scored 9 points, but also with a thousand gold 3 + 1 to help the Lakers stabilize the situation, after James's return, Anthony's state is also gradually picking up, as if it has become the thickest thigh on the Lakers bench.
The second person is Lakers guard Bradley, in the key fourth quarter, Bradley hit a difficult jump shot in the last moment to help the Lakers open the score, the fourth quarter single quarter 6 points 1 steal Bradley, really explained what is called the cold-blooded assassin, the whole game, he is 7 shots 5 shots to take 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals, of which 4 steals are critical, the key steals in the last moment not only saved Wei Shao's fatal mistakes, but also officially killed the game.
Previously, James said in an interview that Bradley is the glue player that the team needs, his defense, experience, and the determination of the offensive end, all make him a perfect piece of the championship puzzle, which is why after the Lakers win the championship in 2020, Bradley will be favored and pursued by many teams, but looking back at the 2 years after leaving the Lakers, whether it is in the Heat, rockets or Warriors, Bradley's performance is not satisfactory, not only fans think he is not OK, Even the team that signed him gave up on him very quickly.
But Bradley, who returned to the Lakers this season, seems to have immediately found the cold-blooded gene of the year, becoming the Lakers' starting guard, the defensive gate of the backcourt, considering his current annual salary of 2.64 million, the Lakers are simply making a lot of money, and many fans also said that it seems that only lakers have Bradley's instructions. At the same time, such Bradley also reminds people of the Warriors' Iguodala, who previously performed badly in the Heat, and this season has been rejuvenated again after returning to the Warriors, becoming an indispensable glue for the team, so many fans joke that Iguodala is pretending to be dead in other teams, returning to the Warriors to play well, and now it seems that Bradley is even more than Iguodala.
Of course, this is always a joke, in fact, in the final analysis, what kind of performance a player like Bradley can play, and the arrangement of the team coach is very important, Vogel is a coach who attaches great importance to defense, so no matter how Bradley performs, Vogel is willing to give Bradley enough time and trust, this season Bradley also has a bad performance, but his starting position has been very stable, enough time and enough opportunities, and finally let the Lakers completely activate the former defensive toughster.