The NBA regular season continued, and today the Lakers sat at home to face the Cavaliers, and finally they lost to the Cavaliers 110-122, and the two new signings of the Lakers ushered in their debuts, Finney Smith played 20 minutes in the game today and got 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-4 shooting, and Milton got 6 points and 2 rebounds. James had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists today, and Reaves had 35 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists. Davis had 28 points and 13 rebounds.
Although the Lakers' recent form has picked up, many of their advantages in the direct confrontation with the Cavaliers are not so strong. They can't compete with the Cavaliers, either in terms of interior configuration or in terms of star level on the outside. In fact, both Mitchell and Garland have the ability to attract the Lakers to attack, and once these two points are sandwiched by the opponent, their ball speed is very fast. They can get other points of easy shooting with a simple transfer of the ball. Including the inside can also get an easy down to the basket to attack the frame.
In addition, the Cavaliers have shooting ability, they are a more reasonable team, so even if the Lakers play well, they still can't win against the Cavaliers, and after today's game, Redick also thinks that you have to play perfect basketball to beat them when facing such a Cavaliers.
There were three minutes left in the final minute of today's game, when the Lakers chased the gap to five points with a three-pointer from James, but then the Cavaliers scored under the basket one after another, and the score was completely opened up with ease. It can be seen that the Cavaliers have a very strong ability to adjust on the court, and with Mitchell, they will not panic at critical moments. And the Lakers played to the last moment, Davis's defense was slack. Giving the Cavaliers too many chances to score easily.
Obviously, James was a little disappointed in the last moment of today, because it was with James' two consecutive hits that chased the score to 5 points at the last moment. But in just two minutes, the Cavaliers took away in waves, which may be unacceptable for James. So before the game was over at the end of the day, James had already walked straight back to the locker room.
For the Lakers, although they have welcomed new players and the team will have a new atmosphere, they also face some challenges, such as the increased pressure on their main players to hold the ball, before Russell could reduce the pressure on James and Reaves to hold the ball, and now the test for James with the ball is more severe. This could be a pitfall in the playoffs.