The Lakers continued their six-game road trip. Facing James’ old club the Cavaliers, brother Nongmei retired due to illness in the second half of the first quarter. In the end, the Lakers, led by James and Westbrook, tied with the Cavaliers for three and a half quarters, but collapsed in the final 5 minutes. With a 102-116 loss to their opponent, the 3-game winning streak ended concluded.Although the team regretted losing the match, it also introduced 3 good news. .
The first big good news: Brother Nongmei is not injured, nor is a new crown
According to the Lakers and team reporter Dan Woike, brother Nongmei was not injured, but he suffered from an illness. At the same time, this illness is not a new crown. Brother Nongmei played 8 minutes 7 seconds in this game and had 1 point, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Brother Nongmei had flu-like symptoms and fever before the game, according to Lakers head coach Hamm’s post-game disclosure: His body temperature once exceeded 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 degrees Celsius).
Even so, Brother Nongmei still insisted on playing. Unfortunately, as the game progressed, his condition worsened and he had to choose to leave the field. Even so, Brother Nongmei didn’t leave early during the next matches. arena.
For the Lakers, this is undoubtedly a blessing in the misfortune. Brother Nongmei is not an injury problem, nor a new crown disease, which means that Brother Nongmei will not be absent for a long time, but there is a high probability that he will not be able to play in the next back-to-back vs. Raptors contest.
Since the start of the game, Brother Nongmei averaged 27.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. His fiery state is the key to the recent touching the Lakers.
The second biggest piece of good news: Pippen’s development alliance completes the lore
While the Lakers played the Cavaliers, the NBA Development League game was also underway: The South Bay Lakers under the Lakers defeated the Ignite 115-113 in overtime.
Among them, Scottie Pippen Jr. performed well and completed the tradition in overtime. The overtime of the Development League ended in Ilam style, and the team with 7 points in overtime won.
After being drafted by the Lakers, Pippen didn’t get many opportunities, but he performed well in the development league, averaging 24.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game to rank ninth in the development league in score.
The third big piece of good news: ditching Ryan to sign with the Timberwolves
According to a report by Ming Kee Shams, “takeaway brother” Ryan, who the Lakers gave up not long ago, signed with the Timberwolves and won a two-way contract with the Timberwolves. Rebounds, 37.1 % in three-point shooting .
According to a follow-up report by Timberwolves team reporter Jon Krawczynski, to make room for Ryan, the Timberwolves will be flat-footing AJ-Lawson.
Due to the lack of three-point shooters in the Lakers, Ryan once hit a crucial three-point shot, coupled with his persistence in pursuing his basketball dream, the Lakers had previously fired him and had been questioned by the outside world.
But judging from the current results, Ryan had a better chance, and can be regarded as the Lakers meeting Ryan in disguise. After all, Ryan could not play in Hamm’s system.
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