Today, the Lakers challenged the Nets away, although they lost, but there are also commendable points, including two players who are worthy of Redick's joy, which may make a good preparation for the future playoffs, these two players are Vincent and Goodwin.
As two role players, Vincent and Goodwin performed very well today, with the two combining for 41 points, his Chinese Sente shot 8-of-12 from the field and 6-of-9 from beyond the three-point line to score 24 points and 3 assists, and Goodwin had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Vincent's performance today is very important, and if it weren't for his six three-pointers, the Lakers might have had a big defeat today. Many people were very unhappy with Vincent's performance at the beginning of the season, when he struggled to score more than five points per game, and averaged only about three points per game. But at this stage of the game, Vincent is starting to show explosive momentum, and he has been performing very well in recent times, not only in the defensive end, but also in the offensive end slowly starting to find his touch.
Many fans believe that Vincent will be an x-factor in the playoffs because of his excellent playoff performance in the past. The culmination of Vincent's career should be his individual performance in the playoffs with the Heat that year. In the 2022~2023 playoffs, he averaged 12.7 points and 3.5 assists per game with the Heat, including a three-point shooting rate of 38%, and it was precisely because of his outstanding performance in that playoffs that the Lakers were willing to sign a contract with him. So many fans very much hope that Vincent can replicate the performance of the Heat in this year's playoffs.
It may be that Vincent has just returned from injury at the beginning of the season, and his form has not yet recovered, so his performance is not satisfactory. As the season progressed, Vincent slowly found his pre-injury feeling after dozens of games, so his projection has improved significantly. It's almost a guarantee that a playoff game for Vincent's type will definitely help the Lakers a lot. Because he won't drop the chain on the defensive end, he can still resist the opponent's lower handicap even when facing some big players, as long as the defensive end doesn't drop the chain, if the offensive end can have an explosive performance, it will be profitable for the Lakers. So Vincent should be a very important factor in the playoffs, and it is very likely that he will play a role in one game.