Today, the Lakers, who did not play, suddenly rushed to the third place in the West, which was sudden enough. The main thing is that the Spurs won against the Grizzlies, or a mid-range shot. The Grizzlies fell to fourth place in the West, and the Lakers came up quietly.

And that's not all, if the Nuggets lose to the Celtics tomorrow and the Lakers win the Clippers, then the Lakers will go straight to second place in the West. The Lakers, who are soaring all the way, are the big guys still adapting?

Moreover, yesterday the NBA officially announced the latest regular season MVP rankings, and James soared to No. 5! The 1-10 places are Jokic, Alexander, Tatum, Antetokounmpo, James, Edwards, Mitchell, Towns, Cunningham, and Jaren Johnson.

This is the first time that James has risen to the top five of the MVP list this season, and yesterday he did not express his feelings on social dynamics, but posted a photo of him being fouled in the final stage of yesterday's game with the caption: "This is a slight touch, aha!?" ”

At that time, the Lakers sent a throw-in, the Clippers defended it tightly, and the referee looked back and said that Harden's contact with James was slight and not enough to blow a foul. And then since it was the Clippers player who got the ball in the end, it gave the Clippers the ball.

Anyway, yesterday's whistle was really ugly and blown. Obviously the home court of the Lakers, the Lakers played like an away game, and the whistle was clearly biased in favor of the Clippers.

Thanks to the Lakers, a number of players have been injured, otherwise the game would have been spent early. Yesterday's Reeves exited midway through the first quarter with a sore ankle. Shams reported that Reeves' right calf MRI showed no serious injuries and that he will be put into daily observation.

Currently, Goodwin has a sprained right ankle and Reaves has a strained right calf and is unlikely to play in tomorrow's game against the Clippers. Hachimura was sidelined for at least a week due to patellar tendinitis in his left knee.

The Lakers' defense has been given a new look, and the collaboration between James and Doncic is working. Finney-Smith on the team's defense: "If we can keep the other team scoring around 100 points, we can beat any team. ”

Ever since the Lakers got Doncic, it feels like James is starting to feel refreshed. In the last 5 games, James has averaged 30.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 55.3% from the field and 41.7% from three-point range.

Perhaps James was well-rested during All-Star Weekend and that may have helped, but the bigger reason may be that the offensive burden of the entire organization no longer always falls on James' shoulders. Despite taking on less responsibility offensively, James has made up for this deficiency by playing well defensively. What you can see is James off the ball, he looks younger.

James had just turned the clock back to five years ago, if not more. Throughout February, the Lakers went 9-2 and lost only to the underdogs Jazz and Hornets, both of whom were in the bottom two teams in the East. Eight of the Lakers' opponents in February had a win rate of more than 50%, and the Lakers faced them 8-0. In the past, the Lakers played everyone in five or five, but now they play strong teams to win steadily, and weak teams can't beat them.

James averaged 29.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks per game in February while shooting 55.5 percent from the field, 44.3 percent from three-point range and 75.8 percent from the free throw line. If this Western Month Best is not awarded to Lao Zhan, I have an opinion.

After his 40th birthday, James ranks fourth in the NBA in three-point shooting percentage. One statistic that's interesting is that when Jamieson played this season, the Lakers were 10-0.

I don't know if Jamieson will be on tomorrow, and tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., the Lakers will continue to play the Clippers.